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Fewer first-time homebuyers are competing these days

Housing Wire

Completed sales transactions for single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, represented a seasonally adjusted annual rate of just under 6 million (5.99 million, so sales grew year-over-year by 1.5%. million) in July, according to NAR. A year ago, the annual rate was 5.90 The inventory of unsold homes rose by 7.3%

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Radian’s Pyramid Platform automates every step of the real estate process

Housing Wire

In addition, Pyramid Platform offers users a variety of other workflows, including deed-in-lieu, short sale, acquisition, rental management, and more. Clients can utilize real-time and customizable reporting, as well as direct data warehouse access,” said Rebecca Smith, VP, Sales and Business Development.

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Real estate tech roundup: Hubzu and Brookfield Residential

Housing Wire

Hubzu is an end-to-end asset management platform for residential foreclosure, short sale, REO, deed in lieu, CWCOT and retail property auctions. million bids and the sale of more than 225,000 homes. The app offers potential buyers tools to find, research and bid on homes via a competitive auction format. and Denver markets.

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CFPB takes enforcement action against former HECM servicing contractor

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In fact, the companies systematically failed to respond to thousands of homeowner requests for loan payoff statements, short sales, deeds-in-lieu of foreclosures, lien releases, and requests for general information.”

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4 Reasons Why the End of Forbearance Will Not Lead to a Wave of Foreclosures

Keeping Current Matters

million households lost their home to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. The 10% equity number is important because it enables homeowners to sell their houses and pay the related expenses instead of facing the hit on their credit that a foreclosure or short sale would create.

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Definitions for Deal-Seeking Buyers: Short Sales, Foreclosures, and REO Homes

HomeLight

You may have heard that short sales, foreclosures, or bank-owned properties offer great opportunities for a steal , but what do these different terms mean, and how does the homebuying transaction work for each? What’s the difference between buying a short sale vs. a foreclosure, and where can the best deals be had?

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Fannie Mae’s new version of DU to focus on credit risks

Housing Wire

Status as a first-time homebuyer will now also count as “a mitigating factor in the DU Risk Assessment,” as research into the development process for the new version suggested that loans where a borrower identified themselves as first-time homebuyers “performed better than similar loans for borrowers that had previously owned a home.”