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How the National Flood Insurance Program’s recent extension provides stability for the housing market

Housing Wire

The National Flood Insurance Program’s authority to issue policies was recently extended for a full year, until September 30, 2021. This is the 16th short-term extension of the NFIP since Congress reauthorized the program in 2012 and extended it in 2017, and the one-year extension is the longest of those extensions.

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Housing Market Tracker: Spring inventory falls

Housing Wire

Even though the labor market is currently showing signs of getting softer , there is no job-loss recession yet. As you can see in the chart below, there is a big difference between the current housing market and those looking for a repeat of 2008. Mortgage rates in a regular market should be 5.25% today but are at 6.5%.

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The housing market correction will be deep, and ugly

Housing Wire

You think things are bad in the housing market now? Even the most battle-tested industry players are preparing for one of the strongest housing market corrections in decades. Probably, the housing market needs to go to a correction to get to that place.” ” Where is the housing market heading?

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RON’s competitive advantage in today’s housing market

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In addition to minimum industry standards, RON platforms and RON service providers must be able to implement and apply any required overlays from transaction stakeholders, such as secondary market investors and title insurance underwriters.

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Frank Nothaft, economist with “inimitable style,” has died

Housing Wire

At CoreLogic, Nothaft headed the office of the economist, providing analysis, commentary and forecasting trends in global real estate, insurance and mortgage markets. Most people knew Frank as one of the nation’s premier housing economists,” said Robin Wachner, a CoreLogic spokesperson. Henry Wallich.

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VA makes major change to America’s most underutilized mortgage program

Housing Wire

It also allows qualifying veterans to get into the housing market with no down payments, limited closing costs, and no monthly mortgage insurance costs. from 2012 to 2021. Across the country, 180 loan program originations took place between 2012 and 2021. interest rate for the life of the loan. “VA

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As mortgage rates near 8%, loan originators target first-time homebuyers

Housing Wire

Most years that number is closer to 30%, said Ullmann, who’s been an LO since 2012. Mandatory mortgage insurance premiums were reduced to 55 basis points (bps) for most borrowers in February and FHA loans tend to come with lower interest rates than conventional loans.