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How do we bring in the next generation of mortgage professionals?

Housing Wire

Mortgages changed my life. Like most mortgage industry professionals, I fell into the business. Most of us don’t grow up telling everyone that we want to change the world by selling, processing, underwriting and closing mortgages. Maybe they were born with mortgages in their blood. Become a member today.

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How to write a lead-winning, memorable real estate agent bio (+ examples)

Housing Wire

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. While there’s no exact formula, every well-written bio includes a few key features, which we dive into below. While there’s no exact formula, every well-written bio includes a few key features, which we dive into below.

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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. Learn quickly.

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative Excerpts: In reality, appraisers have a great story to tell, but we have a long way to go to refocus the terribly flawed “appraiser bias” narrative onto facts and science. Importantly, Chance points out that claims of appraiser bias contradict what appraisers actually do.

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The growing support for female mortgage executives

Housing Wire

After speaking with several other female mortgage executives in celebration of International Women’s Day, I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight a few women leaders who are making waves. Susan Stewart , CEO at SWBC Mortgage Corporation , is the current Chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Top Real Estate Software for Investors to Improve Operations and Sales

Listing Spark

Even this sliver of data, which highlights a tight real estate market with low supply and mixed results on property appreciation, shows how complex finding, pricing, and managing real estate deals can be. The real estate market is constantly in flux. July 2023 saw a 0.9% Why Prioritize Finding the Right Real Estate Software for Investors?

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

I told my husband that I’d do it for a year or two and see how it goes. Back in the day it was newspaper articles and if you were lucky you might be able to get a print ad about something you had done or a house that you had sold.”. Instead, she was recruited out of school as one of Pan Am ’s first Russian speaking stewardesses.