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The LO edge in 2022? Realtors, Realtors, Realtors

Housing Wire

I think it’ll be a broken record but Realtors, Realtors, Realtors,” emphasized Rafael Montano, an LO at Rocket Mortgage. The Mortgage Bankers Association forecasts that this year, purchase mortgage originations will grow by 9% to $1.73 Realtors, Realtors, Realtors appeared first on HousingWire.

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Nations Lending, Carpenter Realtors launch Commitment Mortgage

Housing Wire

Full-service mortgage lender Nations Lending and local Indiana real estate firm Carpenter Realtors launched a joint venture, Commitment Mortgage , in order to offer an end-to-end experience — from finding a home to closing a loan in a cooled-down housing market. “We trillion, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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NAR magazine devotes space to reverse mortgages and seniors

Housing Wire

The official magazine for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently touched on the topic of reverse mortgages, mentioning products such as the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) and addressing topics like the desires of baby boomers to age in place in their homes.

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Chuck E. Cheese, MLS listing books and the correct pronunciation of ‘Realtor’ were on the table during HousingWire’s commission lawsuit debate

Housing Wire

“I was sitting on my couch and I saw Michael on CNBC calling us a cartel, saying that we take money that doesn’t belong to us, and I was infuriated at that rhetoric and I was infuriated at what that infers about Realtors,” Lamacchia said. “It It dehumanizes Realtors and turns us into money-making machines.”

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Opinion: Here’s the latest data on what Realtors are witnessing in the housing market

Housing Wire

Mortgage interest rates have risen quickly in the past few months further eroding affordability. The monthly Realtors Confidence Index helps to dispel many of the myths and cut through the noise of what is currently happening in the market. In 2008, 49% of Realtors had a client with a distressed sale, today it is only 1%.

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Cracking the code on marketing to the Realtor channel

Housing Wire

As lenders adapt to a purchase-centered market , HousingWire spoke to Brian Boero, CEO of 1000watt , about opportunities to grow lenders’ effectiveness in the Realtor and broker market. HousingWire: What’s happening right now in the Realtor world that lenders should know more about? This has created an environment of scarcity.

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Elevated mortgage rates, home prices harm affordability: Redfin

Housing Wire

The recent hotter-than-expected inflation reading sent mortgage rates upward. On Thursday, HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center showed the average 30-year fixed rate for conventional loans at 7.31%, up from 7.19% a week earlier. Mortgage applications, for instance, increased for the second week in a row on the back of a strong economy.

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