Forces of Nature

Reading Time: 5 minutesThese underlying currents could shape the housing market in the months to come
Spotlight: Great Plains Region

Reading Time: 6 minutesThese Midwest states have reasons for optimism.
Everybody Wants the Answer to This Question

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen it comes to home price fluctuations, form an opinion based on historic data
Q&A: Barry Habib, MBS Highway

Reading Time: 3 minutesA rate drop could nudge some borrowers off the fence
Don’t Shut the Door on Quality Borrowers

Reading Time: 4 minutesBank-statement loans can offer a solution for self-employed clients with complicated finances
A Counterintuitive Growth Strategy

Reading Time: 4 minutesAn industry downturn may actually be the best time to step on the gas
Featured Top Originator: Mark Goodwin, First National Bank

Reading Time: 3 minutesNo. 18 Top Purchase Volume, No. 59 Top Dollar Volume
Rate hikes eat into affordability even as prices decline

Reading Time: 3 minutesEven though home prices have plateaued or declined in many U.S. markets, affordability worsened in 99% of the counties analyzed in fourth-quarter 2022 by Attom Data Solutions. In the final three months of last year, data shows that the median-priced single-family home and condominium were less affordable compared to historic averages in virtually every county […]
Originators have the power to lend more inclusively

Reading Time: 3 minutesHomeownership is likely the most important and most accessible way for households to build wealth in America. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, households outside of the wealthiest 10% derive more wealth from home equity than any other source. Homeownership has many economic benefits and has long been a central tenet of achieving […]
Under One Roof

Reading Time: 5 minutesMultigenerational housing may solve some of today’s challenges