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Nearly half of home sellers are offering concessions

Housing Wire

McVay said concessions have become a strategic way for sellers to meet buyers financial needs without lowering their sale price. Sellers are feeling nervous because a lot of them bought at the top of the market in 2021 and 2022, and will now be re-buying at a higher mortgage rate. That figure nearly doubled from 36.4%

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UWM turns to seller concessions with new mortgage product launch

Housing Wire

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) this week launched temporary rate buydowns, a product that allows borrowers to receive lower mortgage rates at the beginning of their loan terms by using seller concessions as part of the payment. It comes at a time in which the housing market favors buyers and seller concessions become more frequent.

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Mortgage demand picks up as seller concessions rise

Housing Wire

” Gano’s experiences reflect what happened in the market overall. “Mortgage rates declined last week as markets reacted to data showing a weakening economy and slowing wage growth,” Joel Kan, MBA’s vice president and deputy chief economist, said in a statement.

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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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Selling your home? Make sure you’re aware of hidden costs

Housing Wire

From staging fees, home improvements, repairs and seller concessions, there are several hidden costs involved in the selling process. Seller Concessions. A concession is when the seller agrees to pay part of a buyer’s closing costs. Are you thinking about selling your home?

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Seller Concessions: A Smart Strategy To Get Your House Sold

Keeping Current Matters

For the past few years, it’s been mostly a seller’s market. But dynamics are shifting as the number of homes for sale grows.

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How non-QM loans boost mortgage originator for success in 2025

Housing Wire

Describing the modern-day mortgage market as challenging would be an understatement, to say the least. The average rate throughout 2024 for 30-year fixed mortgages was 6.72% higher than it was during the 2008 market crash. It reflects another pressing issue of imbalanced supply and demand in the housing market.

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