Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Peter Sciandra, who serves as EVP of reverse lending secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. Were seeing market headwinds, and not really seeing a lot of release in the rates. We’re expanding our reach, becoming a principal agent in a lot of states, Moriello said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

November’s report tracked SFR price growth in 20 major markets nationwide. Wage growth outpaced single-family rent growth for much of the past two years which kept rent growth in positive territory,”said CoreLogic senior principal economist Molly Boesel. ” Detroit ranked No. 1 for SFR price growth, posting 6.1%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

“An immediate transition ensures lenders remain well-positioned to continue doing business with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as the other principal GSEs that can accept VantageScore mortgages right now,” Hutchinson said in a statement. “If you are a lender, you need to be implementing VantageScore 4.0

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

continues to enter new markets. Led by co-principals Annie Tran, Dewey Luong and Tiffany Powell, the Atlas team said that culture is one reason SERHANT. we’re thrilled to contribute our multilingual expertise, diverse perspectives and deep understanding of the markets we serve.” Fast-growing brokerage SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2025

Collectively, the group brings more than $400 million in career sales and 500-plus closed transactions across Maryland markets, including Annapolis and Severna Park. Were always proud to partner with top brokerages and agents who share our commitment to delivering an exceptional experience for buyers and sellers across every market we serve.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

As the frequency of disasters has risen destabilizing the insurance market , limiting coverage and raising consumers costs that barrier is beginning to show signs of stress.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In the role, Steere will be charged with “reimagining core market center leadership training,” with the hope of recruiting future leaders to the company. “As They provide the best opportunity to positively change the lives of agents, succeeding through others and helping them achieve extraordinary results.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Introduction As part of our ongoing discussion on the concept of movement in the mortgage industry, it is readily apparent that the failure of mortgage companies to pivot or tweak their business models to satisfy changing market and other conditions has resulted in consolidation based on liquidity, buyback, financial and other concerns.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The modest gains reflect a continuing slowdown in the rental housing market, which has struggled to regain momentum after surging demand in previous years. Since February 2020, single-family rents have climbed 30%, with some markets particularly in Florida seeing even steeper increases. increase recorded in December 2023.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Platinum brings a 2,500-agent team with a presence in markets across Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Missouri. In a company statement, United Real Estate President Rick Haase expressed excitement about bringing SunWest operating principal and partner Jerry Braklow and his team into the fold. For Platinum, the merger is mutually beneficial.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

The deal involves an 18-month revolving period during which principal payoffs can be reinvested to originate new loans, creating a projected $400 million in additional funding capacity. Legacy Group Capital on Thursday announced its first institutional capital partnership with LibreMax Capital LLC , an $11.8

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

These leaders have demonstrated exceptional expertise in financial strategy, capital management, and operational efficiency, helping their organizations navigate an evolving market landscape and drive sustainable growth. Take a look at the full list of this year’s honorees below.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Corcoran’s robust marketing strategies and expansive network can help equip our agents to deliver even greater care and support to both new and loyal clients. At Corcoran McEnearney, Pejacsevich will serve as principal and chief operating officer, while Buzzelli will serve as chief strategy officer.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to Zillow ’s annual predictions, Indianapolis will be the fourth-hottest real estate market of 2024, thanks to its solid economy, housing inventory, affordability and pent-up demand. The real estate market As of Jan. And the median days on the market was 56 in December , compared to the national median of 43.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The acquisition gives Compass a firm footprint of high-end homes in an area with an expensive housing market. WFP is run by Anderson alongside principal broker Dana Landry, managing partner William Moody and managing partner Marc Schappell. At the end of 2023, the number of principal agents at the brokerage stood at 14,683.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2025

to 2,392 loans for the month, according to data compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI). This program allows seniors to purchase a new principal residence and obtain a reverse mortgage with a single transaction, the report said. Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements saw a healthy increase in October 2024.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2025

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Heritage Group has acquired Manchester, Tennessee-based Advantage Realty Partners in a move to strengthen its presence and market share across middle Tennessee. Lora Umbarger will continue in her role as principal broker, while Mitch Umbarger plans to focus on his sales practice.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

stock market, companies like Finance of America (FOA) and Ellington Financial — the parent of reverse lender Longbridge Financial — have recently released their third-quarter 2024 earnings results. For many investors, given the current state of volumes, it remains a niche market that doesn’t demand much attention.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

While that work is focused on the reverse mortgage market, many of the cited factors and product availability findings are transferable when it comes to assessing the availability of senior-focused product offerings. “We The product does not include a preset maturity date.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

