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Lenders: Looking to simplify closings? Work with an insurance agency

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke to Tom Kriby, vice president of client development and partnerships at Westwood Insurance Agency, about how working with an insurance agency can simplify the closing process for their customers, even in times of interest rate uncertainty. Take insurance, for example.

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CFPB official talks reverse mortgage safety, counseling resources

Housing Wire

The CFPB advises that upfront fees can be “as much as $6,000 plus closing costs in an initial mortgage insurance premium,” in addition to an annual mortgage insurance premium and obligations related to property taxes and homeowners insurance. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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Michigan attorney general reissues reverse mortgage consumer alert

Housing Wire

As long as you retain ownership of the home and pay the property taxes, the loan will not become due.” Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-approved counseling prior to closing the loan. “It can be used to make home repairs, pay for medical expenses, or to supplement retirement income.

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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

They are also used to assess the value of the home for home improvement loans and insurance evaluations. Read on for more information about how a home appraiser determines the value of your property. A home appraisal is a legal document containing information that determines the current fair market value of a new or existing property.

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The Treasury’s $10B Homeowners Assistance Fund

Housing Wire

Trouble paying for firewood, heating oil or back property taxes for your home because of Covid-19? The funds can, potentially, be used to pay debt owed the government, in the form of delinquent property taxes. Presented by: Xome. The Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF) can help with that.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

How To Appraise Rural Properties Excerpts: Appraising residential properties in rural areas can be both challenging and rewarding. Unlike the standardized expectations of urban and suburban properties, rural properties often present unique characteristics that require a nuanced approach to valuation. By Dallas T.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

The New York state political zeitgeist was recently and suddenly tilted against luxury development in New York City. If this latest turn of events plays out as written, we'll be able to look back at this era as a milestone where the supertanker began to turn in the wrong direction for the new development multi-family industry.