Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In 2022 alone, APM acquired 11 branches from Arizona-based Sunstreet Lending and Sunstreet, along with 25 branches from the Minnesota retail lender Lend Smart Mortgage and 51 branches from AmeriFirst Financial Inc. The lender also brought over 45 former retail branches from Finance of America Companies Inc.

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Patch of Land

OCTOBER 26, 2018

It speaks to the increased rate of financed home flips in Q1 of this year and the rise of lenders expanding the fix-and-flip market. Flips purchased with financing rise to 9.5-year But, investors continue to find deals and set records while increasingly tapping the debt markets to finance their flips.

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Town & Country Residential Appraisals

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Most people know that appraisals need to be completed for lending purposes. In cases where a buyer is using financing, there is a built in fail safe because the lender is going to require an appraisal. Consulting services are what you need if you are looking to remodel, subdivide or construct an new addition.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

The right product mix When Finance of America Companies closed its forward mortgage origination unit in October, Steven Reich, a former COO at Finance of America Mortgage , and some branch managers wanted to stick together as a pack. One of the things that they do well is construction and renovation loans in-house,” Barnes said.

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D Fritz Appraisals

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Home appraisals are a vital part of the home buying process as they have a big influence on the amount a lending institution will loan the buyer. Home appraisals are not just for when someone is buying or selling a home for themselves however, they are also important for: New construction loans. Renovation loan assessments.

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 11, 2022

While most homeowners go with conventional financing, a hard money lender can be more useful for buying and selling properties. For those that haven’t been a real estate investor before, hard money lending may be confusing. 4:20 – The hard money lending process and the difference between that and conventional financing.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

Homepoint’s “New Build program” connects homebuilders with business purpose construction financing through in-region mortgage brokers, with loan amounts up to $4 million per unit or $25 million per project. The lenders plan to launch in Nevada, New Mexico and North Carolina later this year.

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AmeriMac

JUNE 14, 2021

The information that you gain from a commercial appraisal is important whether you own, manage, sell, lend money or invest in commercial real estate property — often forming the basis of any business decisions about specific parcels of property. Estimating value for a construction or renovation project.

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AmeriMac

JUNE 14, 2021

The information that you gain from a commercial appraisal is important whether you own, manage, sell, lend money or invest in commercial real estate property — often forming the basis of any business decisions about specific parcels of property. Estimating value for a construction or renovation project.

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AmeriMac

JUNE 14, 2021

The information that you gain from a commercial appraisal is important whether you own, manage, sell, lend money or invest in commercial real estate property — often forming the basis of any business decisions about specific parcels of property. Estimating value for a construction or renovation project.

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Assurance Financial

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Buying new construction is slightly different from buying an existing home in another way. The rules for loans and financing for new home construction aren’t exactly the same as they are for buying homes that already stand. If you’re leaning toward building a new home, get all the details on the lending process.

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Simonson Real Estate

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In 2022, Simonson Appraisals completed a steady stream of financing assignments with planned new construction or significant proposed renovations. On several occasions, we were presented information about construction or renovation plans well after the initial assignment was started.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

The risky operating environment has been marked by volatile, high interest rates (with 30-year fixed rates now hovering around 7%), high financing costs and moderating rental rates as an influx of multifamily rental properties continues to come online across the country. In 2023, the landscape for home flipping across the U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It took several years to re-establish effective and meaningful communication between appraisers and their lending partners. When it comes to lending activity, appraisal revisions have always been a part of the appraisal process. There was also a breakdown in communication between lenders and their appraisal partners.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2022

Most financing to acquire a home in need of updating or repair is short-term and relatively expensive. Yes, there are some government programs that provide construction components on permanent loans, but they are not ideal for inexperienced home buyers. The same holds true for the investors that are renovating homes and reselling them.

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Simonson Real Estate

JULY 10, 2020

The appraiser’s role is to provide arm’s length, third-party, neutral, and impartial opinions about the value of real property and provide assistance to those who own, manage, sell, invest in, or lend money on real estate. New construction or planned renovations – Actual construction cost statements, plans, material specifications, etc.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

So many visitors have stopped by over the years, that they renovated the area to make it more visitor friendly, with better parking and a nicer observation area. I’m grateful that nearly half of my work these days is not for lending purposes. I had new construction sales that were very comparable. It is free to visit.

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Realvals

JUNE 18, 2023

This helps them determine the loan-to-value ratio and assess the risk associated with financing the property. The LTV is a percentage that represents the amount of money to lend compared to the value of the home. Renovating a Home If you are planning to renovate your home, getting an appraisal beforehand is a smart move.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2022

Specifically, there is a high cost in constructing accessory dwelling units – or ADUs – which are secondary residences on a land parcel zoned for single-family housing. The Joe Biden administration broadly identified this financing issue. The problem then, the authors found, is ascertaining favorable financing.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

New initiatives include allowing homebuyers to leverage income from accessory dwelling units (ADUs), expanding mortgage lending for U.S. FHA is considering potential policy changes that could increase the funds available to borrowers to make renovations and repairs,” the announcement said. The new policies will allow U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

Another provision, originally floated in Biden’s 2023 budget , would give HUD $25 billion to distribute to state and local housing finance agencies, their partners, tribes and territories, for developing housing of “modest density,” or less than 100 units. The measure would stop short of financing land purchases, however.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Building entire neighbors can encourage large-scale construction. Immigration policies can impact construction because the industry relies on them for labor. million migrant workers in construction. million migrant workers in construction. Improve Finances On All Sides. Remove Condo Lending Restrictions.

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