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Home equity cushions homeowners against economic shocks

Housing Wire

The most recent National Mortgage Database (NMDB) Aggregate Statistics report from FHFA reveals the significant amount of home equity that American households possess. Vast home equity cushion Keep this very simple: 82% of homeowners in America have at least 30% of equity in their homes. Currently, we are at 47%.

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Home equity access: How Finance of America bolsters the market with home equity products

Housing Wire

In today’s economy, mortgage rates and housing expenses have consistently risen. However, homeowners have a unique advantage with home equity products—designed to let residents tap into their home’s equity for cash. Mortgage professionals must keep up with the new demand for home equity products in the new market.

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Redwood adds alternative loan products to its home equity platform

Housing Wire

Real estate investment trust Redwood has expanded its home equity platform, Aspire, to include alternative loan products amid affordability challenges in the housing market, the company announced Tuesday. Through Aspire, launched in September 2023, Redwood directly originates home equity investments (HEIs).

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Americans tapped $25B in home equity in Q1. That hasn’t happened since 2008

Housing Wire

homeowners tapped nearly $25 billion in home equity through second-lien mortgages during the first quarter of 2025 the largest volume for this period in 17 years, according to the ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s newest Mortgage Monitor report. mortgage holders carried a record $17.6 HELOC rates have fallen by 2.5

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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%. The minimum FICO score to qualify is 680.

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FOA lowers rate, expands HomeSafe Second reverse mortgage into new states

Housing Wire

Reverse mortgage industry leader Finance of America (FOA) announced updates on Thursday to the interest rate for HomeSafe Second, its proprietary second-lien reverse mortgage product. The interest rate on the loan has been lowered from 9.99% to 9.49%. The interest rate on the loan has been lowered from 9.99% to 9.49%.

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Stable mortgage rate environment reshapes how LOs engage with borrowers

Housing Wire

Analysts, economists and mortgage professionals are coining this quarter’s activity as one of the most “calm” periods for mortgage rates in recent memory. It follows nearly three years of borrowers being sidelined by higher rates or “stuck” in loans with historically low rates.

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