Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Rising home prices have pushed the third quarter’s tappable home equity amount near its 2022 peak, but interest rates are making homeowners reluctant to extract that wealth. Rising equity levels are also contributing to low default and foreclosure activity.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

homeowners with mortgages saw their home equity increase by 8.6% Homeowners saw an average increase of slightly more than $24,000 compared to Q4 2022, adding up to a collective gain of $1.3 trillion, according to CoreLogic ’s newest homeowner equity report. Net homeowner equity totaled more than $16.6

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

Residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock has acquired the assets of home equity investment firm HomePace , the company exclusively told HousingWire on Monday. HomePace, founded in 2020, specializes in helping homeowners access their equity through home equity agreements. Meanwhile, more than 9 million U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Home equity solutions provider Unison launched a new product on Tuesday that combines the features of traditional mortgage financing and emerging home equity investment (HEI) options. The San Francisco -based Unison calls its new offering the Equity Sharing Home Loan. home equity by the end of this year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

And while prospective homebuyers cope with the challenges of rising housing unaffordability, existing homeowners are reaping the benefits of historically strong price gains. Nationwide equity on mortgaged homes soared to a record $16.9 homeowners with mortgages have tappable equity. trillion in tappable equity.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Home-equity lending overall found its wings in 2023 as a number of independent mortgage banks ramped up product lines over the course of the year — despite a bump in the road in the third quarter when mortgage rates surged past 7%. homeowners with outstanding mortgages — some 63% of all homes — home equity tied up in properties jumped by 6.8%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, homeowners have a unique advantage with home equity products—designed to let residents tap into their home’s equity for cash. Mortgage professionals must keep up with the new demand for home equity products in the new market. That growth presents an opportunity for reverse mortgages and home equity loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Homeowners 62 and older saw their collective home equity levels rise in the second quarter of 2024 by roughly $600 billion, increasing to a total of $14 trillion and continuing a streak of forward momentum observed in the first quarter. There was an estimated 3.97% (or $624.6 billion) increase in senior-held mortgage debt.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Rapidly rising home prices are bad news for prospective buyers, but they’re proving quite beneficial for homeowner equity. of mortgaged homes were “equity-rich,” defined as having a loan balance of less than half of the estimated market value of those homes. It’s the lowest level since at least 2019. points), Missouri (7.2

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

With elevated levels of home equity across the U.S., mortgage lenders are making home equity lending more accessible to reach more borrowers. One-quarter of these lenders offered accelerated closing options, including two lenders that advertised home equity funding in as little as one week.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Ongoing supply and affordability challenges in the housing market have frustrated many homeowners who have looked to trade up or relocate for various reasons. Louis-based Clever Real Estate , 63% of homeowners would rather remodel their current home than move to one that has already been fixed up. trillion at the midpoint of the year.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Homeowners are more “house-rich, cash-poor” than ever, with increasingly valuable homes, but less real income and higher borrowing costs to handle the challenges and opportunities of life. In today’s environment, homeowners are looking for new answers — and financing platforms — to solve that puzzle. Why a third way?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Homeowners have generally done well over the last few years in accumulating home equity wealth. Since the onset of the pandemic, average equity per borrower increased by about $117,000 nationally, totaling almost $312,000 per mortgaged borrower. Aggregated across borrowers with a mortgage, home equity adds up to almost $17.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But some existing homeowners and investors may feel differently as a trend of home equity growth was found across 45 states. Home equity solutions provider Unison released its 2024 Home Equity Report on Tuesdsay. ” Home equity also grew based on higher prices, reaching $35 trillion at the end of the second quarter.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

The current global market cap for “equity release” products, including reverse mortgages, could hit $50 billion by 2033, more than doubling its current size. This is according to a report compiled by the European Pensions and Property Asset Release Group (EPPARG), a trade association that represents European equity release companies.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Tapping into home equity , particularly for people in or near retirement , can be challenging — especially for those who may have a pressing need. Older homeowners may contemplate the traditional methods, but depending on the person, they may be out of the question, according to financial columnist Ron Lieber. Homes are trophies, sure.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

With the release of the CoreLogic 2024 Q1 Equity Insights report, which Logan discussed last week , and now the FHFA National Mortgage Database Aggregate Statistics , we have a lot of visibility into the financial position of the American homeowner. of borrowers have negative equity in their homes.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

