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The impact of student loans on buying a home

Housing Wire

Most Americans still view homeownership as a key to building wealth, but for many, that piece of the American dream is on hold or out of reach thanks to the heavy burden of student debt. In fact, according to a recent study, millennials currently struggle with so much debt that 25% worry they won’t qualify for a mortgage.

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Buy now, pay later: How do mortgage pros deal with ‘phantom debt’?

Housing Wire

He wants to know whether the potential borrower has acquired a buy now, pay later (BNPL) loan. And an underwriter told us that she was required by her lender to count the debts that were on the bank statement, including the BNPL loans.” Racamato promptly called some lenders he partnered with to ask how they deal with BNPL loans.

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First-time homebuyers made up a record share of agency purchase loans in 2023

Housing Wire

A record 47% of government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) purchase loans in 2023 came from first-time homebuyers, a number that’s been trending gradually higher throughout the past decade. Looking back, last year’s market was dominated by purchase lending, with loans to buy homes making up 82% of a historically low number of originations.

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Should I pay off student loans before buying my first home?

Housing Wire

Do I need to pay off my student loans before buying my first home? What it really comes down to is whether or not you feel comfortable paying a mortgage (and all the other fun expenses that come with having a home), while also paying off student loans. For example, a conventional loan lets you put as little as 3% down.

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The mortgage industry is nervous about LLPA fee changes

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week made a series of significant changes to loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on conventional/conforming mortgages. The changes include updates to pricing for second homes, high-balance loans and cash-out refinances that were first announced in 2022.

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Positive signs abound for 2024 housing market: ICE

Housing Wire

If 30-year rates fall to 6% by the fourth quarter, as the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and Fannie Mae are currently predicting , the overall population of loans with a 75-bps refi incentive would more than double from 1.7 Nearly 60% of that growth would come from loans originated in 2023, ICE projected. million to 3.8

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NewRez now offers Freddie Mac’s revamped downpayment assistance program

Housing Wire

Freddie Mac’s BorrowSmart Access program will be available to NewRez borrowers through Caliber Home Loans ‘ national network of branches. The special purpose credit program is an extension of the government sponsored enterprise’s equitable housing finance plan.