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Side’s Guy Gal on championing the high-volume real estate agent

Housing Wire

Get $75 off your initial membership with coupon code “intro75” The post Side’s Guy Gal on championing the high-volume real estate agent appeared first on HousingWire. HW+ includes weekly long-form digital content, HousingWire Magazine, access to HousingStack, and free admission to all HousingWire virtual events.

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How InstaMortgage convinced top broker shop to jump to retail

Housing Wire

Tech-fueled retail mortgage lender InstaMortgage has merged with mortgage broker shop All Cal Financial , a rare example of a top-performing brokerage switching channels. InstaMortgage currently offers conventional, FHA and VA products in-house through its retail LOs and only brokers out a small portion of loans: jumbos and non-QM.

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Private Investors Seeking Retail Real Estate

McKissock

For instance, in 2021 small and private investment firms were responsible for nearly 3/4 of retail asset acquisitions , representing a 30% increase from the prior 10-year historical average. . In this article, we will explore the significance of this trend and the opportunities it can present for you as a real estate agent. .

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Rocket goes local: Testing the waters or shifting its strategy? 

Housing Wire

Its centralized call center business model, which Rocket relied upon to dominate an unprecedented refi market , isn’t as durable when interest rates are high, there are few refi opportunities and having strong relationships with real estate agents is what brings home the bacon. And Rocket is well aware.

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New Western’s marketplace and other solutions to inventory crisis

Inman

Retail investors and local landlords offer real estate agents a wide array of options for staying active in a market bereft of traditional inventory, you simply need to know how to connect with them.

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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

Housing Wire

Most retail lenders are desperately seeking high producing loan originators to make up for the losses that occurred in 2022. California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite. We are going to pursue the investor niche aggressively, meeting very specific realtors.

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This growing IMB aims to capture leads through its proprietary tech, not agent referrals

Housing Wire

Target buyers for Cliffco include non-traditional buyers seeking investor loans. Roughly 20% of Cliffco’s production comes from the wholesale channel and 80% of origination volume comes from its retail channel – through which it offers GSE, government loans and non-QM products.