Portland-based Vision Mortgage Group has launched Legacy Builder, a proprietary loan program aimed at first-generation, first-time homebuyers. According to the company, the program features a 1% down payment and 2% grant down payment assistance. Borrowers do not have...
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (FHLB) and Homeport, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit housing development, are launching the Rise Up program for qualifying homeowners in Ohio’s Franklin County. According to the organizations, the Rise Up program is funded by...
First-time buyers made up half of all homebuyers in 2023, according to the latest Consumer Housing Trends Report published by Zillow (NASDAQ:Z, ZG). Last year’s figure represented the highest share in the report’s six-year history and is up from a low of 37% in...
The California Dream for All program, a loan application for first-time home buyers, will allocate $250 million its second annual round beginning on April 3. According to a KQED report, last year’s inaugural cohort allocated roughly $300 million of funding within 11...
Stairs Financial, a start-up mortgage marketplace platform aimed at first-time buyers, has launched with a $3.5 million funding round. Stairs Financial was founded by Malcolm-Wiley Floyd and Scott Fritz, who met as roommates at Harvard. The platform is designed to...
Freddie Mac Names Buyers for $428 Million in Delinquent Home Loans
