Definition Insurance Inventory 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 Tight inventory and soaring home prices have pushed more homebuyers to more affordable areas in California. Insurance policies for homeowners are skyrocketing.
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. Strategies to differentiate themselves include buying leads, providing niche loans and getting on builders’ preferred lender list.
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Housing Wire
MAY 22, 2024
H4P endorsements accounted for roughly 6% of the 32,963 HECMs endorsed for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance that fiscal year. I think we’ve already done more purchases this year than we did last year, so it’s definitely becoming a big part of the business,” she said. That’s not saying all that much.
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
OCTOBER 10, 2023
.” Kickbacks in a shrinking market A shrinking market, defined by high mortgage rates and low inventory levels , appears to have exacerbated the existing mortgage kickbacks problem, industry pros told HousingWire. That’s because real estate agents and loan officers are in survival mode and desperate to close new business.
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 Wire
AUGUST 8, 2023
(The FHFA’s conforming loan limit was a baseline of $647,200 in 2022, and $726,200 in 2023.) In the secondary market, these jumbo loans are sold to other investors, such as real estate investment trusts, hedge funds and insurance companies. Targeting jumbos made sense for Busch as he is based in Washington, D.C.,
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