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Climate risk is rising. It calls for a rethinking of home insurance coverage

Housing Wire

It’s resulting in calls to reimagine the costs of homeowners insurance (Image generated by AI in Midjourney) As the planet warms and extreme weather intensifies, the rising cost of homeowners insurance is stopping real estate deals in their tracks. Some insurers say catastrophe risk is part of the business, part of the job.

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Ginnie Mae revises definition of high-balance loans in new guidance

Housing Wire

Government-owned corporation Ginnie Mae announced on Wednesday that it has revised its definition for high-balance loans, conforming to new limits announced earlier this week by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), according to All Participants Memorandum (APM) 23-13. Virgin Islands, the one-unit property limit is ​$1,149,825​​.

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CFPB warns consumers about home equity contracts, comparing their features to reverse mortgages

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The companies advertise no monthly payments and require consumers to assume all costs for property taxes, hazard insurance, and property maintenance, and require a large settlement payment, similar to the loans originated in the early 2000s that were negative amortizing and required a balloon payment at the end of the loan term, the report said.

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Double whammy: Florida condo market grapples with rising insurance costs, milestone inspections

Housing Wire

It has definitely slowed,” said Cyndee Haydon , a Seminole-based agent for Future Home Realty. While it may be easy to attribute the slower market conditions to the state’s well-publicized insurance issues , local agents say there is a perfect storm of factors. “It Insurance is still a major hurdle for many.

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Here are the 2025 Tech100 Mortgage Honorees

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More than just an accolade, this award highlights organizations that are transforming the housing sectorenhancing efficiency, transparency, and accessibility in ways that reshape the future of mortgage lending. These companies are at the forefront of solving the biggest challenges mortgage professionals face every day.

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Feds release list of poor rural areas that need affordable-housing lending

Housing Wire

Community-development efforts eligible for the special consideration include affordable-housing lending in these lower-income rural census tracts. The federal banking regulators responsible for enforcing CRA are the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,

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Rumored Basel changes could hit big bank mortgage lending: Bloomberg

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The Federal Reserve , Federal Depository Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency , which together regulate large depository banks, are expected to unveil the proposed changes on July 27. It would likely further chill jumbo lending by regional banks. Bloomberg reported that U.S.

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