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Opinion: Rethinking the FHA mortgage insurance premium

Housing Wire

In 2013, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) began requiring borrowers to pay the Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) for the life of an FHA loan. People have equated FHA insurance to that of private mortgage insurance used by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), which is not life-of-loan.

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Opinion: The risk in cutting FHA insurance premiums

Housing Wire

There has been a flurry of recent articles prognosticating a decrease to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance premiums. At least 137,000 of those borrowers have FHA-insured loans. FHA’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund) is there to be the primary buffer against these inevitable shifts in housing and the economy.

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Nicole Beattie will be the next CEO of Amrock

Housing Wire

Amrock , a title insurance, property valuations and settlement services provider that is part of the Rocket Companies family, announced Wednesday that longtime CEO, Brian Hughes will be retiring later this month and Nicole Beattie, the current vice president of mortgage servicing at sister company Rocket Mortgage , will take over.

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

Always include your contact information and a call to action, such as an offer for a free home valuation. In this complimentary meeting, we’ll go through your property, and I’ll give you my expert recommendations on repairs to make, renovations that’ll provide the best return, and, of course, a current market valuation of your property.

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Minneapolis/St. Paul – 2019-2020 Commercial Real Estate Value Trends

Simonson Real Estate

Paul Commercial Real Estate Valuation and Appraisal Forecast Summit held at the Golden Valley Country Club on Friday, January 17, 2020. Topics centered on valuation trends for the retail, industrial, office and multi-family property sectors. General valuation trend – seeing higher prices and compressed cap rates.