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Flyhomes acquires Home Sale Assured

Housing Wire

Proptech firm Flyhomes has entered into an agreement to purchase Innovative Holdings, LLC’s “buy before you sell” platform Home Sale Assured. Founded in 2022 by Eric Meadow, Home Sale Assured produces a “Guaranteed Backup” options contract, which enables existing homeowners to buy their next home before closing the sale of their current home.

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3 unique mortgage products to get today’s homebuyer qualified

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Tom Davis, chief sales officer, Deephaven Mortgage Today’s market means that more borrowers have higher debt-to-income ratios, limited access to credit and are looking for alternative ways to get qualified for a mortgage. We offer training, webinars, and non-QM expert sales representatives who are advisors.

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How will Biden’s student loan relief affect homeownership?

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Loan relief would immediately improve a homebuyer’s debt-to-income ratio, which will expand opportunities for first-time homeowners, especially in underserved markets, said Dave Savage, chief innovation officer at Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang. “It

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Ballard Spahr’s Andreano: CFPB is open to “other approaches” to QM

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They’re centering on – there’s been a desire to move away from the so-called GSE Patch QM which is the Qualified Mortgage for loans that are held for sale to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that is scheduled for sunset on Jan. There are two proposals that came out in June. Q: What about the other proposals? I think the industry will focus on that.

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Builders rediscover a tool from the 1980s that keeps new home prices from falling

Housing Wire

This phenomenon becomes clearly apparent when compared to existing home sales, for which these buydowns are very rare. As shown in the chart below, existing and new home sales for the 19 largest home builders had roughly the same note rates until January 2022. As of July 2023, the gap had slightly narrowed to 0.8 2022 to Dec.

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Here’s the salary you need to buy a home in five of the largest U.S. cities

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In December 2020, Houston saw a 25% growth in home sales compared to the same month the previous year. Realtor.com’s 2021 Housing Forecast predicts home sales in Phoenix, Arizona will increase 11.4% The housing market in Houston is booming, with buyers paying high prices for average homes. . Median home price: $272,000. from last year.

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Louisiana’s housing market has an insurance problem

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According to Altos Research data , 90-day median list prices have risen from roughly $230,000 in April 2020 to $275,000 in early April 2024, contributing to the slowdown in home sales. According to data from Redfin , 2,491 homes were sold in Louisiana in February 2024, down 6.2%