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Yoga and a mortgage? Guaranteed Rate has a new app for that

Housing Wire

A mortgage lender isn’t the first place most people would turn to for yoga, meditation or personal wellness. However, Guaranteed Rate hopes to change that with the launch of its new consumer-focused Rate App. The app offers users the standard fare you’d expect in a mortgage app from a major fintech lender.

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Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today on two trends in existing home sales that we have seen for many months now: sales are declining while total inventory data has fallen directly for the three straight months. We needed to end this madness before we had prices escalate over 20% for another year.

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Push button. Get CEO? What’s next for Rocket

Housing Wire

Jay Farner likes to tell a story about his early days at Rock Financial , which would become Quicken Loans and eventually Rocket Mortgage. It was 1996 and Dan Gilbert , the founder and CEO, announced that the company’s mortgage bankers weren’t going to meet with applicants face to face. That was new back then.

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Appraisals: Using Comps Across a Freeway?

Appraisal Today

Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on time saving tips, Waivers, Non-lender appraisals, Tax savings, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

I am working on an article on Hybrid Appraisals for the November issue of Appraisal Today. Uber Drivers Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! Here are a few of the many survey results. Not very positive.

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Appraiser Has Very Big Problems With Borrower

Appraisal Today

Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, and types of bias, Scams on black homes, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc.

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What Tools for Measuring Houses for Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! The 8,000+ sq. residence is sited on just over an acre, with more than 120 feet of walk out beachfront and a private four-season private dock. 3 bedrooms. A waterfront estate in Seattle.

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