Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2021

home prices are quickly shifting the affordability calculus for prospective homebuyers in 2021 — even though mortgage rates have remained near record lows. Despite average 30-year mortgage rates that have remained below 3% for most of 2021, the rapid home price increases are eroding affordability for average wage earners.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

There’s a mainstay in mortgage finance poised to help in working from home. The Federal Housing Administration’s 203(k) rehabilitation mortgage insurance program is designed for borrowers to renovate when they purchase or refinance. In turn, the program opens access to much-needed renovation capital for borrowers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Last week, Mark Steven Diamond who was found guilty of bilking older homeowners in the Chicago area out of money through a reverse mortgage scam was sentenced in federal court to a 17-year prison term. It came out later that the paperwork she signed was for a reverse mortgage, Herron told the outlet. “Never. “Never.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Describing the modern-day mortgage market as challenging would be an understatement, to say the least. Mortgage interest rates have steadily ramped up throughout 2024. The average rate throughout 2024 for 30-year fixed mortgages was 6.72% higher than it was during the 2008 market crash.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Home renovation projects could bring a variety of safety and efficiency improvements to older construction, but anxiety is a key element keeping many homeowners from exploring renovation projects. Baby boomers led the way in this respect, with 60% of boomer respondents saying savings would be the primary funding source for renovations.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

This finding likely stems from an increase in renovation costs over the past three years, forcing some buyers to pursue costly financing sources to improve their homes. A study by online home improvement platform Houzz highlighted a 60% increase in renovation expenses between 2020 and 2023.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

The newest weekly mortgage applications survey data, released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) included the lowest mortgage rates in months, which created a stir in the number of applications. More renovations? So now that rates are dropping, a renovation loan will be in the 7% range.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

What do you get when you combine home renovation specialists with a lender that can provide funds in short order? The new partnership between HouseAmp and Renovation Sells. The Renovation Sells platform focuses on design and construction, while the loans come from HouseAmp.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

announced today the launch of Finance of America Home Improvement , a new business division offering non-mortgage financing options, including renovation loans. Per a study from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, renovation financing is expected to increase 3.3% in 2021 to $433 billion.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2021

It mostly originated cash-out refis and purchase mortgages in 2020, according to HMDA statistics in Polygon’s database. Per a study from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, renovation financing is expected to increase 3.3% in 2021 to $433 billion. The space remains dominated by depository banks.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Sandoval said her approach is one that is difficult for banks and mortgage servicers to replicate, not only because of the face-to-face experience she offers but also because of the inherent – and often misguided– distrust that many distressed homeowners have for financial institutions. “There is nothing like that face to face.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

The national mortgage delinquency dropped to an all-time low in May, continuing two consecutive months of a decline since March. million properties were in early-stage delinquencies, defined as borrowers who missed a single mortgage payment, which is a slight increase of 0.2% A total of 1.46 A total of 1.46

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2022

According to Joseph, homes needing renovation can be “daunting,” especially for first-time homebuyers looking for something that is turnkey. FHA understands that the loan limit, for example, does not reflect the current rising prices landscape and, in some cases, it does not cover the cost of renovations.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) is calling on both houses of Congress to adopt a mortgage interest credit as the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is currently set to expire in 2025. Among the provisions established by the TCJA was a mortgage interest deduction for primary residences and second homes.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

Investors are struggling to capitalize on rising home prices amid a higher mortgage rate environment, fewer foreclosure listings to choose from and general economic uncertainty. So, they will have to do some very smart buying and quick renovating to keep the profit rebound going.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

Movement Mortgage , a multichannel mortgage lender, has appointed Joe Thompson as its new regional director. Founded in 2008 and based in Fort Mill, South Carolina , Movement Mortgage offers a range of products including conventional, jumbo and government-insured loans, as well as a dedicated reverse mortgage division.

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Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2021

If you’re a homeowner who wants to add any of the above, you have two options: renovate your current house or buy a home that already has the spaces you desire. The difference in the cost of a renovation versus a purchase. If you decide to renovate, you’ll need to refinance (or take out an equity loan) to access the equity.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

“If the home you’re hoping to buy doesn’t have the accessibility you’re looking for, you’ll want to check with a contractor to see what kind of renovations are possible,” the story said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Heartland Bank , the leading reverse mortgage lender in Australia and New Zealand , will rebrand its dedicated reverse mortgage division from “Heartland Finance” to “Heartland Bank” following a recent acquisition and a repositioning of its offerings. “We billion AUD, or roughly $1.2 billion USD.

