Housing Wire
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The home equity products involved include home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), closed-end second mortgages (CESs) and shared-equity contracts. The recent Saluda Grade-sponsored rated offering represents the sixth securitization deal since 2021 backed fully by shared-equity contracts — valued in total at some $1.3
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
It reported the 30-year rate for FHA-insured mortgages was even higher, at 4.122%. The current higher rates — an increase of nearly 50 basis points over the past month — will lead to “an enormous contraction of refinance activity,” Kiefer said. Few industries are as impacted by market fluctuations as housing.
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Housing Wire
APRIL 18, 2023
Radian’s innovative platform walks the borrower through the closing process step-by-step, from contract to keys. Plus, loan officers can access their entire transaction pipeline at a glance for purchase transactions using titlegenius. The platform makes closings simple, transparent and less expensive.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Consider, for example, just one aspect of purchasing a new home in 2023: obtaining mortgage insurance. Most borrowers don’t even know what mortgage insurance is, let alone how much it adds to their cost. Jeff Shores is the author of, “From Contract to Close,” and founder of Shores Consulting.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Loop your buyer’s lender into the mix and have coffee with your buyer clients and the loan officer to discuss loan options that meet their goals. Be one step ahead of the process once they’re under contract. Be a matchmaker. You must be more proactive than your buyer is in the property search.
Housing Wire
APRIL 13, 2022
Loan officers and mortgage executives alike continue to click on links in seemingly routine emails, ultimately giving bad actors complete access to lenders’ systems and mortgage transactions. a national title insurance underwriting company, said that a lot of the time the weak link in a phishing scheme is the real estate agent.
PennyMac
MARCH 4, 2024
When you work with a lender that provides this, you’re doing much of the legwork involved in obtaining a mortgage contract without actually finalizing it. Down Payment and Mortgage Insurance Most, but not all, home loans will require a down payment.
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