This document summarizes challenges facing potential homebuyers today, including low inventory, rising home prices and interest rates, wage stagnation, and difficulties saving for a down payment. It notes that inventory remains low while average days on market are increasing. Home prices continue rising faster than wages in many areas, and interest rates are forecast to continue climbing in 2019. Saving for a down payment is challenging due to high rents and student loan debt. Overall, affordability hurdles may discourage some renters from becoming homeowners.
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4. Source: MBA October 2018 forecast
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
($Billions)
Mortgage Originations History & Forecast
5. Source: MBA October 2018 forecast
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
($Billions)
Mortgage Originations History & Forecast
6. MeetYour Competition
Consumers who would consider
a mortgage from:
• PayPal = 48%
• Walmart = 33%
Source: Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group
7. • In the UK: If you ask the virtual assistant to "open UKMortgage"
it will activate a broker app to help compare home loans
• Amazon is looking to hire the head of a newly-formed
mortgage lending division (HousingWire March 2018)
• Amazon “is definitely looking” to enter mortgage banking
but hasn’t decided on the best route (IMF June 2018)
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Top primary reason for buying now
for buyers 62 and younger:
Desire to own a home of my own
Source: NAR 2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends
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Owning a home increases number
of hours spent volunteering
Source: The Journal of the Center for Real Estate Studies Oct. 2017
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$250,000
$264,750
$275,870
$283,870
$291,250
$299,697
January 2018 January 2019 January 2020 January 2021 January 2022 January 2023
$49,697
Increased home equity based on price appreciation projected by the Home Price Expectation Survey
potential growth in family wealth over the next
five years based solely on increased home equity
Source: Home Price Expectation Survey 2018 3Q
23. Months Inventory of
Homes for sale
2011 - Today
Source: NAR 8/2018
January
2011
January
2012
January
2013
January
2014
January
2015
January
2016
January
2017
January
2018
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
High taxes Affordable
housing
Income gap
between rich
and poor
Rising interest
rates
Inflation The federal
budget deficit
Job
opportunities
for people
without college
education
Overall
employment
rate
Americans
losing jobs to
foreign
workers
The income
gap between
races
The income
gap between
genders
Restrictive
immigration
policies that
reduce
available labor
The trade
deficit
All survey respondents
“What do you see as the top economic concerns facing the U.S.? Select up to three options.”
Source: Redfin February 2018
Interest rate concern
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
High taxes Affordable
housing
Income gap
between rich
and poor
Rising interest
rates
Inflation The federal
budget deficit
Job
opportunities
for people
without college
education
Overall
employment
rate
Americans
losing jobs to
foreign
workers
The income
gap between
races
The income
gap between
genders
Restrictive
immigration
policies that
reduce
available labor
The trade
deficit
All survey respondents
“What do you see as the top economic concerns facing the U.S.? Select up to three options.”
Source: Redfin February 2018
Interest rate concern
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“If mortgage rates were to rise above 5%, what effect would it have on your home-buying plans?”
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
I'd slow down my search and see if
rates come back down
No impact I'd increase my urgency to buy before
rates went up further
My urgency wont change, but I'd have
to look in other areas or buy smaller
home due to increased payment
I'd cancel my plan to buy a home
All survey respondents who said they plan on trying to buy a home in next 12 months
Source: Redfin February 2018
Interest rate concern
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Reduced purchase power
RATE
P&I + MI
rounded to the nearest dollar amount; assuming 700 credit score
Cost of waiting
5.50 $1,079 $1,109 $1,139 $1,169 $1,199
5.25 $1,052 $1,081 $1,111 $1,140 $1,169
5.00 $1,026 $1,054 $1,083 $1,111 $1,140
4.75 $1,000 $1,028 $1,056 $1,083 $1,111
4.50 $974 $1,001 $1,029 $1,056 $1,083
Purchase
price
$180,000 $185,000 $190,000 $195,000 $200,000
45. Source: Freddie Mac The Top
Misconceptions About Homebuying
Dec 2017
70%
Of consumers
fear not having
enough for a
down payment
46. MGIC.com/socialSource: Neighborhood Works America at Home Survey September 2017
What is preventing people from buying?
6%
11%
7%
3%
12%
17%
20%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
Belief a home is not a good investment now
Concerns about maintenance/repair costs
Lack of job security
Student loan debt
Belief you can't afford your preferred neighborhood
Weak or bad credit
Lack of a down payment
If you were in the market to buy a home, which of the following would be the greatest obstacle to you personally?
Adults
21%
Other/DK/Not in the
market to buy a home
47. MGIC.com/socialSource: Neighborhood Works America at Home Survey September 2017
What is preventing Millennials from buying?
6%
8%
9%
10%
12%
22%
25%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Belief a home is not a good investment now
Concerns about maintenance/repair costs
Lack of job security
Student loan debt
Belief you can't afford your preferred neighborhood
Weak or bad credit
Lack of a down payment
If you were in the market to buy a home, which of the following would be the greatest obstacle to you personally?
7%
Other/DK/Not in the
market to buy a home
48. 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Insufficient credit score
or credit history
Affording the down
payment or closing
costs
Insufficent income for
monthly payments
Too much existing debt Lack of job security or
stability
The process is too
complicated
(select up to 3)
Renters Owners Source Fannie Mae June 2018
What would be your biggest obstacle to getting
a mortgage to purchase or refinance a home today?
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How much do lenders require you to put down?
