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Flagstar Bank offers brokers direct access to seasoned specialty lending experts and powerful tech solutions

Housing Wire

Not only does Flagstar offer brokers direct access to seasoned sales, support and underwriting teams, it also provides a product set that includes specialty lending options like Advantage non-agency loan, jumbos, new construction, renovation products and HELOCs, and in the pipeline, loans to foreign nationals, seconds and investor property loans.

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How fix’n’flip loans could help expand housing inventory

Housing Wire

One issue is that among the low inventory, there are even fewer homes that are move-in ready, said Keith Lind, executive chairman and president of Acra Lending. “We The average home age in the United States is about 40 years old, so there’s a huge stock of homes that need to be renovated.”.

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How one lender is solving problems in the fix-and-flip space

Housing Wire

As investors recognize the potential these older properties hold and the inventory and profits they could open up in such a red-hot housing market, demand for older, more distressed properties should increase. Traditional lending approaches are time-consuming when it comes to fix-and-flip properties. The only problem?

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3 solutions to a gridlocked housing market

Housing Wire

Acra Lending is doing what it can to help free up inventory. Acra’s jumbo prime mortgage solution is designed to provide borrowers with the larger loan amounts needed to purchase a high-value property, with loan amounts up to $3 million. Acra Lending plans to launch its fix’n’flip loan program in the coming weeks.

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Make Your First Investment Property an Attractive and Profitable Option

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

You’ve just purchased your first property to renovate. Today, Cleveland Appraisal Blog shares a few tips for first-time investors. Keep in mind that investment homebuyers will be required to put down a minimum of 15% to secure financing, according to Lending Tree. Let the Renovations Begin! Decide on How to Proceed.

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With low inventory, house hunters are in full safari mode

Housing Wire

One source of added inventory is the fix and flip industry , which is expected to acquire and renovate some 350,000 homes in 2023, according to Kurt Carlton, president of New Western , a private real estate investment marketplace. Where might added inventory come from, if the bulk of existing homeowners continue to remain on the sidelines?

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The Role of Appraisal Review in the Risk System – Appraisal Revisions

Appraisal Buzz

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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