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The current REO market requires an expansion of services for business growth

Housing Wire

Tiffany Fletcher, VRM Mortgage Services HW: What does the current market and demand for REO assets look like? Factors like location and condition of the property and the market demand for REO and other existing home sales, impact the current landscape for REO assets.

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How to price homes properly in a volatile housing market

Housing Wire

High-volume home sellers are in a bit of a pickle in today’s market thanks to rapidly rising mortgage rates last year. We’re just trying to move inventory quickly,” said Lee Kearney, a Tampa, Florida-based real estate investor who has an inventory of between 15 and 20 homes for sale at any given time. “If

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U.S. foreclosure activity ticked up significantly in January: Attom

Housing Wire

“However, other external factors may be at play such as escalating interest rates , inflation , employment shifts , and other market dynamics. properties through completed real estate-owned (REO) foreclosures in January. We remain vigilant in monitoring these trends to understand their full impact on foreclosure activity.”

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Financial services firm Consolidated Analytics acquires Real Info

Housing Wire

With the acquisition , Consolidated Analytics expands its valuation solutions, offering clients tools — from data and analytics to appraisals — to predict market value and access a more comprehensive selection of collateral assessment products, the company said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-December

Calculated Risk Real Estate

Yesterday, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-December I reviewed home inventory and sales. Asking Rents Decline Year-over-year Tracking rents is important for understanding the dynamics of the housing market. House Prices The Case-Shiller National Index increased 3.9% This is historically very low.

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Foreclosure activity ticks up in the first half of 2023

Housing Wire

Additionally, average days to complete a foreclosure peaked in Q2 2023, according to ATTOM Data Solutions ‘ latest foreclosure market report. Lenders foreclosed (Real Estate Owned) on a total of 22,672 U.S. It was up 133% from the first half of 2021, but down 40% from the first half of 2020.

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Industry supports FHA’s 40-year loan term option — with caveats

Housing Wire

Leslie Rouda Smith, president of the NAR, used her own letter to the FHA to explain the trade group has been “concerned” about the pandemic’s impact on the housing market. As of September 2021 the MMIF was nicely cushioned, with a capital ratio of 8.03% — almost four times the required statutory minimum.

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