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Rocket Mortgage to buyers: Use a partner agent, save big on closing costs

Housing Wire

Rocket Mortgage is throwing a big incentive at spring homebuyers, offering them up to $10,000 in closing cost credits if they work with a real estate agent through its affiliate, Rocket Homes. of their loan amount to put toward closing costs, helping defray upfront costs. billion in the third quarter.

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

Housing Wire

These housing professionals have been gaming out the potential impact on buyers’ agents – a significant source of referrals. Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down.

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Agent commission lawsuits cast long shadow over VA, FHA borrowers

Housing Wire

Adding this cost to their side of the transactions would throw the vast majority of them out of the market entirely.” Not helping FHA, VA borrowers get off the sidelines Under current FHA rules, sellers can contribute up to 6% in concessions to FHA borrowers to cover closing costs, prepaid expenses and discount points.

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Can You Avoid Closing Costs? Tips to Reduce Them

HomeLight

Whether you’re buying or selling, you’re probably wondering how to avoid closing costs. They’re a pain no matter what side of the transaction you’re on; for buyers, they can add to an already expensive purchase ; for sellers, they take a sizable chunk out of the sale price of their home. Title and settlement fees.

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HUD walks back some proposed changes to HECM for Purchase program

Housing Wire

In certain circumstances, the program would allow for inclusion of “an ‘interested party contribution’ [of] up to six percent of the sales price,” according to the original plan. The original effective date as announced last fall remains in effect, which will be April 29, 2024. These credits can lead to fair lending violations.

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Real estate agents are bracing for the impact of the commission lawsuits

Housing Wire

In the nearly two months since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, Jason Posnick has fielded a lot of questions about commissions and cooperative compensation from clients. They actually seem more on the side of the real estate agents,” Posnick said. “It

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Reverse mortgage professionals react to H4P rule changes

Housing Wire

In the newly proposed rules handed down in October, the H4P program would, in certain circumstances, allow for inclusion of an interested party contribution of up to 6% of a home’s sale price. Certner cited fair lending concerns and the potential of undue borrower influence. Tane Cabe Tane Cabe, also of C2 , concurs with Harmes.

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