Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

What does it mean when the real estate market is slow, prices have declined, pre-construction sales and prices are even more sluggish, and yet some pre-construction condominium developers in the midtown area are currently charging up to $2,000 per square foot? Please speak to a Sales Representative for details.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

Borrowing money will be relatively expensive, “including taking on a mortgage borrowing for a home purchase,” Jones said. The recent drop in mortgage rates fueled existing home sales, which rose for the first time in a year. After dropping for 12 months, existing home sales rebounded in February, climbing 14.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Seller concessions for VA borrowers are capped at 4% of the home’s purchase price or appraised value and can cover some closing costs, including the VA funding fee and prepaid taxes. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rules prohibit VA borrowers from paying real estate commissions. Realtors will have to decide, do I negotiate or not?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The program allows delinquent borrowers to package up to 30 percent of the unpaid principal balance of their original loan into a non-interest bearing second loan that only needs to be paid off when the home securing the loan is sold or refinanced, or the first position mortgage is paid off sometime down the road. He needed a month to move.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Incenter Mortgage Advisors was flooded with a surge of mortgage-servicing rights business in January — with bulk MSR sales approaching in one month what the firm normally tallies in an entire year. In fact, five of the deals involved MSRs pegged to loan pools that exceeded $10 billion in unpaid principal balance. million to $23.7

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The earnings included, among other things, a $67 million gain from the collapse of a securitization trust and a $96 million preliminary bargain purchase gain related to the Home Point Capital acquisition. The firm also had a $39 million loss associated with equity investments primarily related to the sale of its title business in 2021.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The repurchase-request volume, which includes both depository lenders and nonbanks, is being driven up this year by the huge volume of lower-rate loans made in 2020 and 2021 that Fannie and Freddie are continuing to vet for loan-sale representations and warranties violations. And it just might push some smaller lenders over the cliff.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

million in the fourth quarter, down from $274 million in the previous quarter, “driven primarily by lower market activity due to increased interest rates and a seasonal slowdown in purchase volume,” the company told investors. A smaller loanDepot Total revenues declined to $169.6 Revenues dipped to $1.2 billion in 2021.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 12, 2023

Here are some key terms and their definitions: Mortgage : A loan specifically used to purchase real estate. In a mortgage agreement, the buyer borrows money from the lender (usually a bank) and agrees to pay it back with interest over a specified period. Principal : The amount of money you borrowed to buy the home.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

The federal government is well aware that mortgage lenders and industry stakeholders are frustrated by the 7% cap on second homes and investment properties that was implemented as part of a broader series of amendments to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ‘s Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements. The revised PSPAs require that beginning Jan.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

As excited as you are about the prospect of a successful sale, you’re hesitant to sign a contract without knowing you’ll have somewhere to go. Enter the use and occupancy agreement. While a use and occupancy agreement might seem a lot like a lease, there are some fundamental differences. Source: ( Andrea Davis / Unsplash ).

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Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 23, 2024

And about an hour before sitting down to write this, a pre-construction buyer from 2019 asked me to look at his Agreement of Purchase & Sale and tell him whether or not he can withhold the funds due on final closing because of what he perceives as “material defects.” A free furnace? What could possibly go wrong!

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2021

The Mortgage Bankers Association on Tuesday sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria expressing concern over several amendments to the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements announced in January , including changes to investment properties.

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The Close

AUGUST 9, 2022

The benefit of a 1031 exchange is that it defers the taxes that would normally be paid on the capital gains from the sale of a property. A 1031 exchange is the process where a person sells one investment property and purchases another “like-kind” property (or multiple properties) of equal or greater value than the property sold.

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Realtor.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Seller concessions “all have the same goal: to sweeten the deal for a prospective buyer who is on the fence about committing to a purchase,” says Martin Orefice , CEO of Rent to Own Labs in Orlando, FL. Sellers can also offer to pay for repairs should the home inspection reveal that they’re necessary.

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HomeLight

JULY 29, 2022

If you’re in this demographic and looking for a house in retirement, chances are your priorities have changed from when you purchased your first home. This is why purchasing a home in an area where property values are on the rise can be a smart and profitable move. Pros and cons of buying a home after 60. Building equity.

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Zolo

AUGUST 13, 2020

Q: A reader wants to know if there is any way to convert a principal residence mortgage into tax-deductible debt. . Property A is our principal residence; property B is an investment property. The plan is to take out a mortgage on property C and move into this property as our new principal residence.

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HomeLight

JUNE 28, 2022

In this article, we explain the roles agents play in your home sale or purchase, their required level of experience, and the services they provide in your home sale or purchase. The buyer’s agent helps a buyer locate and purchase a home, negotiating the best deal for their client. Don’t break the law.

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Realty Biz

MAY 1, 2022

To make an informed decision, it’s important to understand the following: 1) What is the inventory of houses for sale? Escalation clauses are often included in house purchase agreements to allow you to go over other offers by a set amount of money. 2) How low is the demand for houses? Consider Using an Escalation Clause.

