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10 Costs of Buying a Home You Need To Know About

Realtor

If the market is cold, a seller could be happy with less than 1%. Other governing factors like state limitations and rules can cap how much earnest money a seller can ask for. Costs of buying a home #7: Extra insurance If you live in a hazard-prone area, you might need to purchase extra insurance, like for flood.

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How reverse mortgages could improve financial stability for older homeowners

Housing Wire

CM : Firstly, reverse mortgages, whether government-insured or proprietary, are non-recourse loans. Also, an independent appraisal during the loan process locks in the property’s market value at the time the reverse mortgage loan is funded. To learn more about RMF and reverse mortgages visit reversefacts.com/HW.

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Financing Options for First-Time Homeowners

Eppraisal

Conventional Mortgages Conventional mortgages are home loans not insured by the federal government. Lenders can easily resell these loans to investors on secondary markets and get them off their books. On the contrary, nonconforming or jumbo loans are too expensive for government-sponsored entities to guarantee.  If

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Consider These Factors When Choosing a Real Estate Appraiser

East Coast Appraisal

An accurate appraisal can help: A buyer to avoid overpaying for a property A seller to ensure they get a good price for their property A lender to avoid lending more than the property's fair market value Property buyers, sellers, and lenders enjoy these benefits if they work with the right appraiser.

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50% Rule Imperils Rebuilds in Hurricane-Hit Areas

Empire Appraisal Group

In response, some local governments are seeking workarounds to help homeowners avoid wholesale reconstruction, but because the regulations are designed to prevent future flooding damage, federal officials seem unlikely to relax the rules. In Florida, a homesteaded property’s assessed value can only increase by a maximum of 3% a year.

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4 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Got an FHA Loan

Realtor

We found an FHA-approved lender, and in no time, we were on our way to buying our first home with a government-backed loan. But in the middle of this process, someone asked us how much our mortgage insurance would be. “Mortgage insurance?” You’re on the hook for mortgage insurance for the life of the loan.

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Remember liar loans of a decade ago? Those same people want to do away with appraisers.

Miller Samuel

Liability insurers are already talking about a new target when things go south. The seller and the buyer determined the market value by agreeing on the price." from an out of market area) and will also mortgage fraud supercharged. The problem with this logic is the buyer may not be fully informed (i.e.,

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