PERSON OF THE WEEK: With home prices reaching record highs in the first quarter of 2022, U.S. homeowners have realized significant home equity gains. Now, community lenders need to stand ready to help homeowners tap into that equity to help them meet their future needs.
But just how big is the opportunity for community lenders offering home equity loans? To find out, MortgageOrb recently interviewed Allen Jingst, chief revenue officer for LenderClose.
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Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies
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Let’s get real for a moment. When that email from an AMC hits your inbox, asking for your best fee and quickest turnaround, do you
By now, most appraisers are aware that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) have embarked on a complete overhaul of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD).
