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Lenders Raise Standards

April 20, 2020

As the country struggles through the economic impact of the coronavirus, numerous mortgage companies have raised their lending standards to protect both borrowers and themselves. Now, one of the largest mortgage lenders in the country is joining that list. JPMorgan Chase last week increased its minimum lending standards to require nearly all borrowers to have at least 20% down to […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Government Affairs, Industry News Tagged With: #Cvarmember, #jobmarketduringcoronavirus, #Mortgagelendingpractices, cvarconnect, HousingWire, Mortgage lenders

Dec. 9 CVAR At A Glance

December 9, 2019

Installation Highlights! Featured Classes & Events Dec. 9 | License Renewal Crash Course – Glendora Dec. 10 | Social Security Secrets Lunch & Learn – Glendora Dec. 10 | How You Should Be Using Facebook  Dec. 11 | zipForm® Basic – All Locations – Free Dec. 12 | Tech Forum – 12 Days of Techmas – All Locations […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Education & Events Tagged With: #CVARcontractcollege, #Cvarmember, Contract College, CoreLogic, Dues, HousingWire, Installation highlights, Shred Day, Tech Forum, Techmas

No Appraisal Required for Certain Homes

September 30, 2019

Certain home sales of $400,000 or less will not need an appraisal since federal regulators approved a proposal to increase the threshold at which residential home sales require an appraisal. Last November, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve released a proposal that would increase […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Government Affairs Tagged With: appraisal, appraiser, consumer groups, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fannie Mae, Federal regulators, FHA, Freddie Mac, HousingWire, HUD, Veterans Affairs

Mortgage Rates Hint at Good Spring

March 4, 2019

After falling for three consecutive weeks, mortgage interest rates remained virtually stagnant, according to the latest Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. This means that Spring could be a favorable homebuying season. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.35% for the week ending Feb. 21, 2019, according to the survey, holding steady from the previous week’s level. However, last […]

Filed Under: At A Glance Tagged With: Freddie Mac, homebuying season, HousingWire, market survey, mortgage rate, Spring

How Aging Homeowners Hamper Housing Market

February 19, 2019

More seniors are opting to age in place rather than relocate later in life, and it has contributed to the supply shortage that’s hampering the housing market. According to a study by Freddie Mac, seniors born after 1931 are staying in their homes longer than previous generations, and they are gumming up the works, leaving Millennials shut out […]

Filed Under: At A Glance Tagged With: Aging homeowners, Baby Boomers, HousingWire, millennials, seniors, short supply

Client Tip: Pay Less for Loan

June 18, 2018

If a client has bad credit, they could be looking at an additional $15,000 in extra costs over the life of a loan (based off of a 30-year mortgage and the average purchase loan amount of $236,697). According to a LendingTree report, a buyer can chalk this up to higher interest rates and larger fees. […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Pro Tips Tagged With: client tip, credit, FICO, HousingWire, LendingTree, mortgage loan, pay less

Facebook in Market for Real Estate Rental Listings

November 20, 2017

Facebook plans to significantly expand its rental real estate listings, going head-to-head with Craigslist, eBay, and other e-commerce platforms. Facebook is already allowing individual homeowners to list their homes for sale on the Marketplace, but seeks to beef up its rental offerings by developing partnerships with Apartment List and Zumper. This means hundreds of thousands […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Industry News, Pro Tips Tagged With: Facebook, HousingWire, listing, property manager, REALTOR®Mag, rental, social media

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