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Category: News and Trends
People in the News, Oct. 22, 2024
Industry personnel news from Guild Mortgage, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. and Westcor Land Title Insurance Co.
MBA Education School of Loan Origination Starts January 13
MBA Education’s School of Loan Origination (SOLO) is a live, instructor-guided online course designed to provide an in-depth working knowledge of how to originate residential mortgage loans.
New Federal Guidelines for AVMs Elevate Bias Testing, Give Consumers a Stronger Voice–ICE’s Damien Weldon and John Holbrook
In today’s environment, it’s important to have a transparent, objective and credible valuation process to establish a value for a property that all parties can agree on–but also a way to challenge and test those value assessments when warranted.
Leveraging 203(k) Updates to Boost Your Lending Volume–Planet Home Lending’s Jim Bopp
With the FHA’s upcoming changes to the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program going live on November 4, now is the perfect time to reconsider how this program can drive correspondent lending volume.
Vaultedge’s Murali Tirupati–Fed’s Rate Cuts Signal Growth: Positive Outlook for Mortgage Lending in 2025
The Federal Reserve’s recent decision to reduce rates by 50 basis points, with further cuts expected through 2025, offers a key turning point for the mortgage industry.
Single-Family Housing Starts See Bump in September
The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced new residential construction statistics for September, including that single-family housing starts rose 2.7% from August.
Nov. 5: Get to Know MISMO – The Key to Accelerating the Industry’s Digital Future
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, is key to accelerating the industry’s digital future. Register for this webinar to learn about the important work MISMO is doing and how you can get engaged.
MBA Chart of the Week: New Home Purchase Applications by Loan Type
Mortgage applications to buy newly built homes have been seeing year-over-year growth since 2023, and in the MBA Builder Applications Survey results for September 2024, purchase applications were up 11% on an annual basis.
Sponsored Content from First American: Will Better Days Bring Bigger Risks?
Even before the Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points, sentiment among our lender clients had shifted noticeably. They were more optimistic and, for the first time in two and a half years, focused once again on capacity and not just cost reduction.