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FHA expands policies to boost financing for homes with ADUs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), today announced a...
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Oct 17, 20233 min read
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BREAKING BANKS: HOW INTEREST RATE HIKES RESHAPED REAL ESTATE FINANCING
From the Emergence of DSCR to Bank Failures: Navigating the Tides of Real Estate Financing As the Fed embarked on a year-long journey of...
ColMcDow
Sep 29, 20237 min read
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Many Early Projections Indicate that U.S. Home Prices Will Rise in 2024 - Flipping Profits Increase
Various sources are projecting home prices to rise between 0.8% and 6.4% within or through 2024 Continued low home inventory is the main...
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Sep 26, 20231 min read
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What Fannie Mae is doing about climate risk's impact on mortgages
Climate risk can be tough to quantify, but doing so has grown in importance due to regulatory attention and increased difficulty...
ColMcDow
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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My home appraised below purchase price. What now?
My property appraised too low! Whether you’re buying, selling, or refinancing, a home appraisal that comes in too low could put the...
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Jun 13, 20232 min read
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Regulators may view pre-approval, pre-qual mix-ups as deceptive and costly to home-buyers.
Many in the mortgage industry use the terms prequalification letter and preapproval letter interchangeably, but each has a different...
ColMcDow
May 30, 20232 min read
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Over 40% of sellers offered concessions to buyers this spring. Sellers Are Scarce.
More than four out of five sellers are offering concessions to offload their homes, well above the portion of a year ago and just off a...
ColMcDow
May 29, 20233 min read
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FIXED-RATE JUMBO LOANS (EXPANDED PROGRAMS)
TAKE CONTROL WITH MORE OPTIONS AND BETTER PRICING WITH COLIN MCDOWELL, NOW ACCEPTING REAL ESTATE BROKER PARTNERS. Looking to move your...
ColMcDow
May 24, 20231 min read
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GIVING REAL ESTATE AGENTS MORE NEGOTATING POWER WITH BROKER/SELLER PAID RATE BUYDOWNS
HELPING BUYERS LOWER THEIR INTEREST RATE BY UP TO 3% AT THE START OF THEIR LOAN Working with a mortgage broker saves their buyers money....
ColMcDow
May 24, 20233 min read
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Survey Reveals How LTR Investors Can Capture Success
2023 LTR Survey: Everything you need to know about finding and maintaining a successful property In the midst of a volatile market,...
ColMcDow
May 4, 20236 min read
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