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UWM expands its hard credit reports program

Housing Wire

In addition, in its Safe Check Complete version, launched Wednesday, the broker can order a pre-qualification based on a three-bureau soft credit check for $23. UWM’s website clarifies that Safe Check is not eligible for home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), bank statement, investor and USDA loans.

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Divvy Homes hits $2 billion valuation after latest funding round

Housing Wire

Existing investors and others including Andreessen Horowitz, Singapore’s GIC, GGV Capital and Moore Specialty Credit participated in the round, which pre-empted a capital raise that could have featured new investors, she said. We’re aiming to bring a legitimacy to alternative home financing options,” said Hefets.

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JPMorgan Chase gets into the DSCR MBS game

Housing Wire

JPMorgan Chase will soon be issuing its first non-prime MBS secured exclusively by investor loans that are underwritten based on rental income. The JPMorgan Chase MBS offering highlights the relative appetite investors have for business purpose loans , at least in comparison to agency loans. The relative strength of DSCR. The offering.

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DropOffer wants real estate agents to go off-market

Housing Wire

Historically, investors looking for distressed properties to flip and celebrities looking to keep a low profile when relocating, have been known for hunting for off-market properties. Summers also uses Remine , an online platform that allows agents to search through detailed property data on all of the U.S.

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The surprising future of mortgage technology

Housing Wire

Purveyors of very complex financial instruments, sold to risk-averse investors under the careful oversight of government regulators, have given us a process that must conform to investor and regulatory compliance requirements. As a result, the investors opened the door for desktop appraisals.

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How loan originators survived a cutthroat mortgage business in 2023

Housing Wire

I’ve got several pre-approvals out there where people just can’t find what they want and the rates are throwing them off,” Don Monson, branch manager at Sente Mortgage , said of the challenges he faced in 2023. The lack of inventory led to rising home prices, creating multiple-offer situations in some parts of the country.

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LOs and brokers, are you prepared for an evolving workforce?

Housing Wire

In a housing market vastly different from the pre-pandemic period, how can industry professionals position themselves to achieve growth despite these current obstacles? When it comes to business growth this year and beyond, industry experts agree that 2022 is the year of the non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) loan. Why partner with Newrez?