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Agent commission lawsuits cast long shadow over VA, FHA borrowers

Housing Wire

VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance. These clients are typically low on funds, which is why they need this type of financing. “But agent commissions have never been a closing cost from a buyer perspective. points from the 7.5%

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Home equity products light up a dark housing market

Housing Wire

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. That offering, Unlock HEA Trust 2023-1, is slated to close this week.

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Support for Thompson to permanently lead FHFA grows

Housing Wire

Influential Congresswoman Maxine Waters has waded into the growing debate about who should lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). She said it’s “critical to have an FHFA Director who is committed to advancing housing affordability, expanding the dream of homeownership, and closing the racial wealth gap in this country.”

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How Long Can a House Be Contingent?

HomeLight

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. Essentially, the deal can proceed to closing only if these specified conditions are fulfilled.

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Loan-repurchase risk threatens future M&A deals

Housing Wire

The growing wave of loan-repurchase requests from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has yet another major wrinkle, industry sources reveal, and this new problem, if accurate as alleged, threatens to disrupt future merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the mortgage-finance industry.

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Rocket goes local: Testing the waters or shifting its strategy? 

Housing Wire

But more than 80% of Rocket’s volume during those years came from refinancings, data from Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) showed. The lender made focused efforts to target the purchase market in 2021 and set up dedicated teams to cultivate relationships with real estate agents. Its parent Rocket Companies rode the wave to a stunning $9.4

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Chattels, Fixtures, & Real Estate Closings!

Toronto Realty Blog

I had a tough week for closings. Really tough… First, I visited a property the day before closing with clients, only to find the house was still full of junk. Oh – and on the day of closing, they happened to be walking their dog by the house, and guess what? Still packing… Tough, tough week for closings!

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