Freddie Mac proposes to purchase closed-end second mortgages on properties for which it already holds the first mortgage so homeowners can keep the same mortgage interest rate on their primary mortgage. This provides homeowners with a cost-effective alternative for accessing the equity in their homes.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Among homeowners who have a mortgage escrow account, only 52% fully understand how the account works, according to survey results released Thursday by property tax services provider LERETA. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) borrowers must pay mortgage insurance for the life of their loan regardless of equity levels. The average U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

homeowners are “house-rich, cash-poor,” home equity investment firm Hometap provides clients with a way to tap into their home equity instead of selling their home or taking out a loan. When the home sells or the homeowner settles the investment within the 10-year period. “We

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2024

trillion in mortgage debt, pushing mortgage holder equity to a new high of $17.6 On top of that, tappable home equity reached a new high of $11.5 roughly three in five — now have at least $100,000 in tappable home equity, which refers to the amount of equity they can access while maintaining a stable 20% equity “cushion.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

“What if homeowners could tap into home equity without taking on debt?” When Hometap launched in 2017, the Boston-based fintech offered an unorthodox answer to this question for homeowners looking for an alternative to a loan. The annual investment volume in the U.S. The annual investment volume in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Global investment firm Carlyle has agreed to purchase up to $300 million of equity sharing home loans from home equity solutions provider Unison. The product, which rolled out on Tuesday, combines the features of traditional mortgage financing and emerging home equity investment (HEI) options. homeowners have $11.5

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

While the current climate may be causing existing-home sales and inventory to fall, it’s driving renewed interest in home equity options. And that offers an incredible opportunity for banks and non-banks alike to improve their digital channels to better support home equity lending.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

A Freddie Mac home equity product that was proposed this week has the potential to unlock $850 billion in origination volume. “The proposed activity is intended to provide homeowners with a cost-effective alternative for accessing the equity in their homes,” FHFA Director Sandra Thompson said in an announcement of the proposal.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Homeowners 62 and older saw their collective home equity levels drop in the fourth quarter of 2023 by roughly $119 billion to $12.84 This is according to the Reverse Mortgage Market Index (RMMI), a measure of senior-held home equity from the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) and data analytics firm RiskSpan.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Rocket Pro TPO , the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage , announced Monday that it has decided to waive the $795 origination fee charged to broker partners on home equity loans. With our home equity program, we want to make sure that we’re offering our broker partners a product they can win in this market and help their clients.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Bellevue, Washington-based real estate investment firm Legacy Group Capital announced this week that it has acquired fintech company Rook Capital , a provider of home equity investment (HEI) products through its “Shared Value Investment” brand. Legacy is privately owned and terms of the deal were not disclosed. “As

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Homeowners are sitting on a record level of about $35 trillion in home equity — more than double the equity levels recorded prior to the financial crisis and housing market collapse of the late 2000s. Nearly seven in 10 homeowners have an interest rate of 4.5% homeowners. There was an estimated 3.97% (or $624.6

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In late August, when mortgage rates were well over 7% and beginning their climb toward 8%, Jeff Anderson had a client do what few other homeowners are willing to do: She gave up her 4% mortgage rate. A cash-out refi replaces the homeowner’s current mortgage with a new, larger loan under different terms from the original loan.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

Freddie Mac proposes to purchase closed-end second mortgages on properties for which it already holds the first mortgage so homeowners can keep the same mortgage interest rate on their primary mortgage. This provides homeowners with a cost-effective alternative for accessing the equity in their homes.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

population grows older with each passing year, looking for new and novel ways to fund long-term care for the aging population could include home equity. A reverse mortgage can certainly play into this, but another growing dynamic is the divide between higher- and lower-income homeowners. As the U.S. According to data from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

According to ATTOM’s third quarter 2024 Home Equity and Underwater Report, 48.3% are considered equity rich. In the first quarter of 2024, homeowners across the U.S. saw a remarkable surge in their equity , gaining an impressive $28,000 on average. of mortgaged residential properties in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

Homeowners 62 and older saw their collective home equity levels rise in the first quarter of 2024 by roughly $328.5 This is according to the Reverse Mortgage Market Index (RMMI), a measure of senior-held home equity maintained by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) and data analytics firm RiskSpan.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

A Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-sponsored Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) requires a borrower to be at or over the age of 62 to qualify for a loan, making baby boomers most of the new qualifying candidates for a HECM. of all homeowners being members of the baby boom generation. At the top of the list is Tucson, Ariz.,

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

a provider of shared equity financing products, announced Thursday that it hired Paul Giangrande as a corporate executive vice president and president of its mortgage division. Homeowners typically repay the funds provided by selling their property, with the HEI provider recouping their initial investment plus a portion of the sales price.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

The dismal 2024 mortgage market has one very silver lining: $32 trillion in home equity. Jim Deitch, co-founder and CEO at Teraverde , sees a golden opportunity for lenders who are prepared to serve homeowners with innovative options. Compare that with $30 trillion in financeable equity — it dwarfs it.

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