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Luxury home sales rise 41.5%, making biggest jump since 2013

Housing Wire

In the largest increase since 2013, luxury home sales rose 41.5% Remote work , record-low mortgage rates and strong stock prices during the pandemic are allowing America’s wealthy families to gobble up expensive houses with home offices and big backyards in the suburbs,” Fairweather said. “The

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State financial regulators and FHFA enter mortgage information sharing agreement

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The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) have signed onto a memorandum of understanding to formally share information between each other related to nonbank mortgage companies. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 2013. It also entered into a similar MOU with the U.S.

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CBC Mortgage Agency cuts rates on down payment assistance second mortgages

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CBC Mortgage Agency — a federally chartered housing finance agency — is reducing interest rates on repayable second mortgages used for its down payment assistance (DPA) program. CBC Mortgage Agency is the provider of Chenoa Fund, a national DPA program that comes in a repayable and forgivable option.

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Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions taps into HELOCs

Housing Wire

Atlanta-based nonqualified mortgage (non-QM) lender Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions is tapping into the home equity line of credit (HELOC) market amid elevated equity levels. Angel Oak’s bank-statement HELOC allows qualified, self-employed borrowers to leverage their home equity while maintaining their primary mortgage.

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Floify’s new platform aims to provide flexible pricing for mortgage lenders

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Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a mortgage point-of-sale (POS) platform for lenders. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. — is a software development company that offers a digital loan origination system and POS for the mortgage industry.

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Floify launches lending platform for mortgage brokers

Housing Wire

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a lending platform for mortgage brokers built on the foundation of the Floify point-of-sale (POS) platform. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. — The Colorado-headquartered firm was acquired by publicly traded proptech company Porch Group, Inc.

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CBC Mortgage Agency offers temporary rate buydowns on FHA loans

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CBC Mortgage Agency – a federally chartered housing finance agency – will offer two temporary rate buydown features for its down payment assistance (DPA) program for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. United Wholesale Mortgage and Rocket Mortgage offer lender-paid temporary rate buydown options in addition to seller-funded buydowns.

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