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Opinion: Fannie Mae’s title insurance pilot program overreaches

Housing Wire

Unfortunately, one of the proposals the President mentioned in the SOTU was to revive a previously discredited and shelved pilot program that would waive the requirement for lender’s title insurance on certain refinances by Fannie Mae. In 2022, the industry paid more than $596.1 million in claims. This is up from $474.4

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Foreclosures are rising, but it’s not yet alarming

Housing Wire

in early 2022 — the lowest foreclosure rate recorded since 1999. In fact, following an initial jump in foreclosure activity in 2022 and early 2023, the foreclosure rate in most areas has declined. rising dramatically in the past few years, some owners cannot afford the proportional increase in tax bills.

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Miami seeks new debt package to finance affordable housing: Bloomberg

Housing Wire

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will propose a new property tax-backed debt package later this year that would raise $2.5 Additionally, the cost of homeowners insurance has dramatically increased in Florida as insurance companies have grappled with significant losses due to an increase in natural disasters. Out of the $2.5

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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. In fact, neither is true. So, what’s peace of mind worth?

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Nashville breaks into list of top migration destinations for first time since 2021: Redfin

Housing Wire

Nashville has relatively low property taxes, insurance costs and utility prices, along with no state income tax, all of which definitely help if you’re looking for a lower cost of living.” San Francisco, for example, posted a net outflow of 25,700 in October 2023, down from 35,700 in October 2022.

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California HAF requirements extended in bid to entice more beneficiaries

Housing Wire

1 and are still in arrears, or who’ve missed at least one property tax payment by Feb. Within the reverse mortgage industry, HAF has been primarily utilized by Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) borrowers who fell behind on their property taxes, homeowners insurance or other charges due to the pandemic.