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From consultation to closing: The definitive homebuying checklist

Housing Wire

Secure a mortgage pre-approval As a rule of thumb, its best to have your clients obtain a mortgage pre-approval prior to setting up any searches and conducting property tours. Required documentation Save your clients some time by providing them with a list of the documents theyll need to get pre-approved.

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Top 5 mortgage terms to know before you buy a house

Housing Wire

Pre-approval. They’ll send out an appraiser, who will analyze the property and local market to assess its worth. A homebuyer’s guide to a competitive housing market. As long as you go through with the deal, the deposit will go toward your closing costs and down payment. More for Real Estate Enthusiasts.

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Opinion: Reframing the American Dream of homeownership

Housing Wire

As Gen-Z enters the housing market , many say they’ve given up on buying a home. Some blame millennials and some blame boomers, while others say that, in fact, boomers are the ones who faced the toughest headwinds when entering the housing market. There’s a lot of finger-pointing and very few solutions.

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LenderLogix launches POS system for small- to mid-sized lenders

Housing Wire

Patrick O’Brien, the founder and CEO of LenderLogix , said the product was designed in response to the need for a more efficient and cost-effective method of managing the loan application process. QuickQual is an adjustable pre-approval letter that gives payment and closing cost scenarios and the option to update agent letters.

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Opinion: Is the lending market overcorrecting toward tech? Maybe

Housing Wire

Worsening market conditions are only going to accelerate an already hyper-competitive mortgage lending industry that is still learning to adapt to post-pandemic homebuying behaviors. But it’s also possible for a homebuyer to apply and receive approval on a mortgage loan without them ever actually speaking with another human.

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Credit reports will be more expensive for mortgage lenders in 2024

Housing Wire

FICO), the company that retains the rights to the market’s adopted methodology to measure consumer credit risk, will charge one price – higher than the current price – to all mortgage lenders, independent of their volumes. In 2024, Fair Isaac Corp.

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Pennymac locks mortgage rates up to 90 days ?

Housing Wire

California-based Pennymac launched a product that can freeze mortgage rates as many as 90 days, in a bid to attract more borrowers to the market amid volatile rates. When rates are surging, lenders’ capital markets teams have trouble selling loans locked at a lower rate because investors demand higher returns.

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