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Beyond rates: How Flagstar’s expertise and support drive broker success

Housing Wire

In a competitive market full of options, banks must rely on more than their rate sheet to compete for the business of third-party originators. We specialize in non-agency loans, including bank statement loans, government lending, new construction and renovation products, and HELOCs , positioning us as a leader in the industry.”

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Flagstar Bank offers brokers direct access to seasoned specialty lending experts and powerful tech solutions

Housing Wire

In response, many brokers are relying on extra support, and Flagstar Bank offers exactly that. The post Flagstar Bank offers brokers direct access to seasoned specialty lending experts and powerful tech solutions appeared first on HousingWire. We’re well-capitalized and committed to mortgage, particularly the broker channel.

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Construction worker shortage has reached “crisis” levels

Housing Wire

For career switchers looking for a new path that doesn’t necessarily require a college degree, they could do worse than the building trades. Top markets for affordable renovated housing inventory. So outreach for training construction workers should start when people are considering career paths, as early as grade school, Brady said.

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Proprietary Capital completes acquisition of AFR, hires new COO

Housing Wire

In AFR, it’s adding the New Jersey-based, full-service independent mortgage bank that has direct, wholesale and correspondent lending divisions. It also has a niche in construction and manufactured home loan programs. Since its foundation in 1997, Proprietary Capital has developed a platform to invest in the U.S.

Lending 456
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Homepoint looks to match broker partners with builders

Housing Wire

Homepoint’s “New Build program” connects homebuilders with business purpose construction financing through in-region mortgage brokers, with loan amounts up to $4 million per unit or $25 million per project. It’s also assessing a variety of other products to service a market that is now heavily purchase-focused.

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The non-QM outlook for 2022

Housing Wire

New construction has been hit hard by supply chain disruptions and materials and labor shortages, and inventory of existing homes is tight. Fix and flip loans offer borrowers the ability to renovate and rehab older homes to make them more appealing to homebuyers once they’re placed back on the market.

Lending 433
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These markets are attracting the most out-of-state real estate investors

Housing Wire

Green gave the example of a Fort Wayne, Indiana, property he purchased on Auction.com via a bank-owned (REO) auction in July 2019. Following extensive renovations that took nearly a year to complete, the property was resold to an owner-occupant buyer in July 2020. “A deal for me is a property I can buy for under $100,000, typically.”.

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