Residential Spotlight: Michigan
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Wolverine State remains on the move.
Julie Johnson, Guild Mortgage Co.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome 23 years ago, Seattle-based originator Julie Johnson was a young single mom with three small children. She needed to get to school every day to pick up her kids. A family member, who was in the mortgage business, described a typical day in the office. Johnson was sold on the flexible hours. “So, I […]
Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe housing industry and economy have a tepid forecast
A slow and steady rental market wins the affordability race
Reading Time: 3 minutesRenting is now officially more affordable than buying a home in the majority of local U.S. housing markets, according to Attom Data Solutions research. A smaller share of average wages were needed to rent than to own in 442 of 755 counties analyzed (59 percent) in the company’s 2019 Rental Affordability Report. Last year, the […]
Fringe Borrowers Deserve Another Look
Reading Time: 4 minutesPassed-over clients could finally realize their homebuying dreams.
Clients for Life Await
Reading Time: 4 minutesA quarter century later, CRM software proves essential for attracting repeat business
Untangling the GSE Mess
Reading Time: 6 minutesLet’s examine the potential paths forward for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Mortgage Originators Need to Think Like Business Owners
Reading Time: 4 minutesToo many people in this industry see themselves as employees when they’re not
Here’s the Secret to Building Origination Success
Reading Time: 4 minutesFocus on these four areas to win at the mortgage game in the year ahead
Borrowers Are on Their Phones and You Should Be, Too
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe digital-mortgage experience needs to account for the devices
