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Lenders: Looking to simplify closings? Work with an insurance agency

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke to Tom Kriby, vice president of client development and partnerships at Westwood Insurance Agency, about how working with an insurance agency can simplify the closing process for their customers, even in times of interest rate uncertainty. Take insurance, for example.

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Regions Bank places $1B bet on home renovation market

Housing Wire

Regions Bank is looking to make a big dent in the home improvement lending space , striking a deal to acquire EnerBank USA for $960 million in cash. billion as of March 31, 2021 and is one of America’s largest specialized home improvement lenders. billion in home improvement projects.

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Introducing the Rising Stars Class of 2022

Housing Wire

Mortgage Insurers. Enact Mortgage Insurance. Director of Client Strategy. Director Of Business Development. Finance of America Home Improvement. Senior Director, Mortgage Servicing Policy. Freddie Mac. Brad Jones. Chief Marketing Officer. Brendan Kihn. Senior Director of Government and Industry Relations.

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How Remaining Economic Life Works

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Therefore, for each sale, we must develop a reliable opinion of the value of its land. Once we deduct the land value from the sales price, what remains is the depreciated cost of the home. Say a comparable home just sold for $500,000. If that is the case, the home’s improvements have depreciated approx.

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4 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Got an FHA Loan

Realtor

We found an FHA-approved lender, and in no time, we were on our way to buying our first home with a government-backed loan. But in the middle of this process, someone asked us how much our mortgage insurance would be. “Mortgage insurance?” You’re on the hook for mortgage insurance for the life of the loan.

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4 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Got an FHA Loan

Realtor

We found an FHA-approved lender, and in no time, we were on our way to buying our first home with a government-backed loan. But in the middle of this process, someone asked us how much our mortgage insurance would be. “Mortgage insurance?” You’re on the hook for mortgage insurance for the life of the loan.

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Will new products stop the bleeding for mortgage lenders? 

Housing Wire

“Based on our ongoing assessment of the non-QM market opportunity, coupled with the unpredictable liquidity for the product, we chose to focus our development resources on more relevant partnerships programs like Homepoint Cash Compete,” said a spokesperson for the company. ” Tapping that equity.

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