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Deephaven Mortgage offers hands-on training to help brokers gain expertise with non-QM product offerings

Housing Wire

On the other hand, they’re often worried it may be difficult to learn how to broker non-QM,” said Shelly Griffin, Senior Vice President of Client Development. Deephaven offers great, hands-on training that quickly gets brokers comfortable with the process and submitting loans. Shelly Griffin, Senior Vice President, Client Development.

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AmeriHome puts emphasis on long-term client relationships and scalability

Housing Wire

As one of the largest correspondent investors in the country, AmeriHome is focused on being a consistent, reliable partner to its clients. We believe in being a true partner to our clients,” said John Hedlund, chief operating officer of AmeriHome. “We They also moved their client symposium to a virtual format.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

In down markets, the best agents and the best brokerages gain market share,” Reffkin, the CEO of Compass, told investors and analysts during his firms first-quarter 2024 earnings call on Wednesday evening. “We Third, Compass agents have doubled down on training to help them better communicate their value proposition.

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Despite industry headwinds, Real believes it can continue growing agent count

Housing Wire

I am extremely pleased with our results this quarter and am looking forward to navigating the changes ahead from a position of strength,” Real CEO Tamir Poleg told investors and analysts during the firm’s Q1 2024 earnings call Tuesday morning. billion and an 88% year-over-year increase. “I

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? They can be, in essence, the “boots on the ground” for investors and developers alike. Market conditions have certainly trended downward for residential or commercial real estate.

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‘It’s scary out there’: Mortgage industry reacts to cyberattacks

Housing Wire

Recent cyberattacks at mortgage companies have put the industry in alert mode, executives at top lenders, servicers, tech vendors and investors told HousingWire. Reputational risk Mortgage companies, tech vendors and investors are taking steps to protect their systems. Training their workforce is also crucial, they said.

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How is the mortgage rate environment affecting due diligence? 

Housing Wire

One of the more interesting trends is that some of our historically smaller clients are beginning to grow rapidly over the last 90-120 days, with some of the larger lenders stepping away or pricing themselves out of the market. Keeping client scope systematically hardcoded maintains the integrity of the underwriter’s review of the loan.

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