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Some Lenders Now Offer Bargain Mortgages, but Experts Say They May Not Be a Good Idea

Pro Builder

Fellow lender Rocket Mortgage soon followed in its footsteps, announcing this week the launch of a similar program called One+, which doesn’t require borrowers to pay private mortgage insurance, or PMI that traditionally kicks in with down payments of less than 20%, Realtor.com reports.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: XL Insurance Enters Collaborative.

PSMJ Resources

XL Insurance Enters Collaborative Agreement With PSMJ Resources, Inc. XL Insurance’s Design Professional group, specializing in professional liability insurance for architects and engineers and a part of the global underwriting operations of XL Group (NYSE: XL), and PSMJ, Resources, Inc., Construction Marketing Ideas.

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CFMA 2013 Annual Conference: What’s In It for Me?

Carol Hagen

Yes, the CFMA conference will get you thinking differently, spark new ideas and offer an open exchange or an “alternative sphere” of financial best practices and innovation. You make more than LinkedIn connections, you make lifelong friendships while meeting the cream of the crop in construction finance.

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NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee

Pro Builder

for its annual fall meeting in late October, it again heard concerns about climate-related risks to the nation’s housing and their potential to affect housing finance, insurance costs, government regulations, and other aspects of the residential construction industry. The Role of NAHB's Proposed Climate Risk Committee.

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John Green’s Plan to Eliminate Predatory Lending Practices

Pro Builder

Blackstar Stability’s revolutionary approach to refinancing and restructuring distressed debt products earned the company a 2022 Ivory Prize for innovation in finance, but Green says the work has only just begun. We focus on properties encumbered by forms of seller financing that are often problematic.

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4 tips to optimize hotel construction costs

The Korte Company

It’s a rudimentary idea on the surface, but behind the veneer it’s clear that hotel construction projects have many moving parts. Construction project insurance premiums. Weigh your hotel construction financing options. Whatever the case, securing construction financing will play a big part of the early stages of a project.

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