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Knox Financial to expand loan products with $50 million in funding

Housing Wire

Boston fintech firm Knox Financial plans to expand its lending business and loan products with $50 million in funding it received from a real estate advisory firm. The fintech also will offer additional loan products, including home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), new purchase loans and cash-out refinancings.

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Private-label securities are in demand as investors bet Fed peak is reached

Housing Wire

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated in recent congressional testimony that interest rate hikes are now likely at the “ peak for the current tightening cycle ,” after signaling in November of last year that the Fed was close to the end of its war on inflation.

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Mortgage market affordability and inventory challenges

Housing Wire

With a rapid spike in interest rates, inventory at historic lows, home prices rising at unprecedented levels above income, and a purchase market that is both highly anxious and digitally reliant, mortgage and real estate professionals must be strategic to capture the market opportunity today.

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Rithm Capital delivers $524M profit in 2023 

Housing Wire

“We are proud to have closed our acquisition of Sculptor Capital in the fourth quarter, a significant milestone for our firm and a critical next step in Rithm’s evolution into a global asset manager focused on real estate, credit and financial services,” Michael Nierenberg, chairman, CEO and president of Rithm Capital, said in a statement.

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Agency MBS market is facing a supply-side threat

Housing Wire

That’s the takeaway from a recent market report by the Amherst Group , a real estate investment firm based in Austin, Texas. Part of the Fed’s strategy to beat back inflation includes raising the benchmark interest rate , which is now in the 4.5% to 4.75% range, up from 0.25% a year ago. Amherst’s Bordia said. “…But

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Investment Tips: How to Grow Your Retirement Savings

McKissock

The real estate mantra “location, location, location” applies to retirement savings as well. Whether you’re a self-employed real estate appraiser or you work for a large company, here are some basic tips and guidelines on how to maximize your retirement savings. TIPS are bonds issued by the U.S.

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The mortgage rate pendulum swings yet again

Housing Wire

And now on the heels of reports of stronger than expected jobs growth and stickier than anticipated inflation , the market’s shift from optimism to pessimism over rate cuts is complete. It is unsurprising, then, that real estate stocks have suffered since the FOMC’s March meeting and the recent job and inflation reports.

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