AGENTS: Did you know you can share a personalized version of this post? Learn more! Infographics Some Highlights There’s a misconception going around that you have to put 20% of the purchase price down when you buy a home. But the truth is, many people don’t put down that much unless they’re trying to make […]
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The Mortgage Bankers Association has begun to study the feasibility of reducing the government-related mortgage market’s traditional three credit-report pull to a single one, putting a new twist on an old proposal. President and CEO Bob Broeksmit said in a recent blog that the move could fit in with an industry regulator’s interest in promoting
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The story for the housing market over the past three years has been, “Home sales are down, home prices are up.” Because inventory was so restricted after the pandemic, prices pushed higher even as demand weakened. That story may finally be inverting as unsold inventory of homes is now great enough that home prices are
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