Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Nations Direct Mortgage, a residential lender in both the retail and wholesale channels, on Wednesday announced appointing Jack O’Brien as its senior vice president and national sales director. O’Brien & Associates and VP, Eastern regional sales manager at National City Home Equity, among others. .

Sales 337

Sales Mortgages Principal Equity 337

Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Planet Home Lending hired Matt Kingsborough as regional sales manager, the Connecticut-based lender, servicer and asset manager announced Thursday. Kingsborough has more than 20 years of experience in mortgage lending and will be responsible for driving the company’s expansion plans in the western U.S. increase.

Lending 323

Lending Sales Commercial Loans 323

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Existing home sales slid for the 10th consecutive month in November, as homebuyer demand continued to cool. The seasonally adjusted sales rate for existing homes fell 7.7% On a yearly basis, existing home sales are down 35.4%. On a yearly basis, existing home sales are down 35.4%. “In million homes, which represents 3.3

Sales 345

Sales Mortgages Principal Days on market 345

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Another single-family rental (SFR) securitization deal sponsored by a large institutional player, Progress Residential , is slated to hit the private-label market this month, bringing the total securitization-deal count for Progress to seven so far this year. billion; FirstKey Homes , $10 billion; Amherst Residential , $6.3

Residential 374

Residential Loans Principal Mortgages 374

Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Moderation in mortgage rates led to a pickup in demand for residential real estate, but limited inventories across the country hindered actual home sales , the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts that was published Wednesday.

Mortgages 348

Mortgages Residential Construction Lending 348

Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

New home sales increased in December — a sign that new residential sales have continued to rebound in recent months. Last month, new home sales increased by 2.3% In addition, the median sales price of new houses that were sold in December dropped to $442,100, and the average sales price dipped to $528,400.

Sales 388

Sales Residential Construction New Construction 388

Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

The typically busy spring housing market seems to already be at the doorstep despite stubbornly higher mortgage rates. Mortgage applications increased by 9.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ending March 1, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey.

Mortgages 419

Mortgages FHA loan Loans Residential 419

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR). ” According to Yun’s forecast, mortgage rates will fall to between 6% and 7% by spring 2024.

Sales 450

Sales New Construction Staging Mortgages 450

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Powerhouse lender/servicer New Residential Investment Corp. According to NRIC’s third quarter earnings released on Tuesday, the growth was spurred mainly by the REITs acquisition of mortgage lender Caliber Home Loans in August. The post New Residential already seeing the benefits of Caliber deal appeared first on HousingWire.

Residential 310

Residential Loans Mortgages Sales 310

Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Top-35 mortgage lender New American Funding (NAF) is in negotiations to acquire Chicago-based retail shop Draper & Kramer Mortgage Corp. As part of the deal , NAF would acquire the residential mortgage arm of Draper & Kramer , a property and financial services group established in 1893 by Arthur W.

Mortgages 324

Mortgages Loan Officer Residential Loans 324

Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

It relies on examinations of agents’ sales for five major real estate firms in each of four geographic areas; out of a sample of 2,000 agents, 100 were selected randomly from each firm in each area. To Brobeck, the fact that so many agents rely on residential sales for occasional, marginal or supplemental income is a problem.

Agents 409

Agents Sales Residential Commercial 409

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a lending platform for mortgage brokers built on the foundation of the Floify point-of-sale (POS) platform. is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination and POS system for the mortgage industry. in an $87 million deal in 2021.

Lending 401

Lending Mortgages Loans Technology 401

Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Mortgage demand fell over the holidays despite declining mortgage rates. Mortgage applications decreased 9.4% 29 compared to two weeks earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). for the week ending Dec. The share of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan activity decreased to 14.5%

Mortgages 335

Mortgages VA loan FHA loan Loans 335

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Guild Mortgage has struck a deal to acquire retail rival Academy Mortgage Corporation , which could result in an additional 800-plus loan officers across the country, multiple sources told HousingWire. Academy’s sales workforce and management will receive job offers and work as a division of Guild. billion in MSRs).

Mortgages 422

Mortgages Loan Officer Loans Finance 422

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Single-family building activity drove November residential construction activity. Looking at data on residential permits, Sturtevant forecasts that “new single-family housing construction will continue to be robust heading into 2024, though apartment construction will be slow.” Census Bureau data. compared to a year ago.

Mortgages 385

Mortgages Construction New Construction Residential 385

Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

Mortgage application volume dropped 1.3% for the week ending on April 8, from the previous week, as mortgage rates eclipsed the 5% mark. Refinance applications fell 5% from the prior week and 62% from the same week a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s weekly survey. last week from 38.8%

Mortgages 491

Mortgages Residential Sales Loans 491

Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of Policy Development and Research is seeking public comment related to application and origination documents for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program, according to a notice published this week in the Federal Register.

Mortgages 334

Mortgages VA loan Principal Loans 334

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Guild Mortgage ’s acquisition of Academy Mortgage Corp. It’s the largest acquisition to date for retail lender Guild, which has closed six deals since 2021, including last year’s purchases of Legacy Mortgage , Cherry Creek Mortgage and First Centennial Mortgage. The combined enterprises would represent 1.3%

Mortgages 394

Mortgages Loan Officer Loans Closing 394

Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Movement Mortgage has tapped Brady Yeager to join the team as national sales director, a role that will lead the expansion of Movement across the country. In his role as national sales director at Movement, Yeager will focus on the company’s growing sales team. At Cobalt, Yeager oversaw $5 billion in production.

Sales 310

Sales Loan Officer Lending Residential 310

Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

The Desjardins Group , a Quebec-based lender, is no longer issuing mortgages in high-risk flood areas, multiple media outlets reported this week. The sales prices of these homes dropped by 8% within six months following a natural disaster, according to a 2022 report by researchers at the University of Waterloo.

