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Deephaven’s Tom Davis: ‘Either you take market share, or someone takes yours’

Housing Wire

For example, 30% of purchase transactions were new construction last year. If you’re a loan officer, you should have a construction product that focuses on builders, developers and Realtors. And, its focusing on areas like construction, non-QM, the fix-and-flip and second lien production.

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Reverse mortgage pros sound off on 2025 HECM limit

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced last week that the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) limit for 2025 will be $1,209,750. This is fantastic news for homeowners 62 and older who are considering a reverse mortgage,” he said in a LinkedIn post. Others are taking a more nuanced approach to the increase.

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Home inspector sees interaction from baby boomers, aging in place and reverse mortgages

Housing Wire

home equity based on different estimates its easy to see the potential impact that such a large cohort has on a variety of different businesses, including home inspections. But one impact that Cook has observed in his own business at least anecdotally is an apparent mistrust that older buyers have for new construction.

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How non-QM loans boost mortgage originator for success in 2025

Housing Wire

Buyers want affordable new homes, yet new construction listings are still playing catch up with their high-priced counterparts. If that isnt spectacular enough, Deephaven offers interest-only options for maximum property cash flow alongside cash-out solutions to consolidate debt and unlock equity. Why is that important?

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Opinion: How did homeowners get into home equity prison?

Housing Wire

As the person relaxes on the couch watching television at night, they occasionally check the current value of their home and do a rough calculation of the amount of equity that they have accrued. Stated differently, you are dealing with individuals that may be in an equity prison. It comforts them for a brief moment.

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Redfin: Buyer’s agent commissions largely unchanged after NAR settlement

Housing Wire

The analysis is based on Redfins national data, including home sales closed by Redfin agents, partner-agent referrals, and transactions involving Redfin-owned Bay Equity Home Loans. Kastner said many of the lower commissions shes observed are tied to new-construction homes located outside Seattles core. In Portland, Ore.,

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Home prices are cooling, and condos in Florida are experiencing a deep freeze

Housing Wire

While falling condo prices can erode equity levels among existing condo owners, they also afford modest relief to those looking to prospective home buyers. Walden continued, Early March data shows condo prices dropping for the first time in more than a decade, with the largest impacts in the Sunbelt, most notably in Florida.

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