The road to HousingWire Annual has been filled with a lot of excitement and strategic planning. After months of preparing and anticipation, the week is nearly here. Everyone on the HW team is so excited to see our friends and colleagues from across the industry in Scottsdale, Arizona. This year’s
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The real estate market has shifted, and we are in a new housing paradigm. Mortgage interest rates have risen quickly in the past few months further eroding affordability. However, there are a number of attention-grabbing headlines, which unfortunately only compare today’s housing market to the very recent history of the
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This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Sharon Park, co-founder and CEO at Home Starter Inc. Below, Park answers questions about the housing industry: HW Media: What is your current favorite HW+ article and why? Sharon Park: My favorite article is “Opinion: Taming inflation requires making housing affordability a national priority.” I believe that closing the
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“It went from absolute insanity and came down to reality,” said one Milwaukee-area Realtor. Sales and listings have fallen since last year.
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Nearly six months after CEO Hugh Frater announced his resignation, Fannie Mae has found a permanent replacement. Priscilla Almodovar, the president and CEO of national housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners, will take the helm of the mortgage finance behemoth on Dec. 5. David Benson will continue to serve as interim
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Taking the main stage on Oct. 5 at HW Annual, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson will sit down for a fireside chat with HousingWire’s Sarah Wheeler. The highly anticipated conversation will share updates on the agency’s latest initiatives, some of the latest collaboration and oversight moves from the
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Social media app TikTok is expected to reach 1.8 billion users by the end of 2022 – will you be one of them? Many mortgage professionals are turning to the platform as a way to connect with prospective borrowers and educate them on mortgage, as well as market themselves. We
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Non-QM real estate investment trust Angel Oak Mortgage Inc. on Wednesday announced the departure of CEO Robert Williams. The company appointed Sreeni Prabhu, a managing partner at affiliate Angel Oak Capital Advisors, as the new president and CEO. The leadership shakeup comes after two consecutive quarters of financial losses. Angel
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The latest weekly survey data from Freddie Mac shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 40 basis points to an average of 6.70% this week, the highest level since 2007. The survey also indicates a large dispersion in rates, meaning that homebuyers can save hundreds of dollars by shopping around with
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The most expensive homes by ZIP code in St. Johns County. Listing includes neighborhood, address, price and sale date Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2022.
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The highest quarterly sales for Dubai real estate in Q3 · Unprecedented performance in September · Walid Al Zarooni: Dubai real estate market in full …
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Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission purchased property off State Road in Aquinnah from Mary E. Cournoyer Trs., Rebecca J. Cournoyer and …
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