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Tuesday, 13 April 2021 | The Latest Buzz for the Appraisal Industry

Housing: Braced for Recession?

Housing has been a casualty of the current economic crisis and not a cause, but a bubble may still be on the way. The post…

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In the U.S., New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are all measured as overvalued according to a new report, but how is are we…

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Here are the top 15 mortgage lenders of 2020 April 13, 2021
HousingWire looks at who were the top 15 mortgage lenders in America by number of loans and dollar volume in 2020. We also look at purchase vs refi. The post Here are the top 15 mortgage lenders of 2020 appeared first on HousingWire.
James Kleimann
Title insurers wrote nearly $20 billion in premiums in 2020 April 13, 2021
Title insurers wrote $19.2 billion in premiums last year, but a recent report from ALTA predicts a slowdown in 2021 due to low inventory. The post Title insurers wrote nearly $20 billion in premiums in 2020 appeared first on HousingWire.
Tim Glaze
Gridiron Capital acquires Class Valuation April 13, 2021
Private equity firm Gridiron Capital has acquired a majority stake in appraisal management company Class Valuation, a top player in the space. The post Gridiron Capital acquires Class Valuation appeared first on HousingWire.
James Kleimann
NAR schedules proxy war with Zillow April 13, 2021
NAR-owned lockbox company SentriLock is looking to take down Zillow-owned ShowingTime in the home-showing appointment realm. The post NAR schedules proxy war with Zillow appeared first on HousingWire.
Matthew Blake
Fannie Mae exec Andrew Peters leaves for Lenderworks April 12, 2021
Andrew Peters, bound for mortgage vendor Lenderworks, becomes the latest Fannie Mae exec to leave the GSE in the last six months. The post Fannie Mae exec Andrew Peters leaves for Lenderworks appeared first on HousingWire.
Alex Roha