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Reverse purchase financing: The financing option no one is talking about

Housing Wire

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. This is a huge boon for the program as seller concessions have not been allowed within the FHA-insured program since its inception.

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Fed retreat from MBS market sparks short-term uncertainty

Housing Wire

The soaring federal deficit requires even more buyers of bonds, and some government bond sales may make it more difficult to issue MBS securities, unless with higher interest rates.”. It’s a market already under siege from a hawkish Fed policy that has sparked a sharp rise in interest rates, up 1.5 in 2009 to 1.9%

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Fla. Unlikely to Feel Impact from Slowing Market

Empire Appraisal Group

Unlikely to Feel Impact from Slowing Market. Wary buyers and rising interest rates may affect some U.S. markets, but Fla.’s Six of the nation’s top 25 most overvalued housing markets are in the Sunshine State, which can expect to see a “prolonged period of unaffordability” even as prices in other regions of the country cool.

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Help for troubled borrowers is on the way. But will it come soon enough?

Housing Wire

. “Servicers don’t want to get in a position where the customers think they are deciding who gets the money or not,” said Dana Dillard, principal advisor at Housing Finance Strategies , a consulting firm for the mortgage and servicing industry. If the program does break right, the benefits for the housing market are clear.

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What Is a Foreclosure and How Does it Work?

Quicken Loans

That’s why many home buyers turn to foreclosed homes in hopes of getting more space in a better area and with a much lower price tag. Foreclosure purchases thrived in 2009-2010 when a recession-battered housing market hit its peak foreclosure rate. Many banks won’t sell directly to home buyers.

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

A three-year renovation, ending in 2009, converted the upper floors into the 7,000-square-foot penthouse. In addition to reducing upfront costs, Rocket Mortgage says ONE+ completely eliminates the expensive monthly mortgage insurance fee for the client —which is traditionally required if the buyer places less than 20% down on their purchase.

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Conforming loan limits draw scrutiny

Housing Wire

has long been a major player in the private-label securitization market, and it sees a looming problem brewing in the housing industry. That issue is about boundaries — specifically, the line drawn between the roles of private industry and the government in the housing market.