2025 – Page 18 – STEVE BARGDILL

MBA promotes Jamie Woodwell to lead its commercial, multifamily public policy efforts by Kennedy Edgerton for HousingWire

January 6, 2025by FromAround TheWWW

HousingWireHousingWire The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Monday appointed Jamie Woodwell as its senior vice president of commercial/multifamily policy and strategic industry engagement. Woodwell brings 20 years of experience at MBA to the new role. He transitions from a previous position as vice president of research and economics. The executive’s…

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Reverse mortgage performance metrics end 2024 on a mixed note by Chris Clow for HousingWire

January 6, 2025by FromAround TheWWW

HousingWireHousingWire Much like the rest of 2024, key performance metrics for the reverse mortgage industry went on something of a roller coaster ride for the final month of the year. This is set against a backdrop of changes, with a new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) limit that became effective…

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Did home sales momentum fizzle in December? by Mike Simonsen for HousingWire

January 6, 2025by FromAround TheWWW

HousingWireHousingWire The New Year’s week was expected to be slow, so it’s no surprise that new listings and sales are down. Those will start rebounding in next week’s data. The Christmas and New Year’s holidays fell on Wednesdays this year, which messes up two full weeks in terms of getting…

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Report suggests capital gains tax is discouraging older homeowners from downsizing by Chris Clow for HousingWire

January 6, 2025by FromAround TheWWW

HousingWireHousingWire While recent housing market reports and trends have shown that older homeowners are unwilling to sell their homes for a variety of reasons, one of them may be the expected requirement to pay capital gains taxes stemming from the post-pandemic explosion of home-price appreciation, according to a report from…

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Prosperity’s Justin Messer talks customer satisfaction and 2025 mortgage rate predictions by Kennedy Edgerton for HousingWire

January 6, 2025by FromAround TheWWW

HousingWireHousingWire In the newest episode of the Power House podcast, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez sits down for a conversation with Prosperity Home Mortgage CEO Justin Messer. The duo explore Prosperity’s transition from refinances to purchase mortgage originations, the company’s Realtor affiliate model, servicing partnerships and mortgage rate predictions for 2025….

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