Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Product comparisons In its announcement of the new rate and additional states, FOA said that its optimistic outlook for the product is fueled by the increased activity in the home equity lending space.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

And that offers an incredible opportunity for banks and non-banks alike to improve their digital channels to better support home equity lending. Home equity line of credit (HELOC) and home equity loan originations increased 50% in 2022 compared to two years earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s Home Equity Lending Study.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

Lending and services platform Finance of America Inc. announced today the launch of Finance of America Home Improvement , a new business division offering non-mortgage financing options, including renovation loans. This product provides an entry point for contractors to introduce homeowners to lending solutions for their projects.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Nonbank mortgage originator Change Lending will become a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLB-SF). We welcome a partnership with the FHLB-SF to enhance our strength and reach as America’s CDFI,” said Steven Sugarman , founder of the Change Company, the parent company of Change Lending. “We

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Evernest already offers services including brokerage , maintenance, renovation, insurance and lending. Poplar co-founder Chuck Hattemer will also join Evernest to guide integration and growth initiatives. It combines its platform with local teams to carry out these services.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

We had to take back some properties where we dont have a large real estate operation, so we didnt want to keep them, said Sims, general partner at Constitution Lending , a Connecticut-based real estate lender providing fix-and-flip and long-term loans to real estate investors. Make everything new so you dont have to come back as much.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

More renovations? While most of Shank’s book of business is tied to VA loans, he says he’s seeing an uptick in renovation loans across FHA and VA channels. So now that rates are dropping, a renovation loan will be in the 7% range. Certain geographic areas have higher shares of government loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

In this conversation, the duo explore niche lending, second lien product opportunities and demand for non-QM. Deephaven’s focus on non-QM lending is expected to drive its volume past $80 billion in 2025. So, people are gonna have to tap into their equity for renovations, debt consolidation and better cash flow.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Deephaven Mortgage a pioneer in non-QM lending offers loan products to serve borrowers who might not otherwise qualify for a traditional loan. Equity solutions Home renovations and debt consolidation are two avenues toward financial prosperity for borrowers. Of course, Deephaven goes beyond helping borrowers acquire loans.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Not only does Flagstar offer brokers direct access to seasoned sales, support and underwriting teams, it also provides a product set that includes specialty lending options like Advantage non-agency loan, jumbos, new construction, renovation products and HELOCs, and in the pipeline, loans to foreign nationals, seconds and investor property loans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

“For a consumer who wants to do a home renovation , a consumer who wants to consolidate debts, or a consumer who wants to take cash out to pay for tuition for their kids, our product serves all of those use cases.” ” How is it so fast?

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

We specialize in non-agency loans, including bank statement loans, government lending, new construction and renovation products, and HELOCs , positioning us as a leader in the industry.” Additionally, Flagstar offers direct access to underwriters for product-specific advice and expertise in Non-QM, VA, and FHA lending.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

Ascent Developer Solutions , a private mortgage lending platform, announced its launch Friday in conjunction with an equity infusion from Elliott Investment Management. Founder and CEO Robert Wasmund has a deep background in the residential construction and bridge lending industry. “We now known as Rithm Capital.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

We are pleased to partner with Shawn and the Archwest team to deliver dynamic financing solutions to home builders , renovators and landlords who are expanding and improving the critically undersupplied U.S. housing stock,” David DePrez, managing director for Bain Capital, said in prepared remarks. “We

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Monday a proposed rule that seeks to bolster consumer protections for borrowers seeking Property Assessed Clean Energy ( PACE ) financing for home renovations. We are proposing new rules that would require sensible safeguards on these clean energy loans.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Traditional lending approaches are time-consuming when it comes to fix-and-flip properties. Acra Lending is looking to solve these challenges and make fix-and-flip lending simpler and more efficient for borrowers, lenders and brokers. Capitalizing on this trend, at least for brokers and lenders, will be difficult.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In AFR, it’s adding the New Jersey-based, full-service independent mortgage bank that has direct, wholesale and correspondent lending divisions. AFR offers agency, nonagency and government lending products. Since its foundation in 1997, Proprietary Capital has developed a platform to invest in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In March, the company struck a deal to acquire Homebridge Financial Services ‘s retail division to grow its retail lending business footprint. CMG makes its services and products available through wholesale and correspondent lending as well.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2021

One issue is that among the low inventory, there are even fewer homes that are move-in ready, said Keith Lind, executive chairman and president of Acra Lending. “We The average home age in the United States is about 40 years old, so there’s a huge stock of homes that need to be renovated.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

