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Northpointe Bank to shutter its correspondent lending business

Housing Wire

Northpointe Bank , a regional bank headquartered in Michigan, will walk away from its correspondent lending business to focus on its retail lending, mortgage warehouse financing division and specialty loan servicing business. Northpointe was the 24th largest correspondent lender , according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

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NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on George Harrison passed, Appraisal business, marketingunusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Which is MOST important for building strong appraisal-client relationships? trillion overall in mortgages in 2023, down 12% from 2022 and down 3.5%

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10 best real estate software solutions for agents in 2024

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This combination is highly effective for agents needing to keep track of the latest MLS listings and manage client relationships efficiently. Buying Options See Details Pros + Cons Pros: Custom client CRM pipelines Built-in hyperlocal SEO features Option to book a demo Cons: Minimum of 10 users required.

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The evolution of the more productive real estate agent 

Housing Wire

But with rising mortgage rates, still-rising home prices, and record-low levels of inventory, this might be easier said than done. Just how we do contracts now is so much faster. The back end systems, when we are listing something or putting something under contract, it is all just very seamless. Brokerages Invest in Tech.