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Better introduces VA refi loan with no appraisal or closing costs

Housing Wire

New York-based digital mortgage lender Better.com launched a streamline refinance loan product on Monday that aims to help military veterans and service members save money on long-term interest expenses and closing costs. Better is now offering the well-known Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) through the U.S.

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Patton Gade, top LO for VA loans, heads to UMortgage

Housing Wire

Patton Gade, the top producing loan officer for VA home loans in the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, will continue to originate loans and hold the national director of military lending position at UMortgage. He’ll join forces with fellow veteran loan originator Jay Bunte in the brokerage firm.

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Mortgage applications for new construction climbed in August

Housing Wire

Demand for newly constructed homes continues to remain high as existing for-sale inventory remains historically low. Despite the 30-year fixed rate averaging over 7% in August, applications for new home purchase loans increased over the month and from a year ago,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s vice president and deputy chief economist.

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Mortgage applications for new construction homes ticked up in July

Housing Wire

With strong demand and limited options for existing homes, many homebuyers are turning to new construction. Mortgage applications for new construction home purchases increased 35.5% Conventional loans made up for the majority of loan applications By product type, conventional loans made up 65.3% Overall, 24.2%

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October saw mortgage apps rise for new homes by 6%

Housing Wire

Joel Kan, associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting at the MBA, noted in a statement that purchase activity in October was dominated by higher mortgage loan balance transactions, pushing the average new home loan size over $412,000—a record in the survey. of loan applications. FHA loans composed 13.5%

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New home applications drop in November

Housing Wire

“November new home sales activity, both mortgage applications and home sales, ran at a pace considerably ahead of 2019, showing the ongoing strong growth in housing demand and new residential construction,” Kan said. The average loan size of new homes increased from $355,684 in October to $357,554 in November, according to the survey.

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Applications for new homes dropped 14% in April

Housing Wire

Skyrocketing mortgage rates and a slowdown in new home constructions led to a drop in home purchases in April. However, the pace of construction has slowed in recent months,” Kan added. Homebuilders constructed about 1.23 Single-family home constructions saw a 4.9% Single-family home constructions saw a 4.9%

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