Data Reveals Changing Borrower Behavior
Originators need to be in tune with consumer preferences during the pandemic
Roll With the Pandemic Punches
To thrive, mortgage companies must adjust to workplace and marketplace pressures
Supercharge Your Realtor Referral Business
Utilize technology and prove your value to these business partners
Viewpoint: Is This Mortgage Licensing Requirement Appropriate?
Regulators routinely check originators’ credit standing, a rarity for other professions
Stand Out From the Same Old, Same Old
Marketing creativity and flair can help you build your mortgage business
Tian Liu, Genworth Mortgage Insurance
COVID-19 could have a lasting impact on first-time buyers
Hank Metzger, American Financing Corp.
No. 11 Top Refinance Volume, No. 24 Top Dollar Volume (2019)
The pandemic amplifies demand for suburban real estate
The coronavirus pandemic is amplifying and altering a U.S. real estate trend driven by shifting population migration patterns in recent years. This trend involves slackening demand for homes in high-cost and high-density urban areas, mainly those located on the coasts, and is countered by rising demand for the lower-priced homes and suburban sprawl more commonly […]
Residential Spotlight: Mountain Region
These resource-driven Western states are weathering the pandemic.
Home affordability improves but remains challenging
Despite the economic uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, home-price appreciation continued to grow faster than wages in two-thirds of U.S. counties analyzed in Attom Data Solutions’ second-quarter 2020 U.S. Home Affordability Report. The report, which included data from 406 counties across the nation, found that 66% of them had home-price appreciation rates that outpaced […]