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How Reverse for Purchase can help baby boomer borrowers

Housing Wire

If we then look at data from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), there were 2,063 Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase loans endorsed in 2022 — less than 1/10th of 1% of homes sold last year. Few loan officers make the purchase product a main part of their business.

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Millions will enter housing market in 2021: Zillow

Housing Wire

Inversely, data from Zillow showed for-sale inventory climb the highest in four major real estate markets – Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York. The Texas capital saw the largest rise in median list prices for homes among the 50 largest U.S. and Austin. ” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration.

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Don’t expect a drastic housing market turnaround in 2023, Fitch Ratings says

Housing Wire

Builders feel more confident in the market, housing inventory data is positive and buyer demand for mortgages has increased — but don’t be fooled. “A small offset or decline in home values, which we are starting to see, (…) can help that consumer who’s in the market for the first time,” Brown said.

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A closer look at housing markets across the country

Housing Wire

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. People fear if they sell their home, they won’t be able to find something and get into a bidding war.” Still, Augusta home prices are not immune to national trends. San Diego, California.

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What’s The Leaven Causing Home Prices to Rise Today?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I remember loan officers telling me that I needed to be “creative” with my appraisals. To “think outside of the box” when valuing a property. It is interesting that inventory levels were increasing rapidly in the years leading up to 2008. While at the same time, home prices were surging.

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Gaining a Competitive Edge Buying a Home

Eppraisal

Due in part to the inventory of available homes for sale being historically low, it was low at the end of 2019 and continues to drop. According to a homebuyinginstitute.com article, in February of 2021, there were fewer home for sale than in February 2020. Your loan officer may even put your file through an initial underwriting.

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Exactly what’s going on in today’s housing market, explained by 4 trends

Cornerstone

A housing inventory shortage. Thankfully, housing inventory levels have slowly begun to rise. The recent Monthly Housing Market Trends Report from realtor.com states: “In July, newly listed homes grew by 6.5 And yet, though small inventory gains have been made, total housing inventory is still tight in most parts of the U.S.