Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

San Francisco-based Unison is extending its reach in the heartland by expanding its shared-equity loan program to homeowners in Nebraska. billion in equity-sharing agreements with some 9,000 homeowners across 29 states and the District of Columbia. Prioritizing home equity solutions in a rising rate environment.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

San Francisco-based fintech firm Unison plans several securitization deals to market in 2022, with private label offerings backed by home-equity assets. Unison, through an REA contract, advances the homeowner a portion of the equity in the property in exchange for a lien position and a share of the home’s future appreciation.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Bank of America recently announced a loan for lower-income households that doesn’t require homebuyers to come up with a downpayment or closing costs, and doesn’t base the loan on a minimum FICO score. Are we really doing those types of loans and promoting homeownership again without understanding the risks?

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HomeLight

MAY 8, 2024

Are you considering a hard money loan to fast-track your next real estate investment? Whether you’re planning to flip a house or purchase a rental property, a streamlined hard money loan can be a helpful option. What is a hard money loan? They are also a common financing solution for investors buying rental properties.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

As financial institutions weather this shift in the market, every loan opportunity becomes more critical than the last. The survival tactic lenders too often miss is doubling down on loan quality to ensure immediate salability to investors or long-term servicing performance.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

If 30-year rates fall to 6% by the fourth quarter, as the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and Fannie Mae are currently predicting , the overall population of loans with a 75-bps refi incentive would more than double from 1.7 Nearly 60% of that growth would come from loans originated in 2023, ICE projected. million to 3.8

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

Two new single-family rental (SFR) securitization deals sponsored by large institutional players — often described as “Wall Street” investors — hit the private label market in June, bringing the total deal count so far this year to 10. million fixed-rate, five-year loan from German American Capital Corp.

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Bigger Pockets

JULY 8, 2023

Choosing between a HELOC vs home equity loan is a big decision. We'll explain the benefits of each to help you make the best choice.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2021

Finance of America on Monday will become the latest lender to make its debut on the New York Stock Exchange. To coincide with the IPO, institutional investors have pledged to make a private investment of $250 million in the company. According to Inside Mortgage Finance, FOA was the 26th largest mortgage originator by volume in 2020.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Less than a year after coming to the rescue of Signature Bank during the market turmoil of March 2023, New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) faces a confidence crisis due to its exposure to commercial real estate loans. According to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates, Flagstar originated $15.7 billion in mortgages in 2023.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

That has contributed to UWM’s competitors taking losses on loans when they can least afford it. During the second-quarter earnings season, executives from publicly traded mortgage lenders detailed their forays into jumbo loans, non-qualified mortgages, reverse mortgages, home equity products and even personal loans.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And yet, it would also undermine the institutions that will need to fill the vacuum, independent mortgage banks, by making it more expensive for banks to provide them financing or a market for their primary asset, mortgage-servicing rights. There is a lot here to unpack, so we’ll take it piece by piece.

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Marco Santarelli

MAY 3, 2023

Fortunately, real estate loans for investors offer a viable solution to finance these investments. In this article, we will explore the most common types of real estate loans for investors, their eligibility requirements, how to obtain them, and the factors to consider before selecting a loan.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

of the company and there were no outside investors. billion in mortgage loans in 2023, according to Kortas, easily more than any other brokerage. According to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System, NEXA had 2,385 sponsored mortgage loan officers as of Thursday. Kortas told HousingWire that he owns 50.5% NEXA did $6.29

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. So, it’s not just our loans supplying into this ecosystem … it could be any originator.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Finance of America Companies (FOA) has entered into an agreement to sell the operational assets of its Finance of America Commercial vertical to Roc Capital Holdings LLC. The deal will offload an FoA subsidiary division that offers residential real estate investment loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2023

Interest rate stability offers the best environment for MBS performance, and inflation reduces the demand that investors have for mortgage-backed bonds. Elevated loan ceiling limits will “theoretically mean that incrementally more industry volume would qualify for conventional loans,” the report said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2023

Dallas-based Comerica Bank has decided to “organically exit” the mortgage banker finance business following the tumult in the banking industry that threatened the nation’s top warehouse lenders. Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) first reported on the topic. These loans are also highly secured and collateralized.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Point, a shared equity reverse mortgage firm that gives homeowners the ability to sell a small fraction of their equity, recently announced that it has raised over $1 billion in new capital commitments from real estate and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) investors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

