Housing Wire
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Rising home prices have pushed the third quarter’s tappable home equity amount near its 2022 peak, but interest rates are making homeowners reluctant to extract that wealth. Rising equity levels are also contributing to low default and foreclosure activity. In 2024, roughly 75% of originations expected to come from purchase loans.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
It is worth noting that some buyers are using equity from the sale of their previous home to make a relatively larger down payment on their new purchase. FHA loan usage increases in September As sellers field fewer offers, buyers with FHA loans may have greater luck to close on a home. in April 2023.
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Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
The Federal Reserve ‘s effort to temper inflation has cooled the housing market that remains subdued with mortgage rates north of 7%. However, a silver lining in the subdued housing market is the strength in new-home sales. They were withdrawing volatility from the market, and they were lowering rates to benefit consumers.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 19, 2023
By doing a cash-out refi, she landed a $340,000 FHA loan and locked in a 6.9% We are paying off her current mortgage balance of $280,000 while maintaining more than $200,000 in home equity,” said Anderson, who runs the mortgage broker shop Rancho Capital Home Loans. mortgage rate at the end of August. “At
Housing Wire
JUNE 3, 2022
Since then, Lakeview has unveiled two additional PLS offerings involving pools of delinquent FHA loans also securitized via Ginnie Mae. In those offering, 100% of the FHA loans involved are delinquent — with about a quarter of the mortgages in each deal in active foreclosure. In total, 99.3% are in active foreclosure.
Realtor.com
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
designer491/iStock FHA loans, which are insured by the Federal Housing Administration, help home buyers secure financing to buy a home despite their low income, lack of savings, or poor credit scores—the kind of things that often prevent people from getting a conventional loan. So it’s win-win all round!
Realty Biz
DECEMBER 29, 2021
From finding the right agent to work with , to sorting through listings until you find your dream home, to figuring out innovative ways to keep your costs down , to outbidding all the other buyers in 2021’s red hot market, it’s easy to overlook one of the most important (and most nerve-wracking) aspects of buying a home — the financing.
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