Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Supply and demand — when demand is low, MBS prices will drop at sale and the corresponding yields will rise. Per the 4th amendment to the PSPA (preferred stock purchase agreement), essentially the governing document for the two companies in conservatorship, it is stated clearly. Acharya, C.V.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Perhaps the biggest gear that needs to turn in your favor is the mortgage loan. A common worry among homebuyers is to find the perfect house, put down a deposit with an accepted offer, and then learn that your mortgage application is denied — you lose both the house and your earnest money. Get Started What is a mortgage contingency?

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Redfin

JANUARY 26, 2022

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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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the aftermath, one of the most contentious issues in the minds of mortgage professionals is how the ruling might affect FHA and VA mortgage borrowers. VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance. points from the 7.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Just a couple years ago there was incredible momentum building around alternative ways to purchase, sell and extract value from residential properties. The highly competitive purchase market and bidding wars gave rise to power buyer models to help non cash buyers compete.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Anytime there is a downturn in housing sales or a shock to the industry like with the litigation settlement, although we have not faced anything like this in my 47 year career, there is uncertainty,” Murray said. What is your motivation for pursuing that partner or pursuing a sale?

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HomeLight

JANUARY 17, 2024

Buying a house is a major milestone, but what happens when you have second thoughts, or you can’t fulfill the agreement you signed? Backing out of a home purchase isn’t a decision made lightly, yet it’s a scenario that buyers might face. But what’s the real meaning of backing out of a home purchase?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Central to Zillow’s Super App vision has been its growth pillars , which now include rentals in addition to touring, financing, seller solutions, enhancing its partner network and integrating its services. The law went into effect at the start of 2024.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion, according to a review of bond-rating and industry reports.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2022

Fannie Mae has unveiled its third reperforming loan sale of the year, an offering of nearly 10,000 loans valued at $1.57 The offering, dubbed FNMA 2022-RPL3, represents the agency’s 26th sale of reperforming loans since the inaugural offering in October 2016, which involved a pool of 3,600 reperforming loans valued at about $806 million.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In a 75-page report, the analysts broke down the structural impacts that a change to the NAR’s Clear Cooperation rules would have for agents, brokerages, mortgage companies, real estate portals and — most importantly — consumers. A workaround with mortgage? Yep, rolling it into the mortgage. “Excluding the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2022

Fannie Mae has launched its fourth reperforming-loan sale of the year — an offering of 6,130 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $997 million. A reperforming loan is a mortgage that has been or is currently delinquent but has been reperforming for a period of time. million in unpaid principal balance; pool 2 is at $342.5

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Realty Biz

MAY 24, 2022

We decided to sell our house as “for sale by owner” to save the agent’s commission. Both the buyer and we signed a generic purchase agreement. I don’t know what is in your generic purchase agreement. I’m assuming that once both of you signed the purchase agreement you stopped trying to find another buyer.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Whether you sell your home FSBO (for sale by owner) or with the help of a top real estate agent , you will enter into a purchase agreement that will come from the buyer or buyer’s agent. Missteps or misunderstandings in this important contract can delay the sale of your home or even box you into a bad deal.

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HomeLight

MARCH 20, 2023

That means a large majority of homebuyers must consider the sale of their current home prior to buying a new one. After all, few people can afford to hold two mortgages. Most often, this type of scenario calls for a home sale contingency. Find a Buyer's Agent What is a home sale contingency?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

California-based lender American Pacific Mortgage (APM) announced an asset purchase agreement with retail lender Lend Smart Mortgage on Thursday in its latest move to drum up production across the country. Lend Smart will retain its name and brand and have access to APM’s mortgage products.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Rising mortgage rates and a slower housing market than anticipated contributed to the weaker financial performance of the title segments of some of the nation’s largest title firms during the first quarter of 2024. Market conditions in the real estate and mortgage industries continued to be a challenge in the seasonally weak first quarter.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2022

PFSI), which ranks as one of the top five mortgage lenders nationally, are seeking to raise more than $700 million in the debt markets through the sale of notes secured by mortgage servicing rights. The notes are backed by Ginnie Mae mortgage-servicing rights, according to a presale report by Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA).

