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The worst for mortgages may be over, but younger borrowers still face affordability challenges

Housing Wire

The worst times for mortgage originations may be over as the market appears to be turning, but it’s still an unaffordable environment for younger borrowers in particular, according to a fourth-quarter 2023 lending report from Maxwell. And it marks the first year-over-year loan growth for any three-month period since Q1 2022.

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2020-2021 Federal Income Tax Brackets And Tax Rates

Quicken Loans

Much of this depends on your tax bracket. Federal tax brackets help determine how much in taxes you pay each year on your income. The more money you make, the higher your tax bracket. If your income is high enough to land you in the 24% bracket, parts of it will be taxed at 10%, 12%, 22% and 24%. Single Taxpayers.

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ARMs race: adjustable-rate mortgages make a comeback

Housing Wire

In 2021, more than 90% of borrowers who closed a loan with fintech mortgage lender Neat Loans opted for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. The way ARMs work is lenders offer lower mortgage rates for the initial three, five, seven years. The mortgage industry is different from 14 years ago. in 2005, the MBA said.

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As title insurance volume shrinks, workers take on more tasks

Housing Wire

As the mortgage rate environment became increasingly volatile in August and early September, one in three title insurers reported order volume that was below or far below average. However, 67% of respondents are over the age of 45, with the largest age brackets being 45-54 and 55-64 at 28% each.

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The title insurance industry prepares for battle

Housing Wire

Many in the title insurance industry reported record years in 2021, but while experts were predicting things to slow down in 2022, the suddenness at which the market cooled was unexpected, or as Jodi Ketchersid, a Destin, Florida-based Corcoran Group agent said: “It was like, ‘Holy cow! What happened to the market?’”.

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March 2022 South Florida Housing Report

Lamacchia Realty

The Lamacchia Realty South Florida Housing Report presents overall home sale statistics and highlights the average sale prices for single families, condominiums/townhomes in Broward County, Miami-Dade County, and Palm Beach County for March 2022 compared to March 2021. Broward County. Miami-Dade & Palm Beach Counties. What's Ahead?

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April 2022 South Florida Housing Report

Lamacchia Realty

The Lamacchia Realty South Florida Housing Report presents overall home sale statistics and highlights the average sale prices for single families, condominiums/townhomes in Broward County, Miami-Dade County, and Palm Beach County for April 2022 compared to April 2021. Broward County. Miami-Dade & Palm Beach Counties. What's Ahead?