Tech Tools to Spring Ahead of the Competition

Embrace digital platforms to remain relevant in today’s mortgage world
Minimize Manual Tasks and Maximize Efficiency

Tech-driven solutions can help mortgage companies reduce the burden for underwriters
The Paradigm and Paradox of Mortgage Licensing

Federal regulators must revisit the rules for bank-based originators
Educate, Entertain and Enlighten

Create content to connect and build trust with your clients
Commercial Spotlight: Southeast Region

These southern states are positioned for a bounce back.
Industrial is the new darling of commercial properties

A combination of sturdy space-market fundamentals, a rosy outlook and uncertainty elsewhere in the commercial- property sector has led to increased investor enthusiasm for industrial real estate. Although capital-market and development activity plummeted this past year for most other property types, industrial investors showed a greater willingness to move forward with acquisitions and construction projects. […]
Marcia Davies, Mortgage Bankers Association

Women bring a new perspective to the mortgage industry
Residential Spotlight: Southeast Region

A resilient job climate is fueling recovery efforts.
New-home sales expected to reach 15-year peak

The construction of new homes is important to meet the need for shelter of the expanding U.S. population. CoreLogic public records data shows that sales of new single-family homes were up 12% year over year in the six-month period before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020. The pandemic derailed closings last spring but only […]
Kathleen Weiss Hanley, Lehigh University

Why is the mortgage industry undergoing an IPO boom?