To the extent that you can get loans off your balance sheet faster, it lowers your financing costs. To court more clients, Rocket launched products targeted at accumulated home equity levels and potential homebuyers who face affordability challenges. The BUY+ program provided borrowers a credit equal to 1.5%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

KBRA Analytics , an affiliate of Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), has acquired digital-information service Direct Lending Deals , which offers investors and loan originators coverage of deal data, news and analysis in the direct-lending sector. KBRA Analytics’ acquisition of DLD closed quietly on Aug.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

On Tuesday, executives from the San Francisco, California-headquartered mortgage tech firm, which has yet to post a profit since going public in July 2021, shared the firm’s vision for growth during its first investor day. Over the next three years, Blend aims to continue to grow market share and economic value per funded loans.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Miami-based fintech Milo has started to diversify its portfolio for investors with digital holdings by offering its first crypto-mortgage refinancing product, the company announced on Tuesday. “With our crypto refinance, they can benefit from having access to their home equity when attractive investment opportunities come up.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Redfin classified purchases as all-cash when transactions had no mortgage loan information on the deed. Affluent Americans (or investors) are the only ones who can bypass the sting of high mortgage rates by paying all cash. In September, government-insured FHA loans represented a little over 15% of U.S. in April 2023.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2023

The MBA estimates the 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) increased to 6.58% for the week ending December 30 from 6.42% in the previous week. For jumbo loans (greater than $647,200), rates remained at 6.12%. “At the same time, equity in homes is the highest it’s been out there.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

At an investor conference last fall, Redwood Trust Inc. The Mill Valley, California-based REIT operates as a specialty finance house that invests in, acquires and securitizes residential loans. Vesta Equity , another blockchain-enabled marketplace for tokenized home-equity investments. “As

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Ginnie Mae intends to develop a new reverse mortgage-backed security product enabling the acquisition of loans from an HMBS pool above the existing 98% maximum claim amount (MCA) requirement, according to a new announcement. HECM warrants special attention because of demographic trends, and the financial circumstances of older Americans.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Investment firm Pretium has acquired the leading fix-and-flip lender Anchor Loans LP from affiliates of Wafra Capital Partners Inc. California-based Anchor Loans, founded in 1998, provides capital for professional residential real-estate investors through bridge and construction products. and other owners.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements increased 8.3% to 2,058 loans in March, an increase helped by new case numbers and slightly telegraphed by recent industry sentiments, according to data compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI). to 185 loans, while the Southwest increased 15% to 230 loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management , MFA Financia l, various family offices, and other strategic investors invested through a StoicLane’s special purpose vehicle, StoicLane said. Last year, Interfirst relaunched its services with a new proprietary loan origination technology platform. and former U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Freddie Mac has put its finger on the scale of an emerging loan market that has been the domain of the private-label securities market, which has nurtured its reemergence in recent years. This provides homeowners with a cost-effective alternative for accessing the equity in their homes.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2022

Homes that reach the market sell quickly, bidding wars are the new normal and the investor share of sales continues to rise. Various mortgage finance innovations facilitated larger loans at the same monthly payment to keep up with growing home values – which is one reason why house prices kept going up.

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Real Trends

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Real estate professionals navigating housing in 2022 and beyond need to know their way around all the financing options available. Without knowledge of lesser-known financing choices, real estate professionals can miss the chance to turn their customers into homeowners, or sellers. . USDA loans. 2-1 buydowns.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

In my framework, there are three broad buckets: Making purchase possible/financing Transaction and process improvements Post-purchase maintenance and value management We can quibble on the words, but the spirit is clear. On the one hand, finance in general is a very well-established category with data-driven rules and clear processes.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2022

The proposal, by Laurie Goodman, the founder of Urban’s housing finance policy center, Ted Tozer, former president of Ginnie Mae , and Alexei Alexandrov, former chief economist at the Federal Housing Finance Agency , would see measures implemented during the pandemic made permanent. But forbearance would, potentially, be a moneymaker.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 21, 2023

First-time Spec house builders need to understand the nuances of financing to ensure successful projects. From navigating traditional mortgage loans to exploring non-conventional options, various financing solutions are available. Builders may face difficulties obtaining financing due to the higher risks of speculative projects.

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