Clients Definition Insurance Loan Officers 
Housing Wire
JULY 26, 2023
When clients find their dream house and are ready to make an offer, Todd Armstrong’s next call isn’t necessarily to the seller’s agent or the buyer’s loan officer. “We Insurance policies for homeowners are skyrocketing. In Florida, agents are also grappling with insurability issues that are relatively new and vexing.
Housing Wire
APRIL 26, 2023
Roberts and thousands of other loan officers across the country continue to be hampered by a serious inventory shortage , which results in heavy competition for fewer deals. Niche loans consist of about 5% of Parkinson’s business. Being on multiple builders’ lists is a way to rack up more deals for loan officers. “A
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Housing Wire
APRIL 16, 2024
The company recently launched a mortgage brokerage firm that offers a plug-and-play program for real estate agents to become mortgage loan officers, a practice called dual licensing. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%. For example, Realfinity pays LOs 1.4%
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 10, 2023
That’s because real estate agents and loan officers are in survival mode and desperate to close new business. Under MSAs, a lender or title insurer markets the services of a real estate agent or brokerage, and vice versa, in exchange for a set fee. For lenders and brokerages, the risks of LOs or agents overstepping are high.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 28, 2023
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. It was another brutal year, pushing loan originators to work longer hours, close loans faster while diversifying their mortgage product offerings.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 18, 2023
Brown anticipates more consolidation in the industry on the mortgage production side, as “there’s less than one loan being done by a loan officer per month on average,” he said. So, it’s definitely not like selling a loan to a GSE (government-sponsored enterprise). You need a buyer and seller,” Brown said.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors in all things related to mortgage, insurance, moving, renovating and new home transitioning.
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