Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

The company, which employs about 17 people, was founded in 2015, and is one of those approved to provide the Freddie Mac data report for its new remote inspection program. Beginning July 17, Freddie Mac will accept some mortgages with hybrid appraisals — but the list of caveats is lengthy. First, the option only applies to refinances.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 10, 2024

New FHA ROV Policy By Dave Towne, May 3, 2024 Excerpts: Up until recently, there has never been a standardized policy for mortgage loan related Reconsideration of Value (ROV) requests after an appraisal has been submitted. Now there is, per the attached PDF HUD/FHA mortgage letter. The mortgage loan officer handling the loan?

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Zillow

JULY 30, 2018

The property tax rates vary among states, so try a mortgage calculator to estimate costs in your area. Homeowners insurance. Homeowners insurance protects you against losses and damage to your home caused by perils such as fires, storms or burglary. Homeowners insurance is almost always required in order to get a home loan.

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Zillow

JUNE 8, 2018

Some will cover just the basics, while others will transfer vehicles, provide cultural training, help pay closing costs or mortgage points buy down, or even provide employment assistance for an accompanying spouse or partner. Originally published September 1, 2015. No two companies offer the same relocation packages.

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Houston Properties

JANUARY 13, 2021

In this analysis, we also show you current data along with key lessons from both the 2015 oil price crash and the 2008 great recession. Today's monthly payments on a $500,000 mortgage are about the same as a $210,000 mortgage from the mid-1990s or a $300,000 mortgage from 2007. Remember: real estate is hyper-local!

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2006, the Legislature added sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes for a range of areas from employment, real estate transactions and insurance coverage. The legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015 helped to improve homeownership opportunities for the LGBTQ+ community. Overall, there are 1.2M

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

The three agencies in charge of such reviews — the Federal Reserve , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — have not denied a single bank merger in 15 years. And HUD can bring lawsuits claiming bias in mortgage lending. Photo provided by Calvin Bradford.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development declared Wednesday that the Federal Housing Administration will once again back mortgages for immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. HUD said DACA recipients who are legally permitted to work in the U.S. are not eligible for FHA-insured mortgages.” .”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

“I think folks tend to get creative and take a bit more risk than they might be willing to take in a market where rates are lower,” Holly Bunting, a partner at Mayer Brown in the areas of residential mortgage banking and consumer finance, said in an interview. However, the Freedom case represented a “wakeup call.”

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On Q Financial

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on January 19, 2021, that the FHA would once again back mortgages for DACA recipients. Among other protections, DACA allows recipients to legally work in the U.S. are not eligible for FHA-insured mortgages.” History of FHA Loans for DACA Recipients.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be closely scrutinizing what it described as “junk fees” imposed on borrowers when closing a mortgage. Its new priority has provoked strong criticism from the mortgage industry. And, as they are fixed, they have an “outsized impact on borrowers with smaller mortgages,” it added.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Independent mortgage banks have been “completely blindsided” by the increase in enforcement activity, said Daniella Casseres, who leads the mortgage regulatory practice group at law firm Mitchell Sander. As some independent mortgage banks have found out, a modern-day redlining allegation does not need to prove intentionality.

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