homesellers with 4% mortgages
Sellers forced to move due to a job change or life event need help making the numbers work
by Luke Babich May 11
Your lender doesn’t want you to know this mortgage hack exists
Ryan Thomson unpacks how assumable mortgages work and why they’re coming back
50-year mortgages
This week on The Download, Inman contributors and staffers weigh in on the controversy surrounding President Trump's 50-year mortgage proposal
by Christy Murdock Nov 17
Opendoor investors Keith Rabois and Eric Jackson
After a stock rally and CEO ouster, investors are turning their attention to what’s next for Opendoor. Some say the company must work with agents. Others disagree
by Taylor Anderson Aug 22
The 4M home shortage: How the industry can unlock inventory
As real estate professionals, policymakers and communities collaborate to find solutions, Kendall Bonner writes, they create a future where housing is more accessible and affordable
by Kendall E. Bonner Mar 24
Help clients get spring deals done with an assumable mortgage
Get buyers off the fence and help sellers market their homes more effectively when you tap into the potential of assumable mortgages, Troy Palmquist writes
by Troy Palmquist Mar 6
Cap on servicer fees for FHA loan assumptions doubled to $1,800
While the Community Home Lenders of America welcomed the increase, it might benefit homebuyers as well, by giving loan servicers more incentive to process FHA loan assumptions
by Matt Carter May 22
Assumable mortgage platform Roam expands coverage area
With $3M in new seed funding from Founders Fund, Roam wants to help buyers 'wind back the clock' on mortgage rates in markets nationwide by the end of the year
by Matt Carter May 10
Applications for purchase loans sag for first time in 2024
Firming up of mortgage rates finally catches up with homebuyer demand, with applications for purchase loans falling by a seasonally adjusted 11% last week, MBA survey shows
by Matt Carter Jan 31
The 'lock-in effect' is real. Lean into it to generate more leads
Opinion
Learn how the interest rate lock-in effect is impacting current buyers and sellers and where the market is headed next
by Bernice Ross Sep 26
VC-backed Roam seeks to connect buyers to assumable mortgages
In theory, all government-backed FHA, VA and USDA loans are assumable, and with mortgage rates at levels not seen in two decades, interest in this little-used option has been growing
by Matt Carter Sep 13
It's time for the mortgage industry to create meaningful options for homebuyers
Opinion
While mortgage companies go all-in on layoffs and bemoan the state of the industry, they’re failing to provide truly helpful solutions that would reassure buyers and get them into homes
by Troy Palmquist Oct 18