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Has your banking partner come of age?

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. HW: How has mortgage finance changed in the last few years?

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

Appraisal Today

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%