Home Loan Trends In 2023
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At the end of each year, you'll read mortgage industry professionals making predictions about the year to come. What could 2023 hold for those who want to build instead of buying? One overall trend to watch in 2023 is that technology is changing nearly every aspect of the home loan industry.
A mortgage industry whitepaper published this year reports over 60% of house hunters preferring to research homes for sale online, with almost 40% willing to explore a listed property virtually.
Those numbers are associated with the sale of existing construction, but some trends do directly affect those who want to build a home; consider the approximately 25% of home buyers who choose to review their mortgage documents digitally instead of on paper.
If you are planning to build in 2023, it may serve you well to get familiar with the kinds of technology you might need to deal with to apply for and close a One-Time Close mortgage. There are several good reasons for this--what is yesterday's technological fads are tomorrow's industry standard.
Consider the fact that at one time, those borrowing money to build a home didn't have the ability to e-sign their documents or submit them electronically.
Today you can do both. You can also choose to close your loan online. And it's not just one type of mortgage lending option--you can e-sign an FHA, VA, or even a conventional mortgage depending on the lender and how integrated the technology is in that lender's process.
What does it mean to have a digital or online loan process? The Freddie Mac official site has a section on its guidelines for electronic closing or “e-closing” home loans.
“In an eClosing, most or all of the steps in the closing process take place online, that is, documents are prepared, viewed, signed, stored, and transmitted electronically. Generally, both paper closings and eClosings have the same parties, legal documentation, and need for valid enforceable mortgage loan documents.”
Some One-Time Close loan applicants may find this confusing, but it helps to be as familiar with lender practices as possible--in an age of hackers, scammers, and identity thieves the more you know about how the legitimate loan process works, the harder it is to trick you into doing something you shouldn't be doing.
Going into 2023 the industry trends you should expect to see include potential improvements in the mortgage market itself, but also further developments and greater adoption of electronic mortgage technology.
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Please note that investor guidelines for the FHA and VA One-Time Close Construction Program only allow for single-family dwellings (1 unit) – and NOT for multi-family units (no duplexes, triplexes or fourplexes).
In addition, the following homes/building styles are not allowed under these programs: Kit Homes, Barndominiums, Log Cabin Homes, Shipping Container Homes, Stilt Homes, Solar (only) or Wind Powered (only) Homes.
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