Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Economics professor Teresa Ghilarducci of The New School in New York recently painted a dire picture of the retirement situation in the U.S., calling on policymakers to enact what she calls a “Gray New Deal,” recalling the economic relief and stimulus efforts of President Franklin D. Speaking in Washington, D.C.,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced a new series of affordable housing grants totaling $13.5 McFadden said the funding is being offered to address affordable housing needs, an increasingly important topic among policymakers in Washington, D.C.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

360 plans to expand its course catalog, incorporating a diverse range of mortgage lending training modules covering topics such as lending regulations , underwriting practices and loan origination. “By

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Experts on the topic of aging, and specific programs that provide this technology to seniors, have illustrated the potential, but the market is also rife with different kinds of products. Having first compiled a “best-of” list of smart home devices for aging in place in 2020, The New York Times recently updated its list.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

From leveraging the latest in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital marketing to mastering financial literacy, mortgage and real estate professionals have come together to provide these skills to loan officers in a new book titled, “Rethink Everything: You ‘Know’ About Being A Next-Gen Loan Officer.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) offers online courses on the basics of the title industry and in-person classes for more advanced topics. When selecting topics for external professional development, consider your people’s needs and the specific challenges they face.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Diving deeper into the current reverse mortgage business environment, she offered additional perspectives on multiple topics. Loan originators who have spoken with RMD on the topic generally find the increase welcome, but they do not feel that the higher limit is a “game-changer” when it comes to new business this year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

They claimed loanDepot “discriminated and retaliated against them by failing to overturn” the first appraisal and/or order them a new appraisal, thereby violating several rules, including the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Anthony Lamacchia The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Lamacchia said the possibility of a merger has been a topic of discussion between himself and Sears family since 2015. I’m really happy to have had lunch with Brian and both of his parents in Palm Beach two years ago simply to catch up and visit with one another.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Exam Prep’s interactive dashboards guide students through each topic while gauging their competency, so you can focus on the topics you still need to master before your upcoming exam. Includes 60-Hr Broker Prelicensing topics, providing exam prep & practical business knowledge. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2023

The homebuyer just wrapped this long process with their real estate agent and mortgage loan officer, but it’s the photo with the title agent that they tend to post on social media as they hold the keys to their new house. To add to the story, the buyer usually doesn’t even pick the title agent — the seller does.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2024

New listings data One of the more positive stories about housing inventory recently is that we found a bottom in new listings data last year, and we have been starting to grow new listings data for some time now on a year-over-year basis. Monday’s podcast will go over this topic more clearly.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Understanding the cybersecurity landscape While technological advancements have streamlined processes, they’ve also introduced new risks. Training programs should cover various topics, including recognizing phishing attempts, creating strong passwords, and identifying suspicious online behavior.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to examine the intricacies of converting office space into residential living units. Each new goal, while worthy, widens the disconnect between buildings constructed decades ago and what regulation requires today.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2023

I recently covered this noteworthy topic on the HousingWire Daily podcast because we need to add some reality checks with this positive data, but we also stress that people can’t make the same mistake as last year of ignoring the positive forward-looking data. Purchase application data Hello, early Christmas present!

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Housing News. The Housing News podcast, hosted by Clayton Collins, explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate and fintech each week. Hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield share new mortgage marketing tips and business development strategies to help LOs increase their database and loan production.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2024

You can see our debate on this topic here. Let’s take a look at the inventory data this year to test this premise, since for many months it has been a working theory of mine that new listings data behavior last year marked a bottom and even going into 2024 we should see more sellers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2024

Housing inventory, new listing data and mortgage rates are all rising, but the price cut data percentages are falling. New listings data While new listings data isn’t growing in significant terms year over year — sorry, silver tsunami crowd — it is showing growth year over year. So far, so good in 2024.

