Industry Watch: Mid America Mortgage rebrands, Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach merge, and more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMid America Mortgage announced that it is changing its company name to Click n’ Close following the sale of the majority of its retail lending operations to Houston-based Legend Lending. The newly rebranded company will retain retail operations related to its reverse mortgage and Native American lending business while focusing on delivering downpayment assistance and […]
As rates rise and expectations shift, more sellers lower asking prices
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith affordability hovering around all-time lows and buyer activity on the decline, more home sellers are recalibrating their expectations and adjusting their asking prices, according to a new report from Redfin. The median asking price of newly listed homes for sale dropped by 1.5% from this past spring’s record peak, the real estate brokerage reported. […]
Residential Spotlight: Great Lakes Region
Reading Time: 6 minutesDeclining population is a concern for these economic giants.
Launch Your Independent Mortgage Broker Career
Reading Time: 4 minutesKnow the steps to take when moving from the retail to wholesale channel
When Partnering With a Lender, Consider Their Tech
Reading Time: 3 minutesProprietary and off-the-shelf platforms offer advantages and disadvantages
These Mortgage Trends Are Becoming Clear
Reading Time: 4 minutesNon-QM and adjustable-rate loans are likely to comprise a larger share of securitizations
The Long Game
Reading Time: 5 minutesToday’s bidding wars are painful, but clients need to see the bigger picture
Viewpoint: Deliver Homes for Those Who Protect and Serve
Reading Time: 5 minutesBipartisan act aims to bring relief to first responders, educators squeezed by housing market
Within Grasp
Reading Time: 4 minutesCongress is debating a tax-break renewal that’s proven pivotal for many homebuyers
Janneke Ratcliffe, Urban Institute Housing Finance Policy Center
Reading Time: 3 minutesUrgency is needed to address the affordable-housing crisis
