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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? A significant opportunity To be sure, there are title agencies eager to partner with CRE principals and funds. CRE firms are also suffering through the highest interest rates seen in years.

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Nevada governor urges Biden to act on affordable housing

Housing Wire

Lombardo cited data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. down payment through a [FHA] loan (principal/interest only) in January 2021, the monthly payment on a median home would have been $1,363.00 Utilizing a 3.5% at the market interest rate of 2.82%,” Gov. A record 1.7

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Change Lending keeps CDFI certification after agreement with US Treasury 

Housing Wire

Non-bank originator Change Lending will continue to originate non-qualified mortgages ( non-QMs ) for underserved borrowers after it reached a tentative deal with the U.S. Change accused Levine of committing fraud and breaching his contract with the firm to advance his scheme to extort Change and its principals for over $10 million.

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Freddie Mac launches 9th STACR series offering in 2022

Housing Wire

This agency’s most recent credit risk transfer (CRT) offering, STACR 2022-DNA6, involves a $1.165 billion note backed by a reference loan pool of 112,865 residential mortgages with an outstanding principal balance of $35.6 Morgan Chase Bank , 6.5%; Rocket Mortgage , 6.4%; and Wells Fargo , 4.7%. billion for the $12.2

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Freddie Mac rolls out agency’s 10th STACR note offering

Housing Wire

The new credit risk transfer (CRT) offering, STACR 2022-DNA7, outlined in a presale report by Kroll Bond Rating Agency , involves a $616 million note offering backed by a reference loan pool of 69,144 residential mortgages with an outstanding principal balance of $19.9 Morgan Chase Bank , 4.1%, according to the KBRA report.

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Compass Appoints Dawanna Williams, Founder and Managing Principal of Dabar Development Partners, to Board of Directors

Realty Biz

Williams currently serves as Founder and Managing Principal of Dabar Development Partners. Dawanna Williams is the Founder and Managing Principal of Dabar Development Partners – a real estate development firm that offers modern living solutions with intelligent planning, architectural ingenuity, and environmental integrity.

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5 Backyard Design Rules You Should Break in 2023

Realtor.com

Coates Photo by Design Architects Seattle via Houzz Creating a backyard space that’s both stylish and serene is in the cards for 2023. Whether you’ve been banking on a luxurious fire pit or a custom outdoor kitchen, now’s the time to start planning the outdoor living space that you’ve been dreaming of (and saving for).

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