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Mortgage applications stall with 8% rates

Housing Wire

The share of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan activity inched up to 15.2% The share of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loan activity was 10.5%, down from 10.7% the week prior while the share of Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan activity decreased to 0.4% from 14.8% for the week ending Oct.

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Eyeing expansion, Go Mortgage snags 160+ former FoA employees

Housing Wire

More than 160 employees from the now-shuttered Finance of America Mortgage have landed at Go Mortgage , a Columbus, Ohio-based lender. With a focus on purchase mortgages through referral sources, Reich aims to close $1 billion in loan origination volume in 2023 through his division alone. We specialize in marketing for purchases.”.

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Meet the homeowners giving up 4% mortgages and opting for cash-out refis

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By doing a cash-out refi, she landed a $340,000 FHA loan and locked in a 6.9% We are paying off her current mortgage balance of $280,000 while maintaining more than $200,000 in home equity,” said Anderson, who runs the mortgage broker shop Rancho Capital Home Loans. mortgage rate at the end of August. “At

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Attention all first-time homebuyers: Here are some steps to affording a home

Housing Wire

Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you land the keys to your first home: More for Real Estate Enthusiasts. with an FHA loan. Give up the American dream of having a three-bedroom house with a white picket fence? Absolutely not. While affording to buy a house it’s tough, it’s not impossible. Here’s the scoop. Buying a home?

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Has the housing market peaked?

Housing Wire

Purchases using an FHA loan, often an indicator of first-time buyer activity, were down to 7.3% All in all, a relatively soft landing for a sizzling hot market that sometimes seemed like it would never cool off. compared to the previous year, according to the California Association of Realtors.

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Mortgage applications dip as home prices climb

Housing Wire

A recent Redfin study showed that cash is currently king , with buyers increasing their chance of landing that home they want by nearly 300% if they offer all-cash. That’s coupled with a rise in mortgage rates , too. For most people, though, that isn’t an option.

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After mortgage lenders shut down, what’s next for loan originators?

Housing Wire

It also underwrites conventional loans and works as a marketing tool for LOs. With the AI, I’m no longer having to babysit the more conventional type loans — conventional, VA, FHA loans. Barnes spent about six months at AmeriFirst Financial Inc before landing as a branch manager at Mann Mortgage.

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