First-time buyers are increasingly choosing smaller properties in order to get on the housing ladder. ...
Read MoreOver 70% of broker searches were for mortgages of 25 years and over in 2023, as homeowners bid to lower monthly home loan costs, says Twenty7tec. The search engine says...
Read MoreUnited Trust Bank has lifted its maximum loan-to-value ratio for first charge standard bridging loans to 75% from 70%. The specialist bank says the new maximum LTV applies to...
Read MoreThe second charge mortgage market reported a fall in business volumes in October with lending figures down by 13%. The market failed to sustain the strong performance recorded last year,...
Read MoreFirst-time buyers are increasingly choosing smaller properties in order to get on the housing ladder. This is according to a survey of 500 practicing valuers and surveyors by e.surv. Uncertainty surrounding...
Read MoreSince the 2008 housing crisis, there have been significant changes that prompted the Treasury to place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship. While the conservatorship has allowed for...
Read MoreAging in place is the dominant preference among a raft of options aging seniors may have for later life. Particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic where congregate care settings emerged...
Read MoreAs the reverse mortgage industry prepares to enter a new year with hopes pinned on a higher HECM limit and a potentially friendlier rate environment, industry performance metrics for...
Read MoreCalifornia-based Pennymac Financial Services’s broker division, Pennymac TPO, launched a home equity loan product as tappable home equity nears its 2022 peak. “Pennymac’s broker partners can now offer their clients...
Read MoreThe now defunct First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation (FGMC) and former employees – who sued the mortgage lender in a class-action suit after an abrupt layoff – are seeking a...
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