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The Importance of Tax Escrow Payment Processing for Mortgage Servicer Operations

Appraisal Buzz

Mortgage tax escrow payments for local property owners and government processors continue to serve as a crucial source of revenue for local governments. Among these payments, timely settlement of local property taxes holds particular significance.

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Opinion: Improving housing affordability without exposing homebuyers to more risk

Housing Wire

For example, recently, Fannie Mae has focused on expanding alternatives to title insurance as a way to supposedly increase homeownership affordability. However, Fannie Mae’s own research from 2022 found that title insurance is not a significant component of the overall closing costs when buying a home.

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Opinion: Title and settlement fees aren’t a barrier to homeownership

Housing Wire

The borrower’s largest life-of-loan costs are the property taxes and recording fees paid at closing plus the accumulated cost of annual property taxes paid over the life of the loan. It’s notable, for example, that any discussion about taxes and government fees baked into closing costs has been absent in this debate.

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Understanding Property Taxes and Additional Charges

Eppraisal

As homeowners, we're familiar with the annual ritual of receiving our property tax bill. We'll try to help by shedding some light on the various components that make up your property tax bill, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of what you're paying for. or more of your property's value.

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HAF funds have kept 300,000 people in their homes: U.S. Treasury

Housing Wire

A requirement of a government-sponsored Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is that the homeowner keep their home in good repair while paying any applicable property taxes, homeowners insurance and homeowners association (HOA) fees. The program is also available for reverse mortgage borrowers.

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The Complete Guide to Buying a Home As a Government Employee

Raleigh Realty

Buying a Home As a Government Employee Are you a government employee preparing to buy a home? With the right resources, you can ensure a successful investment and one in which you may save tens of thousands of dollars thanks to being a government employee. Who Is a Government Employee?

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Fannie Mae: Policymakers should look elsewhere to improve affordability

Housing Wire

The paper argues that while mortgage costs — including mortgage insurance, guaranty fees and loan-level price adjustments — are often the focus of policymakers looking to address affordability, other costs make up most of the overall cost of housing. An FHFA spokesperson declined to comment on the research.