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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

Housing Wire

After the 2008 mortgage meltdown, JVM let go of all its loan originators and trained its employees to target the jumbo loan market in the San Francisco Bay area instead. Under the revamped mode, business development officers build relationships with real estate agents to get leads and client advisors take incoming leads from borrowers.

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Interfirst, the phoenix of mortgage, lays off hundreds

Housing Wire

The historically low interest rates that led to a boom in refinances in 2012 had ended, and Interfirst struggled to maintain volumes in following years as the market turned to purchase. And today, unlike many other mortgage lenders, we reenter the residential mortgage origination market without any legacy challenges.”.

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A loan officer’s ultimate guide to appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

Last year, Freddie Mac launched another solution that allows a trained property data collector to visit the home and gather images, measurements and property characteristics. A trained and vetted third party can perform the data collection. The original appraisal waiver solutions were launched in August 2017.

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Inside Redfin’s unique, brave and vulnerable business model

Housing Wire

And in 2017, I decided to go on full-time as a lead agent.”. Alipour gushed about Redfin’s training program, and she accessed maternity leave benefits other agents lack. “And An independent contractor agent mostly finds their own leads and can receive minimal training or resources from their brokerage. Trust the process.

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Joseph Ribeiro Joins the Business Development Team

Lamacchia Realty

During his time as a REALTOR®, Joseph expertly served buyers and sellers throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island since 2017. "We He has a great understanding of the Bristol County market and will be a big help bringing talented REALTORS® to Lamacchia Realty!" We are so excited to add Joey to our team.

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Real estate teams beat brokerage firms in profitability

Housing Wire

Back in 2017, RealTrends partnered with the California Association of Realtors to study real estate teams. However, teams spent 18% of gross margin on advertising and marketing; while brokerages spent about 2.4%. “Back then, principal brokers who formed a company recruited agents to help them take care of referrals.”.

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Lamacchia Realty Announces Top Producing REALTORS® for April 2024

Lamacchia Realty

Her reason for becoming a real estate agent is to continue her desire to work with people and have clients be as happy with their lifestyle as she is providing it to them. Her desire to help her clients earned Shauna the title of Rising Star in the September 2021 issue of the South Shore Real Producers Magazine !