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A broker's price opinion (BPO) is a report that is performed by a licensed real estate agent, broker. or appraiser. A BPO is an informal appraisal. It is similar to doing a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) but most times the real estate professional gets paid to do a BPO. A BPO can be either an exterior drive-by or a full interior report.
PMI hedged the risk brought by the high loan-to-value ratio by offering insurance against foreclosure for whoever owned the "whole loan". Although HARP 2.0 allows homeowners with PMI to apply through the Making Home Affordable Refinance Program, many homeowners have faced difficulty refinancing with their original lender.
National Contract Management Association: N/A Contract and Commercial Management Certification: CCM: International Association for Contract and Commercial Management: Associate, Practitioner, and Expert Certified Federal Contract Manager: CFCM: National Contract Management Association: N/A Certified Professional Contract Manager: CPCM
With a conventional loan, you’ll need to pay PMI if your LTV ratio is 80 percent or less — and that PMI could be pricier than your FHA MIP. On the other hand, if refinancing reduces your ...
For balloon payment mortgages without a reset option or if the reset option is not available, the expectation is that either the borrower will have sold the property or refinanced the loan by the end of the loan term. That may mean that there is a refinancing risk. Adjustable rate mortgages are sometimes confused with balloon payment mortgages ...
Flat-fee real estate agents charge a seller of a property a flat fee, $500 for example, [11] as opposed to a traditional or full-service real estate agent who charges a percentage of the sale price. In exchange, the seller's property will appear in the multiple listing service (MLS), but the seller will represent him or herself when showing the ...
A real estate contract typically does not convey or transfer ownership of real estate by itself. A different document called a deed is used to convey real estate. In a real estate contract, the type of deed to be used to convey the real estate may be specified, such as a warranty deed or a quitclaim deed. If a deed type is not specifically ...
A mortgage lender is an investor that lends money secured by a mortgage on real estate. In today's world, most lenders sell the loans they write on the secondary mortgage market. When they sell the mortgage, they earn revenue called Service Release Premium. Typically, the purpose of the loan is for the borrower to purchase that same real estate.