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Regions Bank places $1B bet on home renovation market

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EnerBank says it works with 10,000 contractors and develops personalized loan programs for their clients. In 2020 it acquired equipment finance lender Ascentium Capital and a year prior picked up institutional investment firm Highland Associates. billion in volume in 2020. in 2021 to $433 billion. in 2021 to $433 billion.

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PunchList USA names chief product and data officer 

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Pampulov will be responsible for the development of PunchListUSA’s proprietary products, data infrastructure, home lifecycle services, and predictive pricing models, according to the firm. “I Pampulov comes to PunchList USA with two decades of experience in real estate data strategy and product development.

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FHA institutes new payment supplement partial claim

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday issued a mortgagee letter that implements the Federal Housing Administration ’s (FHA) payment supplement partial claim. Since March 2020, lenders and servicers have provided borrowers with nearly 1.9 million COVID-19 loss-mitigation actions.

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loanDepot CEO talks ‘longer and tougher’ mortgage cycle, NAR settlement and cyberattacks 

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According to Martell , the mortgage market’s origination volume totaled $4 trillion in both 2020 and 2021, and “unfortunately” the decline in loan production “is not going to be cured by a 50-basis-point reduction” in mortgage rates. The company now has a digital HELOC offering.

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As vacant foreclosures increase, so does buyer interest

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A Q3 2020 rise in vacant foreclosures signals a possible re-escalation in a hard-fought battle against neighborhood blight in which many cities have just recently gained the upper hand. “We When we began a decade ago there was much more blight. There were more than 5,000 vacant properties. nationwide in the second quarter.

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Real estate on the ballot: Here’s what passed at the state level

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Several state-level real estate initiatives and urban development policies were voted on in the Nov. The passing of Referendum A exempts Habitat for Humanity and similar charities in Georgia from paying taxes on parcels under development if the purchasers receive interest-free loans. Louisiana : Amendment 6 passes.

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Could renovated foreclosure resales help solve the nation’s increasingly complex affordable housing puzzle?

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In 2021, McCormick resold two renovated properties that she originally purchased at foreclosure sale on Auction.com in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Combined with thousands of other local community developers like her, McCormick’s efforts are moving the needle when it comes to quality, affordable housing for owner-occupants nationwide.