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Opinion: seven things to look for in a home equity partner

Housing Wire

The refi boom is in our rearview mirrors and the road ahead looks promising for home equity volume. Who knows how high that volume could go, considering tappable equity is at a historic high of $11 trillion and total home equity at a record $27.8 How do you identify the right home equity partner? Excellent turn times.

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Cash offer startup Accept.inc raises 90M in debt and equity

Housing Wire

Mortgage startup Accept.inc announced Thursday it raised $90 million in debt and equity. The all-cash contract signed between Accept.inc and the seller is still contingent on a satisfactory inspection that can be negotiated between the buyer and agent. The home is then sold back to the buyer at the same price that it was purchased for.

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RenoFi targets homeowners who don’t qualify for HELOCs

Housing Wire

Renovation financing startup RenoFi now offers a fixed-rate home renovation loan, which allows homeowners to borrow as much as 90% of their home’s after-renovation value — a move to target homeowners who don’t qualify for a home equity line of credit (HELOCs). Presented by: Auction.com.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

5000 list an impressive five times: Total Expert , which offers CRM and data-driven customer engagement solutions, turning customer insights into actions to increase loyalty and drive growth; and FirstClose , a tech solution provider for HELOC and home equity lenders. 658 in the 2023 Inc. Other established names to make the Inc.

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Accurate Group acquires eMerge Property Solutions

Housing Wire

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said. In August, the company received a strategic investment by the private equity firm Novacap to accelerate its growth plan.

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Second term for Powell, Brainard to be Fed vice chair

Housing Wire

2 position at the central bank. Powell’s nomination signals continuity as the central bank confronts inflation and an uncertain economic outlook. The racial homeownership gap now yawns as wide as it did in 1968, but most lenders receive a “satisfactory” or “outstanding” grade on Community Reinvestment Act inspections.

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What does the future of AVMs look like?

Housing Wire

homeowners sitting on more than $30 trillion dollars in home equity, many lenders are looking to the latest AVMs to improve the accuracy and efficiency of their home equity lending. Here are four ways the next generation of AVMs are reducing risk, accelerating decision making and cutting the cost of home equity originations.

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