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The Close

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This tool, also known as a like-kind exchange, allows investors to defer paying capital gains taxes on a sale. ” If a property is active contingent, a buyer has submitted an offer to purchase a property, but the sale won’t be finalized until certain conditions, or contingencies, are met. Active contingent. Call option.

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Realtor.com

OCTOBER 15, 2020

fstop123/Getty Images Few things are as exciting as purchasing a newly constructed home. There are a lot of factors that could make a brand-new home a less than ideal purchase. Outlaw warns that purchasing a cheap build in a nice neighborhood will have ramifications—like costly repairs—further down the line.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 5, 2021

If you purchased a condo and the listing read, “525 square feet,” what would you take that to mean? In July 2020, Michael Mitchell and Richard Bowring listed their Mississauga bungalow for sale on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Is it 525 square feet per builder plan, ie. the one that measures from inside the walls?

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HomeLight

MAY 3, 2023

Depending on the price range of the home, I tell my clients that they need to be ready to spend 9%–10% of the sale price on selling costs, including the real estate agent commission and closing costs,” says Joanne McCoy , a top-selling real estate agent in Lincoln, Nebraska. Selling fee Typical % of sale price Real estate agent commission 5.8%

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HomeLight

MARCH 31, 2021

The Georgia Association of Realtors reports that closing costs in Georgia typically range 5% to 10% of the home’s sale price. You can estimate your home sale takeaways after closing costs with HomeLight’s Net Proceeds Calculator for whatever city you live in. Commission: $20,300 for the listing agent and buyer’s agent’s commission.

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Realty Biz

MAY 19, 2022

That means if you’re buying a $200,000 home, you will need to pay anywhere from $10,000 to $40,000 up front as part of your purchase and loan agreement. With most people needing the help of a mortgage to purchase a home, make sure you qualify for a loan you can afford before you start looking at houses.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We also connected with HomeLight Home Loans Mortgage Sales Leader Richie Helali, who offered an insider’s look at mortgage options that could help you hold on to your home — or let it go without falling into foreclosure. Here’s when you may want to reconsider — or at least carefully weigh the consequences of — a home sale.

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

by WATA, which not only sold for $870,000 last year, but which is now being offered for sale again at a reasonable $1,305,000. and there’s a person out there who values this game and would consider purchasing it, then there’s both supply and demand, and thus we have a market. For a goddam video game! Well, rate-holds!

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Realtor.com

JUNE 4, 2021

from a year earlier, and the number of homes for sale fell to record lows earlier this year. That scarcity has helped lift home prices to all-time highs and has started to slow down the pace of sales. Some sellers negotiate rent-back agreements, so they can stay in their home for a month or longer after selling while they house hunt.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is the top resource used by sellers to list their homes, but for sale by owner (FSBO) home sellers in Connecticut aren’t able to list their house on the MLS without the partnership of a real estate agent. However, you’ll still be responsible for all aspects of your home sale. Get Started.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Your agreement with a buyer’s agent may be one of the first legal documents you’ll encounter when buying a home. Dobbs works in Illinois, where buyer representation agreements are not common. This is why it’s so important to have a thorough home inspection conducted during the due diligence period of your purchase agreement.

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

If you’re selling your Kentucky home, you may be wondering how much you’ll make on the sale, what required costs will eat into your profit, and where you can cut costs. This means understanding which fees you’ll be responsible for when the sale closes. Percentage of sale or flat price. 150,000 sale). Closing cost.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Remember, developers can start pre-sales before they have a final design or approval, and of course, they can always change the design. So why not start taking deposits on an empty site when you don’t even have an agreement with the city on what to build? We talked a lot about sales on Monday as a reason for delays.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Taking on a mortgage is no casual agreement — which is why the loan qualification process is so stringent — but you’ll nearly always have options. Homeowners who sell their home while still holding a mortgage will pay it off with the proceeds of the sale — even if they end up taking on a new loan with the purchase of another property.

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The Residential Specialist

AUGUST 31, 2021

Once upon a time, it was improper for a single woman or man to purchase a home pre-marriage. Angelina Feichko, CRS, Sold By An Angel Real Estate® owner and principal broker, is helping her North Salt Lake, Utah, clients ditch that outdated belief. This buyer wants to purchase a home and is done throwing away money on rent.

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Marco Santarelli

DECEMBER 22, 2020

If you are experienced enough, you can potentially find and purchase your own mortgage notes. . On the courthouse steps, this property will be auctioned for sale. As long as you comply with the timing and the noticing, then that sale goes through. Notes are available through note exchanges, note brokers, and organizations.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Generally, a seller’s disclosure is a standard form containing material defects and features of the property for sale; it’s one of the many documents that you need to collect and complete before selling your home. This requirement to disclose applies to real estate property of 1 to 4 dwelling units transferred by a sale.

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Norada Real Estate

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Looking to purchase and profit from a rental property? Just like any business, purchasing a rental property to earn monthly income can be a bit risky too. Our investment properties for sale are at or below fair market value – which means there is a potential for more returns on your investment. How good is that?

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