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Realty Biz

JULY 17, 2022

Kick-Out Clause vs. Home Sale Contingency. When the real estate market favors sellers home sale contingencies almost become extinct. In hot markets there would never be a need for a seller to even considered a home sale clause. Most real estate agents would laugh at the thought of seeing an offer with a home sale contingency.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Add lender-servicer Guild Mortgage to the ranks of the nonbank mortgage lenders going public. million Class A shares (plus an option for the underwriters, Wells Fargo, BofA Securities and JPMorgan Chase, to purchase 1.275 million additional shares). billion in mortgage loans held for sale. million in cash and $1.98

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

Shares of Better Home & Finance Holding , the parent of digital lender Better.com, collapsed during its debut on Nasdaq Thursday. and created a refi boom for mortgage lenders like Better. The agreement reduced SoftBank’s maximum commitment to $550 million. the prior day. at the closing on Thursday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2022

Ohio-based CrossCountry Mortgage has entered into an agreement to acquire California-based retail lender LendUs , multiple sources familiar with the deal told HousingWire. . Competition will be intense over the next 12 to 24 months, driving gain-on-sale margins down even further, Moody ’s analysts wrote in March.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

If you make your living by originating new mortgage loans, I don’t have to tell you that the business is changing. You probably already know that the MBA’s latest mortgage forecast puts the purchase money at 75% of all loan volume. They control this business and they have a lot to say about where the buyer goes for financing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Digital mortgage lender Better.com is laying off 9% of its workforce ahead of a $750 million cash injection from financial backer SoftBank Group. Company officials say the moves will allow refi-heavy Better to increase its strength in a mortgage market that is increasingly becoming purchase-focused.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

Better Home & Finance Holding , the digital lender that debuted on Nasdaq last week, reported a net loss of $135.4 CEO Vishal Garg said in an interview with HousingWire that the company targets mortgage marketplace and white-label technology models. residential mortgages, the company said. million from April to June.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The title industry led the way in collaborating with industry partners to expand access to digital closings through remote online notarization (RON), which has helped tens of thousands of homebuyers complete their real estate and mortgage transactions safely and securely through the innovative use of technology solutions.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Peter tells John, “I wanted to let you know that I am going to list the condo for sale.” The property is listed for sale and ends up selling after about three weeks. Bob the Buyer is a young man who is purchasing his first home, and is excited to move into the condo in the fall. And what does Bob the Buyer do?

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HomeLight

JANUARY 19, 2024

The decision to waive the mortgage contingency, while potentially making your offer more appealing, carries a sloshing bucket of risks and considerations. But it can also tilt a sale in your favor. You can then make a strong offer on your next home with no home sale contingency. Learn More What is a mortgage contingency?

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HomeLight

APRIL 30, 2024

When you’re considering buying a home, one option might be to assume the seller’s mortgage instead of obtaining a new loan. This post provides expert insights into the tax implications of assuming a mortgage. What does it mean to assume a mortgage? Are all mortgage loans assumable?

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

What does it mean when the real estate market is slow, prices have declined, pre-construction sales and prices are even more sluggish, and yet some pre-construction condominium developers in the midtown area are currently charging up to $2,000 per square foot? What is a vendor take-back mortgage? I’m not entirely sure.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero on March 15, 2020 and set off an extraordinary real estate boom, Rocket Mortgage was ready. But more than 80% of Rocket’s volume during those years came from refinancings, data from Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) showed. billion in profit in 2020 and $6.1 billion in 2021.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 19, 2024

From three decades working as a Realtor, there are common denominators for first-time home buyers going through the purchase process with ease. Interviewing and selecting a buyer's agent and choosing a mortgage lender and real estate attorney are vital steps. Let's start with some detailed information and actionable tips on financing.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

If you have any mortgage servicing rights you’re looking to offload, you may want to give Ocwen Financial a call. A few weeks after striking a deal to buy $14 billion of mortgage servicing rights from Texas Capital Bank , a subsidiary of Ocwen has agreed to buy $48.3 billion of conventional MSR from AmeriHome Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Influential Congresswoman Maxine Waters has waded into the growing debate about who should lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Her commitment to ensuring that the GSEs are both well capitalized and using their status to expand low-cost mortgage credit to all communities is illustrated in her actions.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau formally delayed the mandatory compliance date of the General Qualified Mortgage final rule – better known as the QM rule – from July 1, 2021 to October 1, 2022 on Tuesday. “This act poses serious risk to mortgage finance and brings potential downstream legal risk to the industry. .”

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HomeLight

JANUARY 31, 2024

You can then make a strong offer on your next home with no home sale contingency. In real estate, when a house is listed as “ contingent ,” it means the sale of the property is conditional upon certain criteria being met. If significant defects are found, the buyer can renegotiate or withdraw from the sale without penalty.

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Realty Biz

JULY 23, 2021

Existing home sales rose by 1.4% million units, following four months of declining sales. The sales numbers are based on transactions closed in the month, so they could be contracts signed in April or May, the National Association of Realtors reported. Sales are still up massively on an annual basis. month supply.

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