Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Clients of FinLocker include loan officers, mortgage lenders, servicers, banks and credit unions. Through this strategic investment, clients of FinLocker will have the benefit of Radian’s integrated Homogeneous’ suite of technology around real estate search. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Investing 433

Investing Loan Officers Technology Inventory 433

Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Lack of inventory is an issue builders and mortgage loan originators alike are dealing with across the nation. The inventory put a cap on how much business Marquis’ team can do, which is one of the reasons why Marquis is now licensed in 22 states. In our market here in Boston, we have incredibly low inventory.

Inventory 366

Inventory Marketing Business Buyers 366

Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

In December, the National Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) showed that AmCap had more than 400 sponsored loan officers, compared to more than 4,000 at CCM. The recent team of hires reflects a variety of roles and meets the needs of our clients,” Boyd said. We also have another 15 LOAs, processors, etc., on the team.

Mortgage 413

Mortgage Loan Officers Inventory Finance 413

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Non-QM ripe for the taking Faced with a lack of inventory across the country, lenders have been exploring ways to create new buyers. Target buyers for Cliffco include non-traditional buyers seeking investor loans. The lender has about 80 loan officers and aims to hire up to 100 in states.

Loan Officers 393

Loan Officers Agents Retail Technology 393

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent.

Clients 396

Clients Agents Buyers Sellers 396

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mortgage rates in the 6% range have frozen the housing market, forcing loan officers to find business outside their wheelhouses. Business is at a “dead stop,” said a retail loan officer in Michigan. That’s going to be a new market for me Lonnie Glessner, loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.

Mortgage 384

Mortgage Loan Officers Inventory Retail 384

Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

And several loan officers who spoke to HousingWire this week said they had clients lock rates in the 5.1% The problem, of course, is inventory. National inventory of active listings declined by 18.9% The inventory of active listings was down 62.3% In large metros, median listing prices grew by 9.1%

Supply Chain 512

Supply Chain Mortgage Inventory Loan Officers 512

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

Since signing on to The Agency in mid-July, she has already brought $5 million in existing home inventory online and $8 million in builder listings to the firm. He has a background in managing sales operations and brokering transactions between clients in the U.S. Rizo is coming to The Agency from Douglas Elliman. and Mexico.

Agents 368

Agents Loan Officers Brokerage Clients 368

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Lenders need to be mindful that clients don’t purchase homes often and using acronyms to describe the program, terms or process can create confusion. As the loan officer, the more information I can share with my borrower and referral partners the more valuable I become to the transaction and future referrals.

Inventory 384

Inventory Loan Officers Clients Mortgage 384

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

“Lenders and loan officers right now are just in survival mode,” Hoff said in an interview. About 20 loan officers under her leadership produced $116 million in mortgages over the last 12 months, a drop from $223 million in 2022, according to the mortgage tech platform Modex. trillion or $1.7

Loan Officers 397

Loan Officers Investors Mortgage Clients 397

Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2023

The combination of an economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates and persisting affordability challenges will further reduce purchase demand, which keeps Monson and thousands of loan officers up at night. Wax said about 50 to 60% of his clients are first-time homebuyers. of loans in October, according to the MBA.

Loan Officers 383

Loan Officers Inventory Real Estate Agent Buyers 383

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Probably about 60 to 70% of our business comes from referrals from our previous clients,” Chris Gallo, a top producing LO in New Jersey, said. Attorneys, Realtors and clients are a big part of our repeat business.” Finding reliable lending partners takes time and some trial and error, but once established is often the lifeblood of LOs.

Buyers 395

Buyers Agents Loan Officers Real Estate 395

Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

The lack of housing inventory – a major pain point for real estate agents and loan officers – is an issue that Mark Cohen, principal owner of Cohen Financial Group , also sees in the upper end of the Southern California market. Half the clients go to the traditional banks where we can show tax returns. Cohen funded $751.4

Marketing 357

Marketing Mortgage Inventory Loan Officers 357

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Where ‘inventory’ was the big concern in 2021 and early 2022, the concern today is ‘affordability,’ with the combination of substantial price increases and rising rates simply pricing more and more Americans out of the market,” Green said. According to the NAR, there were 1.28 research and consulting at TransUnion.

Mortgage 420

Mortgage Loan Officers Buyers Inventory 420

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For the past two years, the refinance business has been booming, but a purchase market signals a shift not only for loan officers but also real estate agents. What conditions will your clients be buying and selling in? 3 Can't-miss HW Annual panels for new mortgage loan officers. Housing market super session.

Real Estate Agent 364

Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents Loan Officers 364

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

To get a better idea of the dynamics driving this data, RMD spoke with Jon McCue, RMI’s director of client relations, for additional perspective and a breakdown of why business moved this way. It’s because of the hard work of all the professionals in this space working very hard to help their clients.”

Retail 355

Retail Mortgage Business Loan Officers 355

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Combine that with the lack of inventory in New Jersey and bidding wars are back, Kechian said in an interview with HousingWire. But of course, we have a lot of clients that move out of condos once they have kids and get married. While there’s still a lack of inventory, we’re seeing more deals happening.

Marketing 368

Marketing Inventory Loan Officers Buyers 368

Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Are low-FICO, first-time homebuyers better off with a conventional mortgage and reduced LLPA fees, or an FHA loan with none at all? We spoke to multiple loan officers and Washington, D.C.-based We also find that FHA mortgages serve minority clients in a higher percentage than conventional mortgages for lower credit scores.

