We shouldn’t be surprised at the state of today’s housing market. Not one bit. What we can do is glean a few valuable lessons along the way such as…
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EPISODE #747
Lenders who diversify product offerings more likely to survive market fallout & lender consolidation
[Housing Wire] Up to 30% of the 1,000 largest independent mortgage banks are projected to disappear by the end of 2023 via sales, mergers, or failures in the wake of the double whammy of still-rising inflation and interest rates. One asset group company is focusing on working with nonbank originators to offer additional asset classes such as HELOCs, second-liens, or reverse mortgages…
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Are we headed for a major market crash? Are there things to consider like reverse mortgages to help weather eroding market conditions? Several experts weigh in with their advice…
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EPISODE #743
Moodys says these 210 housing markets could crash 25-30%
[Fortune] “Moody’s Analytics expects that U.S. home price decline to widen to between 25% to 30% in 210 “significantly overvalued” housing markets.
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Housing represents one of the largest portions of the Consumer Price Index’s ‘basket of goods’ that is used to determine our current rate of inflation
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