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I've been saying this for a while. No reason someone with a credit score under 600 should be able to take out hundreds of thousands of dollars in new debt.
State/local grants are an issue as well. If someone is paying $1800/month for rent and can't save up money, why would we assist them in buying a house with a payment of $2500?
I think the biggest issue with home sales is other debt. People have a lot of student loans and credit card balances are high as well.
Rates are solid right now. Sure they have some room to come down to the 5s but it's not like they're high 7s like they were not too long ago. I think 5-6 is a healthy range. People need to get 2s and 3s out of their head.
In states that are allowed to build (like Florida) we've seen prices start to flatten and even come down. Obviously there is an issue with people not selling because the house they bought has a 2.5% rate but I think there's a lot of factors.
All lenders on conforming loans (if they donโt have overlays) use the same federal guidelines so this is actually super easy to do as you can just go to the Fannie/Freddie/Ginnie guidelines and train the agent to read them.
We use software to do the same thing but it only works on extremely clean files, like mentioned in the example. Borrowers still have to provide those documents and complete an application. Once you bring in additional income sources, say like business income or part time job, itโs virtually useless.
Makes a good headline though.