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Rocket launches program to lower first-year mortgage payments

Housing Wire

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. in the first year of their loan, Rocket said.

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Onto the Next: What to Know Before Selling Your Recently Purchased Home

HomeLight

If you have a mortgage on your home, your housing payment will be the same every month — but in the first couple of years, the vast majority of that overall payment will likely go toward interest and will barely touch the principal balance. Seller concessions (2% – 6%). Mortgage payoff (varies).