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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. Be My Neighbor will enable reAlpha to provide integrated mortgage services to consumers who utilize the reAlpha platform to purchase homes, reAlpha said. Publicly traded real estate software firm reAlpha Tech Corp.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2021

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slipped back down to 2.77% for the week ending August 5, according to mortgage rates data released Thursday by Freddie Mac ‘s PMMS. The week prior, mortgage rates had rebounded slightly to 2.80%. This bodes well for those still looking to refinance, renovate or even purchase a new home.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2024

As home values have risen sharply, this has made the conundrum facing the area’s seniors more difficult to navigate: If they need to downsize, they may not be able to move into a home in their price range, much less be able to obtain a mortgage at a rate that can be easily absorbed on a fixed income.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Mortgage lenders are betting on down-payment assistance programs, buy-down options and renovation products to provide brokers opportunities to win in a market with mortgage rates nearing 8%, a lack of inventory and high home prices. range, which is a normal mortgage market.” 4-7, in Las Vegas.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Unfortunately, too many misconceptions persist among real estate and even mortgage industry professionals about the VA home loan, and those misconceptions have big (and negative) impacts. VA mortgage loans generally provide veterans and active-duty service members with more favorable terms than other loans on the market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A suspected fraudster nearly brought financial ruin to an elderly resident of London, Ontario in Canada , but an area reverse mortgage professional’s quick thinking is credited with leading to the suspect’s arrest, according to a news release from the London Police Service.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Guild Mortgage announced on Wednesday the introduction of a new product line called the “ Flex Payment Mortgage ,” which includes Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-sponsored Home Equity Conversion Mortgages ( HECMs ), refinances, proprietary jumbo options and HECM for Purchase (H4P) loans.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Making small accessibility improvements or renovations in the home can sometimes be the difference between remaining housed or becoming displaced, according to Erin Izen, executive director of the Home Depot Foundation. While veteran homelessness has decreased by 55% over the past decade, it began to rise again in 2023.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2022

Could renovated foreclosure resales help solve the nation’s increasingly complex affordable housing puzzle? An estimated 140,000 renovated properties purchased at foreclosure auction or bank-owned auction were resold to owner-occupant buyers between January 2020 and December 2021. million first-lien residential mortgages with $2.6

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

economy, it doesn’t appear that mortgage rates will be dropping below that mark anytime soon. Purchase mortgages this week averaged 5%, up 28 basis points from 4.72% a week ago , according to the latest Freddie Mac PMMS. The GSE’s index accounts for just purchase mortgages reported by lenders over the past three days.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Lewisville, Texas-based property services company MCS announced last week that it acquired Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions , a deal which brings MCS into the reverse mortgage industry for the first time, according to an announcement by the company. Five Brothers, headquartered in Warren, Mich.,

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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.” of mortgaged residential properties in the U.S. ” How is it so fast? figure is far above the 26.5%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

When Curtis Mangus of Premier Mortgage Resources in Meridian, Idaho looked into pivoting into reverse after serving decades in the traditional mortgage business, he asked his managing partner at the lender about its reverse mortgage department. You are the reverse mortgage department,” he said. The partner smiled. “

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2023

Retail lender Guild Mortgage announced the acquisition of Cherry Creek Mortgage , a privately-held Colorado-based lender with 68 branches in 45 states. Established in 1987, Cherry Creek offers a wide range of mortgage products including conventional, FHA, VA USDA, USDA, reverse mortgages and home renovation loans.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

California-based retail lender American Pacific Mortgage (APM) has named vice chairman Bill Lowman as its chairman of the board, succeeding APM founder Kurt Reisig. FoA) months after it shut down its forward mortgage segment. billion during the same period in 2022, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking a cautionary approach to changes to mortgage insurance premiums after a banner year for its Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) fund. Marcia Fudge said there were no near-term plans to change FHA’s mortgage insurance premium pricing.). Earlier this year, HUD Sec.

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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. Founded in 1993 by Bill and Michael Giambrone, Platinum has 22 branches and 79 active loan officers, according to the mortgage tech platform Modex. The lender originated $6.5

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

In this week’s episode of the Power House podcast, host and HousingWire President Diego Sanchez chats with Tom Davis , chief sales officer at Deephaven Mortgage. Diego: We’ve kicked off 2025 with mortgage rates that haven’t done much except go a little bit higher. A lot of folks were expecting a decline in 2025.

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