Loan Officers 361

Loan Officers Insurance Mortgage Real Estate Agent 361

Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

More recently, the buzz surrounds bidding wars due to extremely low inventory, purchase over refinance and the fluctuation of mortgage rates. The more you leverage your own data the better off your agents or loan officers will be because they’ll be able to identify, target and create better customer experiences.

Real Estate 410

Real Estate Mortgage Loan Officers Advertising 410

Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

households that provides visibility into everything that went into a transaction — real estate agents, loan officers, lenders, title agencies and borrower details, according to MMI’s website. “If MMI’s data covers information on mortgage transactions covering more than 95% of U.S.

Loan Officers 283

Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Tools Business 283

Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Our focus on servicing clients through innovation in this challenging market is working,” Bill Emerson, interim CEO of Rocket Companies, told analysts in its earnings call. A third of the way into Q3, Rocket sees purchase mortgage shares growing but the lack of inventory will continue to be a challenge. “The Rocket generated $22.3

Clients 344

Clients Business Inventory Mortgage 344

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 Tight inventory and soaring home prices have pushed more homebuyers to more affordable areas in California.

Insurance 366

Insurance Housing Market Marketing Supply Chain 366

Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

The Federal Reserve ’s 75 basis point interest rate hike – its largest since 1994 – proves the central bank is laser-focused on slowing inflation, but loan officers and housing economists don’t expect mortgage rates to come down until consumer prices fall. There’s still demand for homes, loan officers told HousingWire. “I

Housing Market 421

Housing Market Marketing Loan Officers Mortgage 421

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

And many buyers are waiting on the sidelines, paralyzed by low housing inventory and high rates. of the balance of a loan being assumed would be fair to both the borrower and the servicer.” ” Other stakeholders want even higher fees so they can compensate loan officers. Tozer suggested “a fee of 1.3%

Mortgage 382

Mortgage Loan Officers Government Buyers 382

Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I am in the camp with many that believe the market will continue to feel price pressure, at least until inventory levels begin to return to normal (2019 or early 2020 levels, at least). Why inventory levels matter to appraisers. Inventory levels have an impact on property valuation, at least in the short term.

Appraisal 370

Appraisal Marketing Real Estate Inventory 370

Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2023

Nearly every loan originator is fixated on going after the purchase mortgage market in 2023 following a brutal 2022 — a year in which even some of the top producers saw their origination volume drop to 20%. That is also the case for Chris Gallo, senior loan officer at NJ Lenders Corp. After dropping from $1.2 Financial advisors?

Business 402

Business Loan Officers Clients Inventory 402

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Without loan officer adoption, that spend becomes frivolous, making a lender’s decisions on which technologies to include in the tech stack extremely important. While new technologies have a reputation for breaking the bank, the average lender only budgets less than 10% of their overall operations costs for technology.

Technology 429

Technology Loan Officers Mortgage Investing 429

Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

It’s a tough time to be a loan officer. Refinance activity is gone, housing inventory continues to be at record lows and interest rates remain on the rise. Amid all the chaos, loan officers may be pressed to get creative when it comes to generating new business. There are thousands of loan officers out there.

Loan Officers 363

Loan Officers Business Clients Training 363

Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2022

Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. This rapid increase in prices, coupled with local housing inventory dropping over 50% in 2021, has meant times are tough for buyers looking to settle in Bluffton. “At Bluffton, South Carolina.

Housing Market 401

Housing Market Marketing Real Estate Agent Real Estate 401

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

By both companies’ admission, a major key to Success’s success will be hiring loan officers. Many LOs still have a relatively full pipeline thanks to lower-than-expected mortgage rates and slowly climbing housing inventory – it will be a challenge convincing them to leave their current shops.

Mortgage 406

Mortgage Lending Brokerage Agents 406

Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2023

I feel like we have some people sitting on the fence again,” said one loan officer in the Portland, Oregon market. “I There are two reasons for this price stability—record low inventory and record high equity. Applications have definitely slowed down in the last few weeks. He wants to wait and see where interest rates go.”

Mortgage 441

Mortgage Buyers Loan Officers Marketing 441

Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

A seasoned retail and commercial banking salesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 39-year-old Woodward joined Interfirst Mortgage as a loan officer in October 2020 after a recommendation from an old college friend. billion of unutilized loan funding capacity as of Dec. The closer, the better. in consumer direct and 2.3%

Mortgage 522

Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 522

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Josh Mettle: (1) Housing will continue to appreciate (albeit at a slower pace) until the supply of housing reaches balanced inventory levels. HousingWire: What are 2-3 trends that you’re closely following? It appears homebuilders will need a minimum of 3-5 years before they catch up. (2)

Loan Officers 372

Loan Officers Housing Market Mortgage Tools 372

Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2021

With intense demand for homes on the higher end of the pricing spectrum, new updates to the QM rule that went into effect on March 1 and growing investor interest in jumbo mortgages – this is the perfect time for the broker community to support their clients with speed and ease. Presented by: Rocket Pro TPO. year over year, to $465,000.

Marketing 496

Marketing Sellers Finance Loan Officers 496

Cornerstone

MARCH 12, 2021

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Clients 62

Clients Sellers Loan Officers Real Estate 62

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down. He has been focused on getting referrals from prior clients and online.

Buyers 504

Buyers Agents Mortgage Real Estate Agent 504

Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Builders feel more confident in the market, housing inventory data is positive and buyer demand for mortgages has increased — but don’t be fooled. 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.

Housing Market 445

Housing Market Marketing Insurance Mortgage 445