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Private equity and insurance companies piling into residential mortgages

Housing Wire

After two years of limited demand, private equity and insurance companies are increasing their allocations to single family residential mortgages. These strong fund flows are resulting in tighter credit spreads, higher prices, and an increased focus on sourcing new originations.

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JPMorgan to buy almost $2B of mortgages in the PacWest deal: reports

Housing Wire

JPMorgan Chase will buy nearly $2 billion worth of mortgages to grease Banc of California ‘s purchase of PacWest Bancorp , Bloomberg reported. The bank entered into an agreement to buy $1.8 billion of single-family residential loans at a discount, according to the outlet.

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Flagstar Bancorp cuts 20% of its mortgage staff

Housing Wire

parent company of Flagstar Bank , has reduced its mortgage staff by 20% since the calendar turned to 2022, laying off 420 employees amid a significant drop in origination volumes and margins. Mortgage revenue decreased $36 million in the same period, to $74 million from January to March. Michigan-based Flagstar Bancorp , Inc.

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Why industry watchers expect mortgage rates to fluctuate in coming weeks

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates, which climbed upward one day and went down the next in the wake of the recent wave of bank failures, will continue to be volatile before it stabilizes, industry watchers said. “The As that uncertainty drains away, mortgage rates will have smaller day-to-day swings.” What does it mean for buyers, sellers?

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Newest commission lawsuit doesn’t seek class-action status

Housing Wire

District Court for the Southern District of New York , Hao Zhe Wang accused real estate industry players of “agreeing, combining and conspiring to impose, implement and enforce anticompetitive restraints and the cause Plaintiff to pay inflated commissions on the purchase and sale of his homes in violation of federal and state statutes.”

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Fannie Mae unveils $997M reperforming loan offering 

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae has launched its fourth reperforming-loan sale of the year — an offering of 6,130 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $997 million. A reperforming loan is a mortgage that has been or is currently delinquent but has been reperforming for a period of time. million in unpaid principal balance; pool 2 is at $342.5

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Ask Brian: What Happens When a Home Buyer Backs Out of a Signed Purchase Agreement?

Realty Biz

We decided to sell our house as “for sale by owner” to save the agent’s commission. Both the buyer and we signed a generic purchase agreement. I don’t know what is in your generic purchase agreement. I’m assuming that once both of you signed the purchase agreement you stopped trying to find another buyer.