HELOCs have continued to set the stage as flexible, helpful products that provide quick access to financing for a multitude of uses including home renovations, debt consolidations or emergency purchases. Additionally, 65% of the total respondents are currently planning or have plans to renovate their homes within the next two years.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In 2022 alone, APM acquired 11 branches from Arizona-based Sunstreet Lending and Sunstreet, along with 25 branches from the Minnesota retail lender Lend Smart Mortgage and 51 branches from the now-defunct AmeriFirst Financial Inc. The lender has been in acquisitive mode despite the industry downturn.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Investors who acquire and renovate older homes could claim the credit on their federal tax returns, as long as the home is sold to and occupied by an eligible buyer. The renovations would be on a budget, however. Streamline by combining services.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

There is a bigger consensus of confidence in the product now,” said Keith Lind, executive chairman and president of Acra Lending. Fix and flip loans offer borrowers the ability to renovate and rehab older homes to make them more appealing to homebuyers once they’re placed back on the market. How Acra Lending can help.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

added mortgage lending under its umbrella by acquiring mortgage brokerage company Be My Neighbor on Monday. The Texas-based lender is licensed in 26 states and provides 15-year and 30-year fixed mortgages, including government loans, 203 (k) renovation loans and reverse mortgages. This consists of $1.5

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Connecticut-based lender and servicer Planet Home Lending has acquired the assets of Illinois-based retail lender Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. With the acquisition, Planet will inherit the majority of Platinum’s origination staff and branches throughout the country.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2021

Acra Lending is doing what it can to help free up inventory. Fix n’ flip loans are ideal for investors and developers looking to purchase a home and renovate it. Acra Lending plans to launch its fix’n’flip loan program in the coming weeks. 3-month bank statement. For more information, visit acralending.com.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Finance of America intends to acquire Parkside Lending ‘s third-party origination channel operation for $40 million, the publicly traded lender and servicer announced Tuesday. It’s the latest in a string of big M&A deals in the mortgage lending space – and the growing wholesale channel in particular – over the past six months.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

As purchase transactions move back to the forefront of lending, the broker channel will only continue to grow and gain momentum. The first resource is its newly renovated Broker Portal that brings the power of its proprietary H2O origination system together with an elegant interface to highlight next steps, critical tasks and key contacts.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

If your state requires a lending license, make sure a the lender is licensed. Examine previous transactions with a lender, such as funding renovations on investment property, to better understand the lender’s experience with diverse real estate projects. Establish a private money lending network for real estate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The VA makes a guarantee to the lending institution for 25% of the loan amount and the lender is responsible for evaluating the eligibility of the borrower. My favorite, and one of the most valuable and underutilized products in today’s low-inventory market , is the VA renovation loan. Who is eligible?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Several historic events over the past few years have brought seismic changes to the way the mortgage lending industry operates. Today, as we face what appears to be the beginning of a modest recovery in the marketplace, we can see the effect of those events in the way mortgage lending has changed forever.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

In fact, ATTOM reports that one in 12 home sales in the nation last year, or 8.4%, involved fix and flip investors — whose strategy is to acquire, renovate (fix) and then resell (flip) the properties. A year ago, we were offering to lend 85% loan-to-cost or 90% loan-to-cost, and that’s down to like 75% loan-to-cost.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has shown that it’s paying attention to the emerging housing needs of an older population by creating programs that allow for age-minded home renovations. HUD issued $15 million grants in mid-2022 and early 2023 designed to help with health and safety home repairs for low-income seniors. “By

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

The company later told RMD, however, that the loan was within current product lending limits. When asked about the reportedly higher lending limit for this loan, a FOA spokesperson told RMD that the reporting on the loan amount is simply incorrect and that it is “within current HomeSafe lending limits.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2021

MAXEX , a digital exchange platform for buying and selling residential loans, announced on Wednesday the launch of two new lending programs in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase for green energy home improvements.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Given that HELOC organizations are more streamlined than closed-end lending, there is greater importance for the adoption of electronic closing documents, MISMO said last week, calling for participants to join a new development workgroup (DWG). The volume of HELOC loans declined by 17% to $60.1 Overall, HELOCS accounted for 20.7%

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Housing Wire

JULY 5, 2022

The acquisition of Portland, Oregon-based Riverbend and its subsidiaries, announced originally in late April, is expected to fit in well with Redwood’s existing business-purpose lending platform, CoreVest. Redwood executives say Riverbend will be integrated into CoreVest. It also serves professional developers of multifamily properties.

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