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LenderPulse Q4 2023 survey: Mortgage pros still see opportunities in the housing market

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of respondents said rates will go up while 11.9% The bulk of central bank officials expect to have interest rates finishing the year at around 5.6%, up from the current federal funds rate range of 5.25% to 5.5%. Roughly 36.3% of respondents expected purchase mortgage origination volume to drop by more than 5% in Q4 while 18.5%

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DataDigest: Nearly 100,000 LOs have washed out

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In our weekly DataDigest newsletter, HW Media Managing Editor James Kleimann breaks down the biggest stories in housing through a data lens. Sign up here ! All they have to do is survive. Have a subject in mind? Email him at james@hwmedia.com.

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LenderPulse Q3 2023 survey: Mortgage pros look to cut marketing spend

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projected rates to go up. Also, be sure to sign up for LendingLife, a newsletter for mortgage professionals focused on important data and popular industry trends, and the new Data Digest newsletter, a weekly breakdown of news, tips and strategies for success. About 44.6% believed rates will go down; and 24.1%

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“Greetings from Missouri!” Millions are finding commission lawsuit postcards in the mail. Agents say it’s an opportunity

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We’ve signed 47 new listings year to date, and we’ve had plenty of conversations with other sellers that we didn’t sign, but there are a lot more conversations surrounding transparency,” Posnick said. “It They then opened right up and said they wanted to make sure they weren’t paying too much.

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Now unshackled, the DOJ casts a large shadow over the commission lawsuit settlement

Housing Wire

Many real estate executives and analysts believe that the Department of Justice , now with the green light to reopen its investigation into the National Association of Realtors , will shake up the civil commission lawsuit settlement agreement. It would still be up to the court to decide whether or not to approve the settlement.

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DataDigest: Mortgage pros when the tide goes out

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James Kleimann Managing Editor, HW Media In our weekly DataDigest newsletter, HW Media Managing Editor James Kleimann breaks down the biggest stories in housing through a data lens. Sign up here ! After all, as the famous Warren Buffett saying goes, “Only when the tide goes out do you learn who’s been swimming naked.”

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LendingPulse Q2 2023 survey: Mortgage pros share their biggest concerns, market outlook

Housing Wire

Industry players are largely pessimistic about the economic climate and expect interest rates to trend up in the near term future, according to the HousingWire Q2 2023 LenderPulse survey. of the respondents said rates will likely go up in the next three months, 30.1% said sales will go up more than 5%; and 25.2% About 47.1%

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