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What is a Condo? Everything You Need to Know to Buy One

Redfin

Another point to consider about the pros and cons of buying a condo is that many of the drawbacks of condo ownership can be mitigated or avoided by performing due diligence before buying. Your due diligence should include the following: Review HOA documents and your financial strength.

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Potential TikTok ban looms, forcing mortgage LOs to pivot

Housing Wire

Some loan officers are already pivoting to alternative platforms to sustain their client engagement strategies. TikTok offers the opportunity for borrowers to do their due diligence and learn about the process. Every loan officer has their own means of how to reach Realtors and potential borrowers.

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It’s time for America to think differently about money laundering and risk assessment

Housing Wire

It gave every loan officer a national reputation and elevated the position of loan officer to one more approximating other licensed professionals. The FATF calls on all nations to exercise enhanced due diligence and to apply counter-measures when dealing with these blacklisted countries.

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Underwriter shortage slowing the pace of private-label deals

Housing Wire

Underwriters are needed at the beginning of the process to conduct due diligence on mortgage originations, and they are in demand on the back-end of the pipeline to conduct due diligence on the loans being pooled and securitized in RMBS issuances sold to investors. It depends on who you are,” Mayhew explained.

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NAF’s Shannon Robinson updates the status of reverse mortgage business in 2024

Housing Wire

And it seeks to expand the number of available loan officers and strategic development tools to continue building on the momentum that company executive say they’re seeing in the space. ” Clow: How does your team approach bringing these traditional loan officers up to speed with reverse?

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Judge grants motion to dismiss NEXA Mortgage lawsuit against former president

Housing Wire

Apart from that, is it truly Mr. Kortas’s view that due diligence on a $25 million real estate transaction would not have involved someone asking about Nexa’s basic authority to make such a transaction?” As of Wednesday, NEXA was the largest U.S.

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Loan America sues Sprout for allegedly failing to purchase loans

Housing Wire

According to the lawsuit, Loan America and Sprout would agree on prices and rates for any loan that Sprout was interested in purchasing. Loan America agreed it would not fund or close such a loan until receiving a “cleared to close” confirmation from Sprout.