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Are we seeing a cash-out refinance crisis?

Housing Wire

Home prices were growing at an unsustainable level from 2002-2005, leading to some excess risk-taking on inadequate loan debt structures. The graph below is from an article by Len Kiefer of Freddie Mac. This is an excellent article for those interested in diving into the minutiae of the 2020 refinance market.

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The best real estate podcasts for agents and brokers in 2024

Housing Wire

But it also delves deeper, using guests to examine the internal struggles many agents face. But it also delves deeper, using guests to examine the internal struggles many agents face. Their sibling podcast, NAR’s Real Estate Today , is not directly for REALTORS, but it takes an intriguing look at industry trends.

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5 steps to succeed as a real estate agent in a down market 

Housing Wire

Let’s take a deeper dive into each of these elements below. It’s a weird time to be a real estate agent , and I see it all around me here in the Denver metro. For those of us who have spent most of our careers in real estate, we know what it’s like to be part of a feast or famine industry.

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21 podcasts mortgage professionals should be learning from

Housing Wire

Hosted by Sarah Wheeler, HousingWire Daily takes a deeper dive into the mortgage, real estate and fintech articles reported across HW Media. Take Action. Host Doren Aldana, founder of MortgageMarketingCoach.com, shares what it takes to build a thriving mortgage business. Mortgage Marketing Radio.

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Taking stock: Your leadership approach in 2022

Housing Wire

As we turn the page on 2021, it’s important to check in with ourselves and identify what we are leaving in the past and what we are taking with us into the new year. I’m taking a slightly different approach, however, by opting to reflect on wise words and research that have shaped my career path and how I can draw from these in 2022.

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Mortgage lenders need to lean in to consumer expectations

Housing Wire

As the industry continues to experience this seismic shift to digital, ServiceLink aimed to dive deeper on consumers’ evolving expectations of the home-buying and refinance process, particularly over the last year. Desire to take a self-serve approach. The pandemic had a profound impact on the home-buying experience.

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A New Appraiser Discusses his Journey into the Industry

Appraisal Buzz

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into a firsthand account from a new appraiser of the Appraiser Diversity Initiative (ADI) by Fannie Mae and the challenges facing trainee appraisers today. In addition to sitting down with us, Marcus also wrote an article for us below about his journey in this industry. It all felt serendipitous.

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