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‘Find buyers before agents!’ Mortgage industry reacts to the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down. NEXA has always been focused on purchase loans , which means some of its LOs do significant business with buyers’ agents.

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Pending-home sales rise to highest level in a year in October: Redfin

Housing Wire

pending-home sales rose 1% month over month in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 401,000, the highest level in a year. Although pending sales fell 4.8% Here’s a look at why pending-home sales picked up: The number of existing homes listed increased in October, giving buyers more options to choose from.

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Agent commission lawsuits cast long shadow over VA, FHA borrowers

Housing Wire

VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance. “It These clients are typically low on funds, which is why they need this type of financing. “But agent commissions have never been a closing cost from a buyer perspective.

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Price Reduction vs. Closing Cost Credit: Which is Better?

Realty Biz

Two common strategies sellers use to entice potential buyers are offering a closing cost credit or a price reduction. A seller credit, or a closing cost credit, is an agreement where the seller agrees to pay a portion of the buyer's closing costs. What Is a Seller Credit? Let's take a look.

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Short Sale Closing Costs: What Buyers Should Know

HomeLight

If a homeowner falls behind on their mortgage payments, a short sale is one potential way of correcting course. That being said, the home purchase process is a lot more complicated and drawn out with a short sale because it all hinges on the oversight and approval of a third party: the mortgage lender. Short sales 101.

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What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?

Redfin

One of these important pieces of paperwork is a purchase and sale agreement. . To help you navigate this document, we’ll go over what a purchase and sale agreement is, what makes up the agreement, and what happens after the agreement is signed. What is a purchase and sale agreement?

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Opinion: How the title industry protects homeowners

Housing Wire

Expanding acess to digital closings At the beginning of the pandemic , as our industry was deemed essential, we saw a need to increase access to digital home closings. These NTRAPS create impediments and increase the costs and complexity of financing or transferring real estate.

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