May new home sales proved to be a solitary bright spot in a month of otherwise disappointing housing reports, rising by nearly 11 percent from April, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Friday.
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May Housing Starts Plunge Amid Market Volatility
Housing starts fell sharply in May, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Thursday, as continued market volatility and higher interest rates took a toll on both consumers and home builders.
Faith Schwartz of Housing Finance Strategies: Homeownership Month Focus on Policy Innovation to Up-Level the FTHB
The trend we address in this short narrative is the shrinking playing field for first-time homebuyers who are more and more being shut out of buying opportunities by institutional cash buyers and losing the attendant opportunity for the creation of generational wealth.
Industry Briefs June 14, 2022: OptifiNow Implements CRM Platform for Reverse Mortgage Lender
OptifiNow, Seal Beach, Calif., deployed its custom CRM platform for Reverse Mortgage Lending, a reverse mortgage originator based in San Diego. Reverse Mortgage Lending selected OptifiNow as its CRM platform to manage its marketing campaigns and track loans in process more effectively.
Industry Briefs June 2, 2022: Talk’uments Launches Digital Language Services in Six Languages
Limited English Proficiency technology provider Talk’uments, Chevy Chase, Md., now offers digital language services to mortgage lenders in English, Spanish and Mandarin (Chinese), and plans to introduce services in Vietnamese, Korean and Tagalog by the end of the year.
April New Home Sales Fall to 2-Year Low
New home sales in April suffered double-digit percentage losses for the second consecutive month, falling to their lowest level since June 2020, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.
Industry Briefs May 19, 2022: Narrow Gauge Capital Acquires Inco-Check LLC
Inco-Check LLC, Boston, announced Narrow Gauge Capital completed acquisition of a majority interest in the company.
Multifamily Nearly—But Not Quite—Saves April Housing Starts
April housing starts fell by just 0.2 percent from March—no thanks to single-family starts, which fell by more than 7 percent—HUD and the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.
Industry Briefs May 12, 2022: Planet Home Lending to Acquire Homepoint Correspondent Assets
Planet Home Lending LLC, Meriden, Conn., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the delegated correspondent channel of Home Point Financial Corp., a mortgage originator and servicer and a subsidiary of Homepoint Capital Inc.
March New Home Sales Stumble
New home sales took a tumble in March, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, hamstrung by the usual suspects: rising interest rates; inadequate inventories and rapidly increasing home prices.