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Home seller concessions reach pre-pandemic levels

Housing Wire

In Q4 of 2022, 22% of Redfin’s home sales included a concession and lower listing price, while 19% included both a concession and a listing-price cut while the home was on the market. Sellers realize they’re not going to get $80,000 over the asking price like their neighbor did last year,” he added.

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Reverse purchase financing: The financing option no one is talking about

Housing Wire

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. The HECM for Purchase is not a refinancing tool; it is not akin to a Home Equity Line of Credit ( HELOC ). What is reverse purchase financing?

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UWM enters the HELOC space

Housing Wire

Top wholesale lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is the latest originator to join the resurgent home-equity lines of credit (HELOC) market. Last week, it launched temporary rate buydowns , allowing borrowers to receive lower mortgage rates at the beginning of their loan terms by using seller concessions as part of the payment. .

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Reverse mortgage volume, HMBS issuance see improvement in March

Housing Wire

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). and even HECM-to-HECM refinances jump by 8.8%.

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Reverse mortgage volume, securities issuance fall in February

Housing Wire

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell 11.8% to 1,900 loans in February, a drop telegraphed by lagging case numbers and sluggish endorsement activity in January, according to data compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI). No pressure, really — the Ginnie Mae market is very liquid,” he said.

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Will new products stop the bleeding for mortgage lenders? 

Housing Wire

Like its peers, the wholesale lender’s origination volume has plunged over the past year due to a dearth of refinancings and a sluggish purchase market. But the reality is Homepoint – like some of its peers – is going to lose market share as it attempts to right the ship. Homepoint is in a tough spot. Homepoint is hardly alone.

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Rocket launches program to lower first-year mortgage payments

Housing Wire

For Rocket Pro TPO, home sellers or real estate agents will be funding the program, similar to a buydown program rival United Wholesale Mortgage launched last month. UWM announced that its temporary rate buydowns – fueled by seller concessions – would reduce borrowers’ interest rates by up to 2% for the first two years of a mortgage.

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