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Once at the fringes of housing finance, home equity investment companies look to grow their stake

Housing Wire

“What if homeowners could tap into home equity without taking on debt?” Through a home equity investment, homeowners can receive cash upfront in exchange for a share of the home’s future value. Hometap is among a handful of companies — including Unison , Unlock , Point and Aspire — that offer home equity investments.

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Opinion: More financing options for ADUs are needed

Housing Wire

Heading into 2024, there are continuing and emerging financing options, grant programs and legislation all designed to help homeowners and builders create much-needed infill housing. These will help on the margin, but we still need smart lenders to help create even more robust financing options for ADUs.

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Bay Area lawmakers OK new ADU guidelines to spur construction, citing needs of seniors

Housing Wire

Like many localities across the country, Marin County leaders describe a housing crisis in their area that they hope to alleviate through the construction of more ADUs. It is a notoriously expensive housing market and maintains an estimated population of more than 260,000 people, according to data from the 2020 U.S.

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CMG Financial adds Shamrock’s $300M-plus origination team

Housing Wire

According to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates, CMG was the 16th-largest mortgage lender in the country in the first nine months of 2023, with a $16 billion volume, an increase of 17.5% Its portfolio includes construction to perm, renovation financing, builder programs and home equity line of credits , among others.

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First Internet Bank is shuttering its consumer mortgage business

Housing Wire

It will also include the company’s local traditional consumer mortgage and construction-to-permanent businesses. The home equity loans balance was $24.7 The residential mortgage loan balance for First Internet was $383.9 million as of December 31, 2022, a 13.7% increase from the previous quarter and a 51.4%

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Seniors aging in place in Chicago could reshape city’s housing market

Housing Wire

Construction Coverage , a company that reviews construction software, insurance, and financial products in order to assist property builders, recently released a new report taking a closer look at the divide between baby boomers’ and younger generations’ shares of metropolitan housing markets according to reporting at the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Can first-time homebuyers afford homes today?

Housing Wire

As buyers wanted to find the perfect property, before interest rates rose, they were willing to offer all cash to sellers so their offer was not contingent on financing. Thus, the typical homeowner, who owned their home for a decade, had more than $200,000 in housing equity to make a trade.

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