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Rocket Mortgage will pay up to $5,000 in closing costs for renters

Housing Wire

Rocket Mortgage on Tuesday unveiled RocketRentRewards, which the company says is the homeownership industrys first offer to provide closing cost credits for renters. With the national average rent at $1,800, that translates to $2,160 applied toward a clients closing costs.

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Industry must step up to facilitate more service members achieve homeownership

Housing Wire

Younger service members struggle during the homebuying process, particularly around paying closing costs. Research shows that younger service members are unlikely to achieve ownership. Its important to take a moment to look back at the history behind VA benefits. In 1944, the U.S.

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Closing costs are up, but there’s a catch

Housing Wire

The average closing costs for a single-family home increased 12.3% According to ClosingCorp, the average closing costs nationally came in at $6,837 including taxes and $3,836 excluding taxes. According to ClosingCorp, the average closing costs nationally came in at $6,837 including taxes and $3,836 excluding taxes.

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CoreLogic: Jump in home-purchase closing costs outpaces refi loans

Housing Wire

Closing costs for homeowners who jumped on the refi wave in 2021 increased at less than one-third the pace of closing costs for home purchases as homebuyers had to cope with a hot market that fueled higher home-sale prices and related settlement costs. How to avoid home closing delays in 2022.

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Fannie Mae title pilot could save homeowners up to $1,692 per refi

Housing Wire

According to the release, Nigrinis and Zywicki analyzed how much widespread use of automated title risk assessments would lower consumer costs, promote greater transparency and increase industry competition. It is clear this program should continue and expand, a summary of the study states.

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First-time homebuyers are being insulated by slower market conditions. Will it last?

Housing Wire

So, when many in the real estate industry correctly anticipated changes to the agent commission structure — which were solidified by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement following the jury verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett lawsuit nearly a year ago — there was quite a bit of fear about how first-time buyers would be impacted.

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Opinion: How the title industry protects homeowners

Housing Wire

When people think about the title insurance industry , what comes to mind is often its core products – title insurance policies that protect property rights of homeowners and lenders. As an industry, our commitment to protection goes beyond title insurance policies. As an industry, we united against these unfair fee agreements.

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