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UWM expands buydown options to combat high mortgage rates

Housing Wire

The temporarily lower rate is made possible by a lump sum that is deposited into a buydown account. With the seller-paid version, seller concessions, which are closing costs the seller agrees to pay, are deposited as a lump sum into the buydown account. Presented by: Flagstar. primary home purchases.

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Surging mortgage rates prompt borrowers to leave no stone unturned

Housing Wire

Borrowers are now seeking options to reduce their initial mortgage payments while hoping that rates will decline enough to warrant a refinance in the next few years. The latest weekly survey data from Freddie Mac shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 14 basis points from last week to 7.08%, accelerating its upward trajectory.

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Will new products stop the bleeding for mortgage lenders? 

Housing Wire

.” Lenders are making a play with jumbo adjustable-rate mortgages (ARM), a product that has made a comeback after falling out of favor due to their role in the housing crash of 2008 and a decade-plus of fixed-rate mortgages under 5%. But non-QM is a fairly dangerous space right now.

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