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Chase Home Lending increases its closing guarantee

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The guarantee means that the bank promises an on-time closing on or before the contract closing date, or it will pay the homebuyer $20,000. Dimon further suggested a “candid review” of the thousands of new rules implemented since the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010. Dimon wrote.

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Existing-home sales have nowhere to go but up in 2024? 

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Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices pushed sales of existing homes down again in October to the lowest monthly pace since August 2010. Homes typically go under contract a month or two before the closing, which means the October data largely reflects purchase decisions made in August and September. from October 2022’s $378,800.

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Smaller IMBs are better placed to weather challenges than larger ones, CHLA claims

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With homeownership affordability under pressure and mortgage rates and home prices rising, the report urged federal policy makers to refrain from taking actions that contract mortgage credit in this environment. The IMBs originated 90% of FHA and VA loans and issued 90% of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed security, the report said.

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Agent strategies for getting first-time homebuyers across the finish line

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Up from 45% last year and a notable increase from 37% in 2021, the report also mentioned that this share of first-time homebuyers likely hasn’t been this high since 2010, when there was a first-time homebuyer tax credit. This approach is negotiated in the contract; it’s a seller concession to the buyer for a set amount.

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Fires threaten nearly 40% of all Utah homes

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million people since 2010. “Sellers who are in the market right now are rushing to get under contract because they know buyers may start rethinking their decisions when fire season worsens,” Anderson said. In all, Utah’s population has increased by 3.3 What does the future of appraisals look like?

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Scottsdale housing market: Not just for snowbirds anymore

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from 2010, per a recent U.S. Sellers know they can ask a lot for their homes because the demand is “the craziest it’s ever been,” said John Diaz, a broker with MyHomeGroup in Arizona. Over the past 10 years, Arizona has enjoyed the ninth-largest population increase in the past 10 years, up 11.8% Census report.

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Opinion: Here’s the latest data on what Realtors are witnessing in the housing market

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Notably, the market has contracted as fewer buyers can afford to purchase in today’s market with the rise in interest rates and the continual rise in home prices. However, in many areas of the country it does remain a seller’s market. In comparison, in 2011, homes took 96 days to sell. .

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