Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Personalized marketing is on the rise in just about every sector. We want to engage with content that is relevant and helpful to us and makes us feel understood. The process begins with knowing who your ideal client is and conducting market research to learn more about them.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The timeline moves about as quickly as the news does, which is why it can be such a valuable resource for those trying to keep up with current events. Jessica Lautz is the vice president of Demographics and Behavioral Insights for the National Association of Realtors’ Research group. real estate research firm, in 2001.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

A 2020 Genworth survey indicates that the median cost of assisted living in the US is around $4,500 per month — with nursing homes costing more than double that.” Dale serves as professor and chair of supportive care medicine at the Center for Cancer and Aging at cancer research hospital City of Hope. “It

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Mortgage and real estate pros consume HousingWire content through newsletters, articles, and podcasts, making us a constant companion during workouts or commutes. Diego Sanchez, COO of HousingWire, echoed the sentiment, saying, “The power of the flywheel is amazing. Together, we fortify the sector through knowledge and insight.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

Glen Messina “We are very excited about rebranding to Onity as it demonstrates our extensive transformation into a balanced and diversified mortgage company and the confidence we have in our business, our capabilities and our team,” Glen Messina, the chair, president and CEO of Ocwen, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2023

. “Be teachable and take every opportunity to learn as much as you can about the industry. Haynes , senior vice president, chief financial officer and diversity and inclusion officer, Mortgage Bankers Association “Make sure you are passionate about what you do and who you are serving. ” — Lisa J.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

It may be counterintuitive, but loan officer Scott Betley, a 32-year-old TikTok sensation , says he isn’t worried about a potential U.S. Using trending videos, educational content and humor to reveal all the secrets about buying a house, Betley, known as @thatmortgageguy , has reached 870,000 followers and garnered 15.5

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2023

And who better to present that data than the president and founder of Altos Research , Mike Simonsen? Simonsen founded Altos Research in 2006. Join us in Austin, Texas October 10-12 for community, content and commerce. We’re bringing all the cutting-edge housing knowledge that today’s professionals need based on data.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Our job as mortgage professionals is to help consumers when and how they need us. They’ll provide never before seen research on consumer shopping behavior pre- and post-COVID. This is especially important in the current crisis as the behaviors of both consumers and those in the housing industry are changing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Last year, according to Altos Research , the seasonal peak for housing inventory was Oct. Regarding jobs Friday, I wrote this article on why the Federal Reserve was wrong about inflation and jobs. We have a big week ahead of us. Now lets take a look at the weekly inventory data. the seasonal peak this year was on Nov.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

Last week’s listings rate remained super low and available inventory of homes for sale fell again by almost 1% to 410,000, according to Altos Research. CP: The biggest challenge for us in the past year has been to reassure our agents that they still have a viable business despite the current economic challenges.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

That was a huge red flag, hence all the statements in 2021 about unhealthy housing. . Since the summer of 2020, I have talked about what could change the housing market, which was a 10-year yield above 1.94%, which means rates over 4%. From NAR Research : “Total existing-home sales notched a minor contraction of 0.4%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We learned about it from NAR long after it started,” Florance said in an interview with HousingWire at the National Association of Realtors NXT convention in Anaheim on Wednesday. We have 189,000 real estate clients who work with us. Ninety-nine percent of agents aren’t thinking about it yet. Florance said. “We

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The 10-year yield and mortgage rates fell together after the Fed meetings, which gave us mortgage rates under 7% last week. But the fact that we can even talk about a positive year when mortgage rates got to 8% demonstrates something that I have been talking about since Nov. This was something I talked about on CNBC months ago.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I cheer because the savagely unhealthy housing market theme I talked about back in February of this year was the same premise of the housing reset talking point the Federal Reserve uses. NAR Research : Total existing-home sales decreased 5.9% This is happening, and in the long run, this is a plus for the housing market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2023

The seasonal housing inventory bottom evaded us again last week as active listings fell and new listing inventory decreased. Weekly housing inventory Looking at the Altos Research data from last week, the big question is: Have we seen the seasonal bottom in Inventory? The answer is no!