Mortgages 357

Mortgages Residential As-is Sales 357

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2022

On Wednesday, existing home sales collapsed near the lows we saw during COVID-19 and back in 2007 when the housing bubble burst. “The principal factor was the rapid increase in mortgage rates, which hurt housing affordability and reduced incentives for homeowners to list their homes. From NAR: Total existing-home sales waned 7.7%

Sales 507

Sales Mortgages Principal Short sale 507

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Newrez has launched a new joint venture mortgage company, Carnegie Mortgage Partners , in collaboration with a top Keller Williams franchise network in Bergen County, New Jersey, the lender announced on Monday. The joint venture mortgage company is led by Margaret Bernabei, a former branch manager at a CrossCountry Mortgage outpost.

Mortgages 399

Mortgages Principal Brokerage Lending 399

Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2022

Non-QM lender Sprout Mortgage is shutting down operations, multiple workers said on Wednesday. The closure of Long Island-based Sprout, headed by industry veteran Michael Strauss, represents the second non-QM mortgage lender to close in recent weeks amid historic volatility. Sprout does most of its business through mortgage brokers.

Mortgages 493

Mortgages Investor Loans Residential 493

Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2022

South Carolina-based Movement Mortgage has hired two executives away from rival Fairway Independent Mortgage to boost the growth and development of its distributed retail sales team. The new hirings come amid a challenging landscape for mortgage companies due to surging rates and fears of a recession in the U.S.,

Sales 382

Sales Development Mortgages Residential 382

Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2023

“I haven’t seen a dry spell like this in the time I’ve been in business,” Bob Yopko, president of First Equity Residential Mortgage , said of this year’s spring homebuying season. Mortgage rates tend to align with the 10-year U.S. “Mortgage rates should be 5.55%, not 6.5%,” he said.

Mortgages 355

Mortgages Loans Residential Equity 355

Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Shuler has also served in CIO leadership roles at GMAC Mortgage/GMAC ResCap , National City Mortgage and Homeward Residential. In March , Planet hired Matt Kingsborough as regional sales manager to drive the company’s expansion plans in the western U.S.

Lending 319

Lending Technology Residential Commercial 319

Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

New home sales in May rose 12.2% Sales of new single‐family houses came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 763,000, according to estimates released jointly Tuesday by the U.S. Strong new home sales have gotten the new construction industry back on track to deliver much-needed inventory for this undersupplied market.

Sales 353

Sales New Construction Construction Residential 353

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Depository bank Citi has trimmed staffing levels in its mortgage business, following surging rates and a reorganization of its operations. . Citi has made a small number of staffing reductions within our mortgage team due to internal streamlining of functions,” a spokesperson said in a statement. compared to the same period in 2021.

Mortgages 378

Mortgages Banks Lending Residential 378

Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2023

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. for Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp., AG Mortgage, a pure-play residential mortgage REIT controlled by Angelo Gordon & Co. and owner of mortgage lender ARC Home , made a stock-and-cash offer for its peer Western Asset, managed by Franklin Resources, Inc.

Mortgages 296

Mortgages Residential Property Management Closing 296

Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

Tuesday’s report on new home sales came in as a miss of estimates and prior revisions were all negative. However, for the new home sales sector, it would put their business model at risk. They also learned their lesson quickly in 2018 as mortgage rates at 5% were too high for construction growth.” New home sales.

Sales 498

Sales Construction Mortgages Title 498

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Top-25 retail lender Movement Mortgage struck a deal to acquire Massachusetts-based retail firm Mortgage Network , multiple sources told HousingWire. . The deal adds $2 billion in annual volume, 250 mortgage professionals and 31 branch offices to Movement’s book of businesses. . Mortgage Network funded $2.5

Mortgages 370

Mortgages Loan Officer Loans Residential 370

Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

Mortgage rate shot up again last week as the bond market continues to grapple with a growing economy in the run up to the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting. By contrast, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 5.55% a year ago at this time. Other indices showed even higher mortgage rates.

Mortgages 364

Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage Banks Investor 364

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

After nearly two years of trudging through a frozen housing market , the consensus among mortgage professionals is that the worst of it is over. The spread between the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and the 10-year Treasury yield has narrowed after sitting at over 300 basis points, compared to the historic norm of 150 bps.

Mortgages 439

Mortgages Loan Officer Loans Equity 439

Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

JPMorgan Chase will buy nearly $2 billion worth of mortgages to grease Banc of California ‘s purchase of PacWest Bancorp , Bloomberg reported. billion of single-family residential loans at a discount, according to the outlet. The bank entered into an agreement to buy $1.8 Banc of California and JPMorgan declined to comment.

Purchase and sale agreement 343

Purchase and sale agreement Mortgages Banks Principal 343

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Movement Mortgage on Friday announced the appointment of Lyra Waggoner as its chief information officer. Waggoner’s professional career spans 18 years in the mortgage industry. “She has a proven track record of leading sales-centric technology teams and delivering with speed to market,” he added. Presented by: Polly.

Loan Officer 342

Loan Officer Mortgages Loans Technology 342

Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2021

The trade group reported that pending home sales – that is homes where a buyer signed a contract, but the sale has not closed – rose 1.9 % index points to 111.3 Though homes in contract are not always closed, the index figure is a strong indication that home sales will rebound in the coming months after an inventory-induced decline.

Sales 414

Sales Construction Residential Finance 414

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2022

Home forfeiture actions, including completed foreclosure sales, short sales, and deed in-lieu-of- foreclosure actions also grew by 26.8% were “combination modifications,” where interest rate reductions and term extensions are applied to a loan to help bring down a borrowers mortgage payment. decrease from the previous quarter.

Banks 382

Banks Mortgages Principal Short sale 382