With debt service coverage ratio loans becoming increasingly popular among lenders, underwriters need to balance guidelines against regional variations in rental values.
Despite interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, fix-and-flip lenders believe a lack of inventory and traditional seasonality will lead to a quiet end to 2024.
Achilles Mortgage to focus on fix-and-flip lending; EverBank to buy Sterling Bank; CV3 launches loan servicing division; Chain Bridge files for initial public offering.
Angel Oak Capital Advisors issues 50th non-agency MBS; locks on mortgages for second homes hit eight-year low; Acra Lending updates guidelines for DSCR program.
Michael Fratantoni, chief economist and senior vice president of research and industry technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association, forecast a growth in new construction loans in the coming year.
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