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Deephaven Mortgage goes all in with expansion of home equity offerings

Housing Wire

According to Davis, rising home prices have led homeowners to tap into their equity for purposes such as debt consolidation , home renovation and student loan repayment. The Deephaven HELOC has a maximum loan size of $400,000 and a max loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 85%. There’s more demand than supply,” he added.

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Will the 2025 housing market crash like 2008?

Housing Wire

Yet, the growing share of income devoted to debt payments signals a need for heightened oversight and proactive measures to prevent financial strain from destabilizing the housing market. Debt-to-income ratios (DTIs) are a primary concern. in 2025), opening refinancing options for borrowers with lower home equity.

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Unison unveils ‘hybrid’ home equity sharing loan

Housing Wire

Home equity solutions provider Unison launched a new product on Tuesday that combines the features of traditional mortgage financing and emerging home equity investment (HEI) options. The San Francisco -based Unison calls its new offering the Equity Sharing Home Loan. home equity by the end of this year.

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How will first-time buyers fare if sellers can’t offer buyer agent compensation?

Housing Wire

Advocates focused solely on the concerns of home sellers—who have gained billions in equity in their properties in recent years—are now creating post-hoc justifications for why eliminating cooperative compensation benefits low-wealth buyers. None of these arguments hold water.

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The long anticipated transformation of the L.O.’s role is here

Housing Wire

The modern LO routinely analyzes debt-to-income ratios in the context of retirement savings goals. Quarterly minimum guarantees, retention bonuses and equity participation opportunities have become important recruitment and retention tools as mortgage lenders compete for top talent.

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First-time homebuyers becoming first-time home sellers

Housing Wire

Whatever that looks like, they’re kind of maxing out with the debt-to-income ratio. Financial factors, including mortgage rates and home equity , are the main drivers for around one-third of Gen X and Baby Boomers. They’re getting a loan.

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Home equity is the bright gem of the housing market

Housing Wire

Stubborn inflation and high interest rates continue to wreak havoc on the mortgage-origination market, but there is one asset class in the housing market that is arguably flourishing in these hard times – home equity. They are saying, ‘Tell me what’s working, how can I stand a program up so I can capture some of this [home-equity] business.”

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