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Inman

JANUARY 12, 2024

Sustainability, global policy and technology are some of the biggest luxury topics going into 2024, according to the report released on Wednesday. CMO Bradley Nelson also said luxury agents should keep growing their networks to succeed in the new year.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Surefire is a mortgage-specific marketing automation and content solution that helps mortgage professionals reach new customers and earn repeat business. . The firm plans to address topics such as refinance offers and when it is appropriate to drop private mortgage insurance.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This is a topic Mohtashami is an expert on — the data analyst and financial writer has been an invited speaker at events held by AmeriCatlyst, the California Association Of Realtors and the National Association Of Women In Real Estate Business , as well as other economic conferences.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Most agents seldom sell homes, according to a new study published by the Consumer Federation of America last week. The study, CFA’s third of three on this topic, suggests that a significant portion of agents in the U.S. Additionally, new agents generate fee revenue, the study notes. sell at most five homes in a year.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

While weekly inventory is still falling, we have year-over-year growth in total active listing and new listings data. For the first time in a while, this was a good week for new listing data. This calls into question a mortgage rate lockdown, as mortgage rates are also higher year over year. What is all this data pointing to?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

million in 2021 — which is much larger than the population of New York City, the largest city in the U.S., The conversation with the governor will focus on Tokyo’s broader approach to housing issues. According to recent estimates, Tokyo’s population was approximately 13.96 which had approximately 8.5 million residents in 2021.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Washington Trust committed to opening two new branches in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Rhode Island, with at least two mortgage loan officers. Since then, the DOJ has reached $98 million in settlements in nine cases regarding the topic. It will also spend $1 million in partnerships and $1 million in advertising.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Colibri’s real estate continuing education course offerings vary by state, but a sampling of intriguing topics we researched include Fair Housing, ethics, handling multiple offers, educating buyers, handling trust funds and implicit bias training. New York agents can quickly complete the NYREC-approved, 22.5-hour,

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

HUD also separately announced “an $85 million first-of-its-kind competitive [ Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing )] funding opportunity for jurisdictions and new guidance for providers of affordable housing will help communities address local housing challenges,” the department said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Its president just resigned in the wake of an explosive New York Times exposé that detailed dozens of allegations of sexual harassment and a culture of fear and retribution. Other policy topics include flood insurance , flood mitigation funding, data privacy, investment incentives for downtowns, and electronic notarizations , among others.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

The reverse mortgage industry already knew that Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsement volume in 2023 was cut nearly in half compared to 2022, but new data shows that the decline was not the same between the retail and wholesale channels of the business. The pullback in retail was not as severe as the one in wholesale.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Real estate agents gathered at the Palladium Theater in New York City’s Times Square on Thursday to learn networking and lead generation strategies from some of the nation’s top luxury real estate agents at the Goldbar Live conference. Will your wins into existence,” Ryan Serhant , the founder of SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

representatives at federal agencies reinforced their support for the new rules that would modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a few days after a federal judge in Texas granted a preliminary injunction to banking associations that seek to halt its implementation. This week in Washington, D.C.,

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2022

“We were able to proactively move many impacted employees to new roles within the firm and are working to help the remaining affected employees find new employment within Chase and externally.”. Bloomberg reported first on the topic.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

New listings were trending at the lowest levels ever in 2023, but that should not be the case in 2024. New listings were trending at the lowest levels ever in 2023, but that should not be the case in 2024. This is a topic I recently discussed on CNBC. Here is a look at last week: Weekly inventory change (Jan.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

In a shrinking mortgage market, fee pressures are the main challenge for appraisers, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors. HousingWire published a deep dive on the topic in June 2021. AMC surcharges are typically passed on to the customer.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you’re new to real estate, you must complete a state-approved course and pass your state’s licensing exam. Starting at: $115 Visit Colibri Real Estate Budget Pick RealEstateU Brand new learning platform. Clicking on a section will reveal the table of contents for that topic.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

The new funding “Through the 2023 Office of Housing Counseling Comprehensive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), HUD plans to award grants to more than 150 housing counseling agencies and intermediary organizations,” HUD said in an announcement of the NOFO. HUD awarded $51.4

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

That’s the consensus forecast of a panel of non-agency industry experts who spoke at the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s (MBA’s) Secondary and Capital Markets Conference & Expo in New York City this week. . The topic of the panel discussion: “What’s New in Non-Agency?”. “I

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