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How Can Home Equity Lenders Differentiate Themselves? In the National Mortgage Professional’s recent article, “Standing Out in a Crowded Home Equity Market,” written by Jeremy McCarty, Founder and CEO of Valligent, shares insights on how lenders can play a crucial role in helping homeowners tap into their home equity in a high demand home …
Curious where the Spring 2023 housing market is headed?
Listen to the latest episode of the National Mortgage Professionals podcast titled “What to Expect from the Spring Buying Season,” where Eric Fox, Veros’ Chief Economist, discusses the recent dramatic market volatility and how it may stabilize.
Zeller has over 25 years of experience in marketing management, product marketing, and corporate strategy in the financial services, real estate, and fintech industries. In her new role, Zeller will lead the marketing and communications teams to position Veros and sister company Valligent as thought leaders and go-to resources for property valuations, risk management solutions, and insightful housing industry data and forecasts.
In Credit Union Times’ recent article, “Home Equity Lending Needs a Tech Refresh,” written by Jeremy McCarty, Founder and CEO of Valligent, shared given the surge in the demand for home equity loans, credit unions should streamline valuation processes and find ways to differentiate themselves from competitors. The article highlighted a few ways to stand …
We are excited to launch the Valligent Appraiser Training Program (VATP) to promote diversity across the appraiser field. This program closely aligns with the Appraiser Diversity Initiative (ADI), in which Veros and Valligent are also involved, working with the National Urban League’s regional Entrepreneurship Centers, the Appraisal Institute, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The ADI is designed to find diverse, talented candidates and educate them about the appraiser profession.
The housing market situation is fundamentally different from that during the great recession of 2008. One of the key reasons why house prices have not declined significantly is because of the very low inventory of homes available for sale. There were fewer than one million existing homes available for sale in January 2023 compared to over 3 million in any month during 2007-2008.
The Q1 2023 VeroFORECAST anticipates home prices will be flat overall for the next twelve months. This is a slight improvement from the 0.5% annual depreciation forecast just one quarter ago.
The housing market situation is fundamentally different from that during the great recession of 2008. One of the key reasons why house prices have not declined significantly is because of the very low inventory of homes available for sale. There were fewer than one million existing homes available for sale in January 2023 compared to over 3 million in any month during 2007-2008.
High home prices coupled with high interest rates made purchasing a house increasingly unaffordable. As a result, demand for home purchases fell. Pending sales across the United States decreased by over 40% from mid-June to the end of 2022.
In this short article, we look at three different consumer mortgage metrics when comparing the economic conditions today to the Great Recession over a decade ago.
