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ICE Mortgage Technology’s Encompass to offer investment advisory advice for clients

Housing Wire

Borrowers will receive financial advice including – college savings plans if their household is expanding, additional life insurance and 401k at no cost. Executives expect net revenue synergies of up to $125 million by 2028 largely through cross-sell opportunities.

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Some say Austin’s rental market might collapse. That’s not reality

Housing Wire

What’s more, operating costs for apartment and SFR (single-family rental) operators are up significantly since 2019 due to higher property taxes, insurance, and payroll costs. Using 2017, 2018 as a normal level, delivery should start to look normal by 2027, 2028, so I think the market fundamentals will start to shift pretty soon.

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Down Payments: Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Will Springer Realtor

The math: 4% a year x 5 years = 20% price appreciation; 20% of $800,000 is $160,000, or $960,000 for the same home in 2028 x 3.5% = a down payment of $33,600. However, the amount required to pay for the same home in five years – after it appreciates about 4% each year – would be $33,600.

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Stewart Announces Contract Extension for CEO

Appraisal Buzz

Eppinger to amend and restate his employment agreement, extending the term for another three years through the end of 2028. All these actions and more have enhanced the companys market presence and its financial strength, helping to solidify Stewarts position as a leader in the title insurance space for another 130 years.

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Expectations for 2025 in Seattle/King County Real Estate

Will Springer Realtor

home buyers pay about 42% of their income toward housing costs (insurance, mortgage, utilities), according to John Burns Research and Consulting (JBRC), and a whopping 56% of buyer incomes in Seattle metro (October report). Seattle and Bend, Ore., will be among the 10 fastest-growing metros nationally, per Oxford Economics.

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Divergent paths: Housing market policies under a Trump or Harris administration

Housing Wire

This means moving forward with projects to cut insurance premiums , reduce fees and provide new loan products, such as Freddie Mac’s closed-end second mortgages. percentage points to the core personal consumption expenditures price index — the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation — in late 2027 and early 2028. FDIC) and the FHFA.