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How LOs, mortgage execs are preparing for 2024

Housing Wire

After nearly two years of trudging through a frozen housing market , the consensus among mortgage professionals is that the worst of it is over. The Federal Reserve recently signaled plans to slash interest rates three times in 2024, shifting toward the next phase in its monetary policymaking. “It There’s still going to be a lag.

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Here’s how a mortgage coaching platform wants to carve out a niche in a competitive market

Housing Wire

Cautious optimism is prevalent in the mortgage industry for 2024 as industry professionals anticipate the recovery of lost origination volume. Our mission is to help loan originators become better at what they do in every aspect of their business and in their life,” Braheem said. “Our

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What’s in store for non-QM in 2024?

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke with Mack Walker, SVP of capital markets at Deephaven Mortgage , about how the year went for the non-QM sector and what’s in store for the industry in 2024. Mack Walker: The non-QM sector is similar to other sectors in the mortgage space that endured headwinds throughout 2023 relative to volume in past years.

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How loan originators survived a cutthroat mortgage business in 2023

Housing Wire

In his 20 years in mortgage banking, no year has compared to 2023 in terms of difficulty, said Ben Cohen, Guaranteed Rate ’s managing director and a top-producing loan officer. This is a lot different than 2008 where you needed a credit score and a heartbeat to get a mortgage. An additional 21% closed 1.5

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Spotlighting HousingWire’s Marketing Leaders

Housing Wire

Nominations for the 2024 Marketing Leaders award are open now through April 30. This prestigious accolade recognizes the visionaries, innovators and strategists who have set new standards of marketing excellence in mortgage and real estate. She is always strategizing for the future to stay one step ahead of current market trends.

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Opinion: The role of the LO will soon be very different

Housing Wire

Several historic events over the past few years have brought seismic changes to the way the mortgage lending industry operates. Today, as we face what appears to be the beginning of a modest recovery in the marketplace, we can see the effect of those events in the way mortgage lending has changed forever.

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Motto sues UMortgage for ‘tortious interference’ in franchise contract

Housing Wire

Denver-based brokerage franchise Motto Mortgage , owned by RE/MAX , has accused broker shop UMortgage of “tortious interference” in its contract with a former franchisee called TRB Solutions, whose controlling member was Breon Price, the top-producing loan officer. He was set to hold the role until 2024, the lawsuit says.

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