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Bill Bodnar of MMG: "No Rush to Lock Right Now"

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Redfin Survey Says Tax Reform Not Having A Big Impact On Home Searches

More than a year after the historic tax code overhaul, less than half of homebuyers (47%) say that tax reform has had an effect on their home search, according to a March survey commissioned by Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That's down from 56 percent last year, when tax reform's effects were still mostly… Read more...

Ellie Mae Announces New Release For Encompass Digital Lending Platform

Ellie Mae® has launched a new major release of their Encompass digital lending platform. The latest release is designed to help lenders of all sizes originate more loans across a wider variety of loan types, capitalize on the growing HELOC demand, sell and deliver loans more efficiently, provide a better loan officer experience and leverage… Read more...

How to Cut Through the Clutter with Prospecting Efforts

By Pat Sherlock Prospecting is more difficult than ever because of all the filtering devices that exist. Yet salespeople still must prospect for new customers if they want to be successful in the long run. Unfortunately, originators who use phone calls or emails to prospect are experiencing record low response rates. Can you blame people… Read more...

Calyx Software Launches New Branding and Enhanced Service Tool

Calyx Software® today revealed a new brand identity, website, and enhanced service options for customers. The company wide visual transformation was designed to embody its mission and unify behind one single brand: Calyx. “These exciting updates more closely align with the characteristics our customers associate with the Calyx name: easy-to-use, accessible, reliable and customer-focused,” said… Read more...

Bill Bodnar Of Mortgage Market Guide Discusses Interest Rates

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Maxwell Suggests Finding Your Mortgage Niche to Future Proof Your Profitability

By Chelsea Mize, Maxwell. The fallout from the Great Recession has had a lasting impact on the mortgage industry. The boomerang effect of the subprime mortgage crisis has seen lenders passing over less-than-perfect borrowers in favor of safe, easy, full-doc W2 borrowers with a 720 FICO score and plenty of assets. But with increasing home… Read more...

Ask Brian: What to Say When You Meet an Agent

I have watched your videos and have also been reading your blog. The problem I have is that I know I need to do business with agents but the scripts I have been using aren’t working well. I get the meeting but am not able to get business from them after the meeting. Would appreciate… Read more...

Ellie Mae: 30-Year Note Rate Continues to Decline; Time to Close Drops

According to the April Origination Insight Report from Ellie Mae®, a leading cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry, the 30-year note rate dropped for the fourth straight month to 4.61%, down from 4.77% in March and the high of 5.01% in January. Additionally, the time to close all loans dropped two days to… Read more...

First American Facilitates 500 eClosings

First American Title Insurance Company, a provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation, and Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, a leading national homebuilder and developer, through Taylor Morrison Home Funding, today announced they have completed 500 hybrid eClosings using First American’s eClosing solution. The hybrid eClosings took… Read more...

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