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Mortgage infrastructure platform Pylon raises $8.5M in seed round

Housing Wire

Headquartered and founded by Trent Hedge and Marco Monteiro earlier this year, the firm’s unified stack offers a white-labeled interface that can pre-fill loan applications in addition to instantly verifying income, assets and pulling credit, according to its website. .

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Mortgage demand gets a boost as rates decline for three straight weeks

Housing Wire

“Purchase applications remain over 30% behind last year’s pace, but recent increases, along with data from other sources showing an uptick in home sales, is a welcome development.” Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ). But it’s not just mortgage demand that has fluctuated recently.

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Opinion: To support low-income borrowers, return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private sector

Housing Wire

While the conservatorship has allowed for the mortgage market to be restored to its pre-crisis state and strengthened these two government-sponsored entities (GSEs), there are significant downsides to maintaining the status quo indefinitely.

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Agents fight misconceptions to win deals for military veteran clients

Housing Wire

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. VA loans are secured by the VA, and statutorily must be appraised by the VA and not just any appraiser. “I

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FHA borrowers are getting hammered by rising rates

Housing Wire

Text sign showing hand written words FHA Home loan. Over 80% percent of FHA purchasers are first-time homebuyers, and borrowers of color obtained over 40% of FHA loans last year, according to HUD. The FHA also insured more than twice as many loans to Black and Hispanic borrowers last year as the rest of the mortgage market combined.

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7 Things Sellers Need to Know About FHA Loans When Fielding Offers

HomeLight

You’ve just received the first offer on your home — and it’s backed by an FHA loan. So what do you need to know about FHA loans as a seller? Today, FHA loans represent a fair share of the mortgage market; in 2018, the FHA insured 12.1% FHA loans help make homeownership more accessible. of all mortgage originations.

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Own Up eyes national expansion with $12M funding round

Housing Wire

It says it brings new transparency to the process by eschewing the traditional broker commission, typically 1.15% of the loan. Through its digital platform, Own Up handles the application process and receive a fee of 0.40% of the loan amount from the lender.