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DataDigest: Will work for housing

Housing Wire

If a Colorado teacher making the average salary had $20,000 to put towards a down payment and were willing to spend 30% of their pre-tax salary on their mortgage payment, she could afford a house that cost about $225,000. When teachers can’t afford to buy homes, school districts can’t hire teachers.

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Winding Down COVID-19 Relief Programs for Landlords and Tenants

Eppraisal

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a moratorium on all evictions by landlords of renters for non-payment. How Did Landlords Fare during the Moratorium? Because of these measures, only seven percent of landlords nationwide missed making their mortgage payments.

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Single-family rental market slammed by headwinds

Housing Wire

The nation’s single-family investment-property sector and the lenders serving those borrowers face some major challenges in 2023 as rent growth is slipping, vacancy rates growing, home-value growth faltering, and a possible recession looms. . Mortgage production in 2022 nationally was down about 50% from $4.44

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Investing In Affordable Housing - Part 1 - Profitability

Eppraisal

When all the numbers are crunched, landlords who reserve some or all of their units for low to medium-income individuals and families can actually realize significant financial gain. In return, the government will credit the landlord for lower rents toward their tax obligations or pay them to offset any loss of income.

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Mom-and-pop investors are fueling the PLS market 

Housing Wire

The pace of purchase-loan originations as well as transactions in the private-label securities market started to slow by the second quarter of this year as interest rates continued to spike, according to mortgage industry experts. Many of the mortgage loans traded through MAXEX’s platform find their way into PLS transactions.

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Should You Sell Your Investment Property This Spring?

Eppraisal

Your decision will depend on the analysis, your rent and whether or not you are planning to be a landlord for the long-term. Real Estate Investors by Default Some homeowners became investors in the years following the 2008 crash because they were underwater when it came to the value of their homes. year-over-year to $368,200."

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Making the Decision to Stop Renting

Eppraisal

Qualify to Purchase a Home If you are thinking of purchasing a home, you must first be able to qualify for a mortgage. To qualify for a mortgage, you need steady employment and income. Interest rates are still historically low, so it's a great time to borrow money to purchase your first home. You need good credit.