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Positive signs abound for 2024 housing market: ICE

Housing Wire

Recent market trends — including an improvement in mortgage rates, housing affordability and potential refinance opportunities — suggest positive signs for the real estate market this year, according to February’s Mortgage Monitor report from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). peak prior to the housing market downturn in 2006.

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

Housing Wire

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. The market in which these folks purchased their first home was one of record house prices, ballooning down payments , rising rates and elevated debt-to-income ratios (DTIs).

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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. “Furthermore, FHFA included new fees on borrowers with higher debt-to-income scores. But there are some losers, too.

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Tired of renting? 6 signs you’re ready to buy your first home

Housing Wire

A homebuyer’s guide to a competitive housing market. And unfortunately, prices are only going to continue to rise as the housing market remains strong. Your Income Is Stable. Your Income Is Stable. How are your finances? At least, more complicated than simply paying rent to a landlord every month. Yes, seriously.).

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

Housing Wire

While sellers of existing homes have struggled with rising rates and softening demand, homebuilders have not only survived, but thrived in this market thanks to the use of mortgage rate buydowns , a tool more widely used by builders since their business is selling homes and clearing inventory. 2022 to Dec.

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Agents, buyer’s financing denied? Here’s what to do.

Real Trends

What do you do when your buyer’s financing is denied? The following tips are tried and true solutions to financing issues! Ratio issues What does this even mean? Lenders require specific debt-to-income ratios in order to qualify a borrower for a mortgage loan. The secret is to manage your mindset.

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FHFA delays implementation of LLPA DTI fees

Housing Wire

Following a chorus of complaints from the mortgage industry, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Wednesday announced that it would delay the implementation of a new and controversial upfront fee on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowers with higher debt-to-income ratios.