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UWM rolls out construction-to-permanent loans

Housing Wire

Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has introduced a construction-to-permanent loan that covers the cost of building a home and then converts to a permanent mortgage once construction is complete. The loan will cover an 11-month maximum build period with a one-month modification.

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Homebuilders are primed for an even better 2024

Housing Wire

And with the ability to buy down consumers’ mortgage rates while still maintaining double-digit margins, new construction grew to comprise roughly 30% of total housing inventory in 2023, more than double a normal year. Let’s look at the new construction forecast for 2024. million new single-family construction units in 2024.

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A Log Home Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

The American Institute of Architects has estimated that 9% of “Custom Built” homes being constructed in the United States are of log home construction. Log Homes have an average construction cost of $450,000 per unit, which means that the Log Home Industry is a multi-billion dollar a year industry.

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Financing proves an obstacle for ADUs

Housing Wire

Accessory dwelling units are increasingly legal. 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. ADUs were legalized statewide in 2017. Oregon and Connecticut have followed suit in legalizing ADUs.

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Congress passes spending bills to avoid shutdown, adds to Ginnie Mae budget

Housing Wire

MBA also agrees with language from the VA regarding “the need to provide timely payment relief to distressed Veteran homeowners.”

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Fix-and-flip lender Kiavi lays off 7% of employees

Housing Wire

Cuts also hit operations, risk and compliance, legal, finance, business operations and marketing teams, according to a presentation held on Wednesday afternoon. . The lender was planning to offer construction loans but rising interest rates put a halt to that and forced Kiavi to issue pink slips. .

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Trade groups express concern to FHFA over historic credit data

Housing Wire

We hope that by providing early, proactive, and constructive feedback to FHFA and the GSEs, there will be adequate time to augment the data made available in the planned 3Q 2024 data release as well as in any subsequent data release.”

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