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Portrait of a pre-foreclosure peacemaker

Housing Wire

Many of the distressed properties Sandoval encounters are not in good enough condition to qualify for traditional financing. That means the buyer will need to pay in cash or use non-traditional financing such as a hard money loan. After-repair value is the estimated market value of a property in fully repaired condition.

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Finance of America eliminates big chunk of workforce as losses mount

Housing Wire

Finance of America posted steep losses in the second quarter and has pledged to eliminate a significant percentage of its workforce to contain the financial fallout. Spreads on both agency and non agency mortgages increased to new highs in a matter of weeks,” Johan Gericke, CFO of Finance of America, told analysts. on Thursday, down 1.5%

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Finance of America asks investors to look beyond traditional mortgage

Housing Wire

Finance of America Companies on Wednesday told investors that it managed to increase in originations in 2021, but a more competitive landscape reduced margins and, consequently, the company’s net income. Finance of America funded $35.6 Finance of America shares were trading at $3.39 On Wednesday, its market value was $191.5

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Finance of America cut 600 jobs in Q1

Housing Wire

Fast-rising interest rates hit Finance of America Companies hard in the first quarter of 2022 and the company cut almost 600 jobs compared to one year ago. . Meanwhile, for the specialty finance and services, the company forecasts $195 million to $215 million in revenues and a 12%-14% margin. It began trading at $10 a share.

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Selling your home to a family member in 5 easy steps

Housing Wire

A controlled transaction can be subject to tighter IRS scrutiny, especially if the property is sold below fair market value. Discuss financing. Contingencies in the agreement protect both parties if problems arise during the appraisal, inspection, or financing stages of the transaction. Are they buying with cash?

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How Many U.S. Homeowners Remain Equity-Rich? 

Appraisal Buzz

of mortgaged residential properties in the US were deemed equity-rich in Q3, which means that the total estimated amount of loan balances secured by those properties was no more than half of their estimated market values. Home Equity & Underwater Report released by ATTOM , some 48.3% From a recent peak of 49.2% Compared to the 2.4%

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Rocket closes subservicing deal with REIT Annaly

Housing Wire

It has built an MSR platform with 608,000 loans, representing $192 billion in unpaid principal value (UPB) and $2.8 billion in market value as of June 30. Inside Mortgage Finance ranked Rocket as the eighth-largest U.S. Meanwhile, Rocket’s servicing portfolio, including subserviced loans, had a UPB of $534.6

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