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Real estate tech roundup: Hubzu and Brookfield Residential

Housing Wire

Online real estate marketing platform Hubzu has launched a new mobile app, available for residential real estate buyers. Hubzu is an end-to-end asset management platform for residential foreclosure, short sale, REO, deed in lieu, CWCOT and retail property auctions. million bids and the sale of more than 225,000 homes.

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Advice on Short-Sale Transactions

The Residential Specialist

Experts who worked through The Great Recession of 2008 share how to handle tricky short-sale transactions. With its perfect storm of record-low property values and record-high unemployment, The Great Recession of 2008 triggered a rash of residential short sales. Short sales are not suited to all REALTORS ®.

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Have we found the bottom in existing home sales?

Housing Wire

On Wednesday, existing home sales collapsed near the lows we saw during COVID-19 and back in 2007 when the housing bubble burst. Since the credit standards have improved post-2010, we shouldn’t see distressed sellers until a job loss recession happens, even if sales fall noticeably. From NAR: Total existing-home sales waned 7.7%

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Don’t expect a drop in home prices in 2023, NAR economist says

Housing Wire

While elevated mortgage rates, sluggish home sales and high inflation have taken a significant toll on the housing industry, it’s unlikely that these issues will cause home prices to drop next year, at least according to National Association of Realtors (NAR) Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

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Banks report rise in mortgage delinquencies

Housing Wire

Home forfeiture actions, including completed foreclosure sales, short sales, and deed in-lieu-of- foreclosure actions also grew by 26.8% million first-lien residential mortgages with $2.6 This represents 22% of all residential mortgage debt outstanding in the nation. year-over-year to 2,410, the OCC found.

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Xactus targets lenders through active listing data

Housing Wire

Xactus Wednesday announced its new active listing scan program, which will scan residential addresses for changes in listing status and the average number of days on market for a neighborhood. In May, the inventory of homes for sale rose 8%, marking the first inventory rebound since June 2019.

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How can servicers best help borrowers as they exit forbearance?

Housing Wire

Hubzu for Signature Seller Assisted Sale (SSAS), standard short sale, foreclosure and ultimately REO management and sales) that can perform well, no matter the volume. TB: First, make sure they are fully staffed and/or building efficiencies internally. Second, ensure they are partnered with great vendors (i.e.,