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3 misconceptions about using AVMs in home equity lending

Housing Wire

Between lack of inventory, record high prices, rising interest rates and significant affordability issues, challenges for the purchase and refi markets are leading to a time of opportunity for home equity lending. It may even be enough to dissuade some from initiating the home equity loan process.

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Mortgage rates drop but not low enough to spur lendingĀ 

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates trended down in July from their peak above 6% in June, but that wasn’t enough to spur mortgage lending activity. from June , marking four straight months of decline, according to Black Knight ‘s originations market monitor report. The average purchase price among homes being financed fell by 2.2%

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Opinion: The not-so-surprising resurgence of home equity lending

Housing Wire

Even if home prices experience modest declines in the coming months, many homeowners will still have adequate equity to make a HELOC an attractive alternative for their financing needs. This too is changing as innovation in the home equity lending space has finally arrived. Cash-out refinance not a viable option.

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What does the fix-and-flip market look like right now?

Housing Wire

The fix-and-flip market has seen a boom in recent years, with more than 407,000 homes flipped in 2022, a 14% increase from 2021 and a 58% increase from 2020, according to a recent report by real estate data firm ATTOM. ATTOM reports that one in 12 home sales last year ā€” 8.4% ā€” involved fix-and-flip investors.

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Hot home-equity market fueling securitization deals

Housing Wire

New York-based Unlock Technologies , a fintech operating in the shared-equity market, and real estate investment firm Saluda Grade , have closed a $180 million private-label securitization (PLS) backed entirely by Unlock-originated residential home-equity agreements (HEAs). One of those deals made its way to the market this year.

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The refi market is approaching its bottom, Black Knight says

Housing Wire

Amid the surging rates, the refinance market is nearing the bottom. drop in rate/term refi, according to Black Knight ā€™s origination market report. With interest rates now at their highest level in 20 years, the refi market is rapidly approaching a bottom,ā€ Scott Happ, president of Optimal Blue, a division of Black Knight, said.

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5 Landscaping Tips To Increase Home Value

D Fritz Appraisals

Donā€™t overlook the power that landscaping can have in a competitive real estate market. Join us as we cover 5 standout landscaping tips and backyard landscaping designs to increase your homeā€™s appeal (and value!) today for a professional and tailored appraisal report to meet your lending, selling, and appraising needs.