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Jay Farner likes to tell a story about his early days at Rock Financial , which would become Quicken Loans and eventually Rocket Mortgage. We’re going to send our clients the applications, they’re going to sign it and they’re going to mail it back to us. How do we get clients directly to reach out to us? That was new back then.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2023

Keeping Current Matters (KCM) announced Tuesday that George Ratiu, formerly the manager of economic research at Realtor.com , has joined the company as chief economist. Speaking about the housing market, Ratiu cautioned that housing markets are constantly evolving. Ratiu has more than 15 years’ experience tracking the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Our scratch pad calculations tell us that if interest rates continue to climb, we might see a lower VA FTHB volume of around $58 billion in 2022. Source: Polygon Research. million in 2020 with median age of 68 years old, according to CPS Veteran Supplement (2020), analyzed by Polygon Research in CPSVision.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The California-based retail lender has set a target of becoming a top-10 lender in the markets in which it has a presence, which would give it about 2% in overall market share. We really feel like this [M&As] is an opportunity for us,” Schmidt said in an interview. “The Homepoint acquisition worked really well for us.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

HousingWire reached out to Baldwin to learn about how she stays ahead of the curve as a marketer and what she’s excited about in 2024. HousingWire: Are you able to share any upcoming projects for 2024 that you’re excited about?

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

About 21% of survey respondents also expressed job stability concerns, the highest percentage in 18 months. The HPSI results for June are consistent with the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group’s forecast of a slowing housing market through the rest of 2022 and 2023, Duncan added. million units in 2022.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It is expected to close by the end of the third quarter, according to Fitch Group, which also is the parent of data, research and analytics provider Fitch Solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Once the acquisition is completed, dv01, founded in 2014, will operate as a subsidiary of Fitch solutions. Presented by: Teraverde.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2023

As time goes on and uncertainty about the rest of the year remains, more mortgage professionals may find themselves updating their LinkedIn status to “Open to Work” and determining their strategy for the job hunt ahead. Kryczkowski gained attention on LinkedIn during her job search by posting candid videos about her “#opentowork” journey.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Going through this transitionary stage of life during a time of panic and crisis forced a lot of us to move back home in 2020 to be with family. It is crucial for our industry to understand the hesitancy my generation has with trusting large institutions without a lot of research and referrals leading them to that organization.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

At the end of this series, you can join us on May 10 for a Housing Market Update webinar. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, this event will provide an in-depth look at their latest insights on the housing market, along with a roundtable discussion on how this information applies to your business.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

While a significant majority of consumers indicated that their jobs are stable and that their incomes are the same or better than they were 12 months ago, home buying sentiment once again matched an all-time low, with only 18% telling us that it’s a good time to buy a home, Duncan noted.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2023

We continue to research options that would lead to cost reductions in a safe and sound manner and help borrowers save money as part of our Equitable Housing Finance Plan. As we’re still in the research phase, we don’t currently have any additional details to share at this time.” FHFA should halt this activity.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Dominic Iannitti, president and CEO of DocMagic, about eNote adoption. Dominic Iannitti: Many lenders were considering, or at least researching, digital implementations when the pandemic hit, putting industry adoption on the fast track.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2022

Worried about the changing tides in the real estate market and the current recession ? With rising rates, inflation, a complete switch to purchase and continued inventory constraints, there will be a lot for this panel to talk about. Join us at HW Annual for the content, connections and technology you need to win in this environment.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2023

The purchase application data will help us find the answer. Altos Research gives us a fresh look at weekly data before the traditional outlets give us that data line. Regarding the Fed pivot , although everyone talks about it, it’s a no-go until jobless claims break over the 323,000 level on a four-week moving average.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2023

“That’s the easiest way to think about why spreads have widened the way they have.” “But because our government is involved with it, all of us as American citizens have the pleasure of having it.” ” “We’re forecasting about $268 billion a year in [MBS] net issuance. ”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2022

Consumers’ concerns about housing affordability are squeezing would-be homebuyers out of the market, according to Fannie Mae ‘ s Home Purchasing Sentiment Index , which tracks the housing market and consumer confidence to sell or buy a home. The index score dropped by 0.3 points to 68.2 points from the same time last year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2023

He was most recently a lead researcher of mortgage servicing collaborative at the Urban Institute and is a former corporate strategy manager at Freddie Mac. Down payment is one of the key barriers to homeownership for a lot of families,” Kaul said. “So

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

It devolved into a battle about historic facts, old-school MLS listing books, pronunciation corrections and even references to the kid-friendly restaurant chain Chuck E. It dehumanizes Realtors and turns us into money-making machines.” The hourlong debate began with both participants discussing their motivations for participating.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Softer inflation recently is what led to a softer rate increase, Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research at National Association of Realtors said, noting that the central bank is showing its willingness to adjust policy based on data. That is good news for mortgage rates, which will possibly fall to 5.5%

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

I was adamant about the price growth rule of 23% from 2020 to 2024. From NAR Research : In April, the median existing-home price for all housing types was $391,200, up 14.8% I use the 1.52-1.93 million range because it brings us back to 2018-2019 levels, the last time we had a balanced housing market. million and 1.93

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