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Compass adds 10 principal agents to Ocean City office

Inman

Compass has recruited 15 agents from an Ocean City, New Jersey, RE/MAX franchise, 10 of whom will serve as principal agents. The new recruits represent $136 million in 2022 sales volume.

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The month in reverse mortgage rates: March 2024

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) determines how much principal a lender can provide a borrower. This “principal limit” calculation is based on factors like home value, age, and of course, interest rates. Conversely, when expected rates are lower at origination, borrowers are offered more principal.

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Under stress, loanDepot ‘buys time’ with plan to extend $500M debt

Housing Wire

And Rithm Capital priced an offering of $775 million in aggregate principal of senior unsecured notes due in 2029 at 8% per year. million in aggregate principal of 2028 senior notes held by Artemis Management LLC. The new debt will pay 8.75% — an incremental 0.5% It reported a cash balance of $604 million at the end of March.

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The month in reverse mortgage rates: April 2024

Housing Wire

This rate is used, among other things, to help determine a borrower’s initial principal limit (borrowing capacity). When looking up the borrower’s principal limit factor, we would use 6.75%. So, it is understandable that HECM prospects want to know how unlocked expected rates could impact their principal limit. Example With a 2.5%

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Second homes and the principal residence tax exemption

REM Online

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DeSantis stamps changes to reverse mortgage tax requirements in Florida

Housing Wire

“Currently, the documentary stamp tax is applied to the entire mortgage obligation amount rather than being applied to the principal limit amount,” or the maximum amount of proceeds that a reverse mortgage borrower can receive. This will now be changed, according to provisions of the law as analyzed by the committee.

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Mortgage 101: How to Calculate Principal and Interest

Bigger Pockets

Calculating the principal and interest on your loan helps you identify the actual cost of a property. If you have a $400,000 loan at a 30-year fixed rate of 5%, […]