Mortgage bankers and brokers have been complaining to me for weeks about the "adder" fees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been tacking on for low FICO scores, high LTVs, and the like. But what about the market for investment properties where someone buys a home to rent out (presumably) and needs a loan? Remember that market? One Connecticut mortgage executive notes that the GSEs have reduced the allowable outstanding mortgages limit to four from 10. She said this has "killed any chances solid investors had for conventional financing on investment properties. It doesn't matter if the credit score is 900 and the LTV is 20%"â¦
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Even with the positive news when it came to income, two of the big four underwriters had their earnings outlook slashed, while a third received an upgrade.
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AD Mortgage's news survey finds 82% expect AI to transform the industry, and relationship skills will decide who wins in 2027.
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An acquisition this year could be one in a line of other future deals, potentially involving lenders or commercial real estate firms, Ellington executives said.
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If the deal is completed, the companies will form the sixth-largest publicly traded homebuilder in the U.S. with about $6.6 billion in combined revenue.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's oversight chief said that he's displeased with a report that these builders have retreated from serving first-time buyers.
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The economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, but the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% all the same. The development could embolden both hawks and doves at the central bank.
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