Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2020

You may also be able to use an FHA loan to buy your home, but there are caveats. Since FHA loans are designed for primary residences only, you’ll need to live in the home for at least a year before renting it out. You will also need to move into the home within 60 days of closing on your loan). The bottom line?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

FHA loans are a popular option for first-time homebuyers or those who don’t have a lot of cash saved for a down payment, because the loans require a minimum of 3.5% VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

Panelists: Jake Fehling, Vice President of Marketing, Movement Keosha Burns, Executive Director, Chase Teressa Lurk, Vice President of Marketing and Design Mortgage Bankers Association Sarah Wheeler, Editor in Chief, HousingWire. Panelists: Scott Betley, Loan Officer, NFM Lending Brena Nath, Managing Editor, HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Stay tuned for updates. Blend announced Wednesday it has raised a $75 million Series F round at a valuation of nearly $1.7

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2023

The recent enhancement introduces pre-designed solutions tailored to assist mortgage lenders in transforming data into valuable insights. CoreLogic has offices across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. This content was generated using AI and was edited by HousingWire’s editors.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

These [rated offerings] can start to bring in investors like insurance companies, money managers with mutual funds that have ratings constraints, investment banks … [and more], which will provide better financing on rated bonds.” billion, according to offering documents. so it’s just a matter of us getting in front of more customers.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. insurance companies, including home and auto providers. Register for the FinLedger Daily Newsletter.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%. For example, Realfinity pays LOs 1.4%

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Clear Capital

JULY 13, 2023

Through this integration, Clear Capital will deliver an improved user experience for mortgage lenders and loan officers ordering products that support appraisal modernization, such as Universal Data Collection (UDC ) , Desktop appraisals and Hybrid appraisals. Visit icemortgagetechnology.com or call (877) 355-4362 to learn more.

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PennyMac

JULY 25, 2022

What’s the difference between FHA and conventional loan options? Conventional Loan. Conventional loans by definition are loans that are not backed or insured by any government entity. In a conventional loan, you’ll be expected to pay at least 3% of the total loan as the down payment. FHA Loans: Pros.

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Assurance Financial

APRIL 29, 2021

A lender might set up an escrow account where they hold money that goes toward your property tax payments and homeowners insurance premiums. When insurance or property taxes are due, the lender pays the insurance company or government with funds from your escrow account. Homeowners Insurance. Mortgage Insurance.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2023

million in a designated loan subsidy fund designed to increase access to credit for home mortgage, improvement and refinance loans, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit, in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods within the bank’s lending area.

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PennyMac

JUNE 2, 2022

For example, typical annual costs include things like: Insurance. Decide Whether To Loan or Buy In Cash. He has earned the IRS’ Enrolled Agent designation for tax preparation and expertise, and advises that new investors do their homework before they buy. Speak with a Pennymac Loan Officer to explore your financial options.

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Sammco Real Estate Appraisal Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

You might be a home owner, a mortgage loan officer or even an appraisal management company. Appraiser websites should be designed to help you understand the appraisers experience and specialties, what areas they cover and any additional information that will be helpful in making your decision on who to hire.

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PennyMac

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

When you are first shopping for a home, you may know that you want a garage, but you may not have considered all of the variables that go into the garage design, and which choice is right for you. Garage Design: Why it Matters. Here are several major garage design aspects to keep in mind as you house hunt.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Behind him, the recent financial crisis still cast a cautionary shadow over new business development, but ahead he saw opportunities for a client-centric, tech-focused family of companies in the title insurance and real estate settlement services industry. Now, at WFG’s 10-year anniversary, this vision holds even more relevance.

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PennyMac

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Conventional loans, the most common mortgage type, require Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) with a down payment of less than 20%. However your PMI can be removed (by request) once you’ve hit a 78% loan-to-value ratio in some cases. Here are four loan options that can help your down payment dollars go further.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Our Boost product, for example, is designed to help agents with lead generation. But as an organization, ultimately, we embrace design thinking, not just in R&D, we actually use it throughout. We have a really sharp design organization that will do the conceptual elements before we get anywhere near like writing a line of code.

