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A transparent foreclosure marketplace reveals hidden equity

Housing Wire

billion in potential home equity has been uncovered for distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. A foreclosure sale usually represents the last chance for a distressed homeowner to benefit from any equity in a property being foreclosed,” said Ali Haralson , Auction.com president. “If Over the past five years, more than $1.2

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Fannie Mae pays $53M to settle recession-era discrimination suit

Housing Wire

Amid protests set off by George Floyd’s death, Fannie Mae ’s CEO issued a public statement about its commitment to racial equity. I told him, ‘We have this serious racial equity issue still pending, and I hope Fannie Mae is serious about it.’” Our role in housing finance brings important responsibilities.”.

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Industry supports FHA’s 40-year loan term option — with caveats

Housing Wire

Leslie Rouda Smith, president of the NAR, used her own letter to the FHA to explain the trade group has been “concerned” about the pandemic’s impact on the housing market. A 30-year loan mod option limits the amount of interest paid and helps borrowers accumulate equity in their homes more quickly, the groups said in the letter.

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Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-December

Calculated Risk Real Estate

Yesterday, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-December I reviewed home inventory and sales. Asking Rents Decline Year-over-year Tracking rents is important for understanding the dynamics of the housing market. House Prices The Case-Shiller National Index increased 3.9% This is historically very low.

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In Q1 earnings, Longbridge parent expects reverse mortgage market to improve

Housing Wire

Securitization a ’key portfolio objective’ “We successfully completed our inaugural securitization of proprietary reverse mortgage loans from Longbridge, which converted repo financing into term non-mark-to-market financing at an attractive cost of funds,” Penn said. “We

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Foreclosures in 2022: A Historical Perspective

Broke Agent Media

Foreclosure Market Report, which shows double the amount of foreclosure activity compared to 2021. . Foreclosure Market Report , which shows double the amount of foreclosure activity compared to a year ago. Foreclosure Market Report. Executive Vice President of Market Intelligence at ATTOM. ATTOM’s Year-End 2022 U.S.

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How To Start Building Wealth With Real Estate Investing

Lab Coat Agents

However, there are many ways to invest in real estate, which we’ll go over in the next article (5 Ways to Invest in Real Estate). Overall, it means that you invest in real estate either through equity (owning the property) or debt (borrowing money) (loaning the funds to buy the property).