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SFR and fix-and-flip investors expect a better market in 2024

Housing Wire

Still, despite the gloomy news of late for SFR and fix-and-flip investors, some industry experts see better fortunes ahead in 2024 for both sectors. “We That should help to unlock more inventory while also reducing financing costs for leveraged investors. million households formed each year.”

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Opinion: FHA should lower Mortgage Insurance Premium

Housing Wire

Simply put, it looks at all the insured loans in the single-family business and factors in expected interest rates, home price forecast, default rates and severity rates over the entire duration of these loans, some of which will be on the books for 30 years. Just look at HUD’s own data on FHA lending: 1. But two things are clear.

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Ginnie Mae’s new liquidity standards are sorely needed

Housing Wire

Unlike lenders or servicers for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , Ginnie Mae issuers are responsible for passing along payments to investors after borrower equity, federal agency and mortgage insurance resources are exhausted. If those issuers fail, Ginnie Mae is ultimately responsible for making those investor payments.

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loanDepot moved $225M out of Signature, maintains credit lines

Housing Wire

The Company still maintains fully insured custodial deposit accounts at Signature,” the document says. “We It is now controlled by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Signature’s closure followed Silicon Valley Bank ’s collapse on Friday, the biggest bank failure since Washington Mutual in 2008.

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DataDigest: Office debt is stressing banks. That matters for mortgages.

Housing Wire

The rapid collapse of four regional banks that began last March shocked regulators and investors alike. Since the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures only up $250,000, the banks’ wealthier customers panicked and demanded all of their money immediately. By the end of Feb.

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How the run on banks is affecting the mortgage market

Housing Wire

Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week, the biggest bank failure since Washington Mutual in 2008, two other American banks with significant roles in the housing industry were hit by a deposit run. Investors running from riskier assets are buying bonds, causing mortgage rates to fall.

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Interfirst Mortgage raises $175 million

Housing Wire

Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management , MFA Financia l, various family offices, and other strategic investors invested through a StoicLane’s special purpose vehicle, StoicLane said. Interfirst was founded in 2001 as a retail originator but expanded to the wholesale channel in 2008 and the correspondent channel in 2011.

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