20% 19%
30% 26%
34%
25%
17%
30%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Total Millennials
From what you have seen, read or heard, for someone to be able to purchase a home, what is the
minimum percentage down payment (must pay at closing) in order for someone to qualify and
finalize the transaction (purchase)? Please give your best estimate.
1-9% 10% 11-20% 21-100%
Source: Neighborhood Works America at Home Survey September 2017
57. MGIC.com/socialSource: PewResearch Dec 2016
Renters went from
17% likelihood to buy
when assuming 20%
down payment to
58% when told they
could put 5% down.
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• 97% financing
• No minimum borrower contribution
• Lower than standard MI coverage levels on LTVs above 90%
• LLPAs waived on LTVs > 80% and credit score ≥ 680
• Allows for all MI premium plans
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Home Possible® & Home Possible Advantage®
• 97% financing
• No minimum borrower contribution
• Lower than standard MI coverage levels
• May use Loan Product AdvisorSM or manually underwrite
• No reserve required for 1-unit primary residence
• Allows for all MI premium plans
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Fannie Mae Freddie Mac
Standard HomeReady HomeOne Home Possible
First-Time Homebuyer At least 1 borrower Not required At least 1 borrower Not required
Income Limits No limits
100% of AMI
No limits in
low-income
census tracts
No limits
100% of AMI
No limits in
low-income
census tracts
Today’s 97% LTV Options
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Fannie Mae Freddie Mac
Standard HomeReady HomeOne Home Possible
First-Time Homebuyer At least 1 borrower Not required At least 1 borrower Not required
Income Limits No limits
100% of AMI
No limits in
low-income
census tracts
No limits
100% of AMI
No limits in
low-income
census tracts
Borrower Contribution
from Own Funds
No minimum required No minimum required
Reserves Determined by Desktop Underwriter®
Determined by
Loan Product Advisor®
Determined by Loan
Product Advisor® or
none for manual
underwrite
Today’s 97% LTV Options
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Fannie Mae Freddie Mac
Standard HomeReady HomeOne Home Possible
CLTV 105% if community Seconds® loan 105% if Affordable Seconds® loan
Occupancy Primary residence Primary residence
Today’s 97% LTV Options
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Fannie Mae Freddie Mac
Standard HomeReady HomeOne Home Possible
CLTV 105% if community Seconds® loan 105% if Affordable Seconds® loan
Occupancy Primary residence Primary residence
Today’s 97% LTV Options
HomeReady
Non-occupant borrowers permitted to
maximum 95% LTV in DU; 90% LTV manual
with max 43% debt-to-income (DTI) for
occupying borrower.
Income considered as part of qualifying
income and subject to income limits.
Home Possible
Effective October 29: Mortgages
secured by 1-unit properties permitted
with maximum 95% LTV for Loan
Product Advisor® Mortgages; 90% LTV
for Manually Underwritten Mortgages
with max 43% DTI
66. HOME POSSIBLE MORTGAGES
Effective October 29, 2018
In response to Seller feedback,
we evaluated our requirements
for Home Possible and Home
Possible Advantage Mortgages
and are combining Home
Possible and Home Possible
Advantage into one offering in
an effort to better help Sellers
originate Home Possible
Mortgages.
67. Maximum DTI for
manual underwrite
45% for all manually
underwritten Home
Possible Mortgages
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Fannie Mae Freddie Mac
Standard HomeReady HomeOne Home Possible
CLTV 105% if community Seconds® loan 105% if Affordable Seconds® loan
Occupancy Primary residence Primary residence
Manufactured Homes Ineligible, unless MH Advantage Ineligible
Number of Units 1-unit 1-unit
Today’s 97% LTV Options
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Fannie Mae Freddie Mac
Standard HomeReady HomeOne Home Possible
Homebuyer Education Not required
Required for at least
1 borrower
Required for at least
1 borrower when all borrowers are FTHBs*
Today’s 97% LTV Options
* OR credit reputation established using only noncredit payment
(nontraditional) references
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Fannie Mae Freddie Mac
Standard HomeReady HomeOne Home Possible
Homebuyer Education Not required
Required for at least
1 borrower
Required for at least
1 borrower when all
borrowers are FTHBs
Required for at least 1
borrower when all
borrowers are FTHBs
Eligible Homebuyer
Education
N/A Framework
Homeownership*
MGIC’s at Readynest.com OR
Freddie Mac’s CreditSmart®
OR
Hud-approved agency
Today’s 97% LTV Options
* Homeownership education course required by a Community Seconds/DPA program that is
provided by a HUD-approved agency OR Housing Counseling from a HUD-approved
nonprofit housing counseling agency as evidenced by a completed Fannie Mae Form
1017 (must occur prior to buyer signing purchase contract)
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Fannie Mae Freddie Mac
Standard HomeReady HomeOne Home Possible
Homebuyer Education Not required
Required for at least
1 borrower
Required for at least
1 borrower when all
borrowers are FTHBs
Required for at least 1
borrower when all
borrowers are FTHBs
Eligible Homebuyer
Education
N/A Framework
Homeownership*
MGIC’s at Readynest.com OR
Freddie Mac’s CreditSmart®
OR
Hud-approved agency
MI coverage
35%
OR
18% + Minimum MI
Loan-level Price
adjustment
25%
OR
18% + Minimum MI
Loan-level Price
adjustment
35%
OR
18% + Minimum MI
Delivery fee
25%
OR
18% + Minimum MI
Delivery fee
Today’s 97% LTV Options
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