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Assurance Financial

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In some cases, you may have to take out several loans or pay for something called private mortgage insurance (PMI). Read on to learn more about how private mortgage insurance can allow you to purchase a home, even if you don’t have enough resources to make a standard down payment. What Is Mortgage Insurance on a Home Loan?

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Assurance Financial

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Repayment: You make monthly payments on the loan , which typically include principal, interest, taxes and insurance. The loan is usually repaid over a period of years. Ownership: Once the loan is fully repaid, you own the property outright. Insurance Does a mortgage payment include insurance?

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Assurance Financial

MARCH 1, 2021

Homeowners insurance. Private mortgage insurance, if applicable. On top of carving out a large chunk of your paycheck for rent, you also likely have to pay for utilities, groceries, transportation, insurance and internet — not to mention the costs of treating yourself to luxuries like vacations and going out to eat.

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Assurance Financial

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Bridge Loan. Another option for financing a purchase is taking out a bridge loan. These are short-term loans designed to bridge the time between when a homebuyer needs financing and when it becomes available. Before applying for a loan, consider which loan types are most beneficial for you in your financial situation.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Check with your E&O insurance company to see if they offer tail coverage and what the requirements are. Some E&O Insurance companies offer free tail coverage with certain criteria, For example: Must be appraising for at least 20 years. Must be insured by the company for the past 5 consecutive years. Must be retiring.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

2023 E&O Insurance Brokers Risks of Expert Work by Claudia Gaglione, Esq A long article from Claudia with 4 very good case studies. “The The Bosque is a forest that grows alongside the Rio Grande river,” Harville says.

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Assurance Financial

MARCH 18, 2021

Refinancing could potentially lower your monthly payments , allow you to consolidate debt, speed up the payoff process for your mortgage, eliminate your private mortgage insurance (PMI) and put more cash in your pocket. Our construction loan programs offer flexible draw schedules and competitive rates and fees.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 12, 2023

Whimsical Casa Luna Bounces Onto the Market in Big Sur for $6,600,000 (dropped from $7M in December 2022) (Mickey) Manning architecture and designed homes to complement their natural surroundings. The residential lending appraisal business depends on low-interest rates, the same as for loan officers. It’s all curved.

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AmeriMac

MARCH 29, 2024

The reverse mortgage process typically begins with a borrower contacting a loan officer who specializes in reverse mortgages. The loan officer will assess the homeowner’s eligibility and explain the details of the loan, including the potential loan amount and repayment terms.

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Assurance Financial

JULY 27, 2021

When shopping for a home, it’s just as important to make a list of things you’d like from your mortgage — including the length of the loan, the interest rate and the repayment terms. Some home loans are designed for people who meet specific criteria, and others for people who might not qualify for another type of loan.

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Assurance Financial

JULY 23, 2021

The exact amount you need to save up for a down payment depends on the type of loan you choose, the market conditions and your financial situation. That might be true, as putting down 20% allows you to avoid paying private mortgage insurance (PMI) premiums and can mean you get a better interest rate on your loan.

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PennyMac

JANUARY 16, 2022

The cost of owning a vacation home is not only what you pay for it, but also associated taxes, utility costs, HOA, upkeep costs, insurance etc. If you’re ready to start enjoying the vacation home of your dreams, contact a Pennymac Loan Officer or apply online today. It is very important to determine what you can actually afford.

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PennyMac

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Your loan officer or real estate agent can be a valuable resource to find some of these local assistance programs to help with your first home loan. Unlike a loan, grants are money given to you by an organization or government that won’t need to be repaid. FHA loans are offered through the Federal Housing Administration.

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

And then they went to go buy a home and they were declined because there was all these inequities and biases in the mortgage process and in how mortgages were insured by the FHA. And so this is crazy, but in the late 70s, all the way up to the early 80s, the Federal Housing Administration would not insure a mortgage to minority families.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In California’s Contra Costa County, where the median home listing price is now $749,000, a loan officer priced a loan for a potential borrower with less-than-perfect credit, who had found a listing for $650,000. John Meussner, the loan originator who priced the loan, said the fees amounted to “gouging.”.

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