And the company’s servicing portfolio, measured by unpaid principal balance (UPB), rose 10% during the year to $665.8 For 2024 as a whole, the California -based lender earned a profit of $311.4 million, up from $144.7 million in 2023. Its net revenue grew from $1.4 billion to $1.6 Pretax income for the final quarter of 2024 was $129.4

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , has set ambitious goals to increase market share by 2027 using its multichannel reach, its origination and servicing flywheel, and its advanced technology platform. The retail direct-to-consumer segment represents about half of the mortgage market, and while we’re already the No.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The program is designed to be based on the UPB (unpaid principal balance), or the loan deliveries we receive in a specific quarter from the lenders, and the corresponding NAQ rate, which is the non-acceptable quality rate. Over the next few months, sellers will have the opportunity to opt in for the full year 2025.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. But the housing market in the second half of 2022? “The The Big Chill” or “Frozen,” says Green, principal at real estate law firm Polunsky Beitel Green. By September, a full-fledged housing market recession had set in. over asking price.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Short-lived relief in mortgage rates led to a double-digit increase in mortgage production and gains in market share during the period, executives said. Despite the housing market being challenging, we are seeing signs of rejuvenation. The company is leveraging technology to navigate mortgage market cycles more effectively.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Chief financial officer David Hayes said in a statement that in the third quarter, there was a “modest improvement in the mortgage market, coupled with the company’s positive operating leverage,” which fueled the return to profitability. “As Regarding loanDepot’s servicing portfolio, the unpaid principal balance (UPB) increased to $114.9

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Our focus on achieving profitable, long-term market share gains, along with our balanced business model of originations and servicing, positions us for success throughout macroeconomic environments,” Schmidt said. “We billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB), but it recorded a net loss of $74.6

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

single-family rent growth strengthened overall in March despite some weaknesses in specific markets. single-family rent growth strengthened overall in March, though some weaknesses are revealed in the latest numbers,” Molly Boesel, principal economist for CoreLogic, said in a statement. annually in March.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

If you are not a depository or a bank, you typically don’t have a balance sheet, so you have to sell that loan in the scratch-and-dent market, which was costing last year 15 to 20 points — and even now it’s still costing anywhere between 5 to 8.5 The new model also provides economic benefits to lenders, according to Mittal. “If

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

Molly Boesel, CoreLogic’s senior principal economist, said that January’s rent growth is slightly higher than what she’d expect in the opening month of the year. The luxury market as a whole is poised for success in 2025, according other experts and data providers. market for rent-price growth in January.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I think we’re going to get ourselves more to what I’ll say is the market on a normalized basis,” Newrez President Baron Silverstein told analysts in an earnings call on Tuesday. But executives expect things to calm down moving forward. “I

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Brown also served as managing director of sales for mortgage technology firm Black Knight , as chief revenue officer for Lift Strategic Partners and as principal for Brown Derby Consulting. I develop, direct, and provide strategic vision for sales and marketing plans for mortgage products and services,” according to her bio.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

Whats slated for the Coastal Bend especially in Port Aransas in terms of new development, new condos, and new neighborhoods is truly impressive, said J Kuper, principal broker of Kuper Sothebys International Realty. Port Aransas Realty has operated in the region since 1986. There is no better family and company to entrust with our legacy.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

Principal agents and closed loan sellers can ask their LOS administrator to add it to their available product menu, the company said. But the variations available to brokers and principal agents differ. Platinum Peak is now available in at least two reverse mortgage loan origination systems (LOS) for brokers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2025

Meanwhile, Ventura described Fairway’s 2015 entrance into the reverse mortgage industry as a principal agent — and how the larger company aims to leverage its robust forward mortgage operations in its reverse pursuits. That makes the market a sizable one, but Mayer contended that it’s still “underestimated substantially.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

Its just introducing another unregulated security into the housing market as though 2008, 2009 didnt happen, the staffer told the outlet. The report also states that the idea is being championed by Irving Dennis, HUDs new chief financial officer and principal deputy. I dont see any way this will help anything.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The program, which began in 2014, has seen the GSEs sell a total of 171,333 loans with a total unpaid principal balance (UPB) of $31.4 years and an average current mark-to-market loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 82%. billion through the end of June 2024. These loans had an average delinquency rate of 2.8

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

“Our scalable tech platform is what empowers us to navigate dynamic markets with agility. ” Rocket’s strategic expansion into the mortgage servicing arena —where it boasts an eye-popping 85% recapture rate—also represents more than just a simple revenue hedge against a still-choppy originations market.

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