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Hybrid Products Being Developed For HELOC's

Hybrid Products Being Developed For HELOC's

Wednesday, 17 April 2019
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Premium Title, a national provider of title and escrow services, and Springhouse, a full-service valuation solutions and appraisal management company, today announced the launch of HomeVal, a home equity line of credit (HELOC) hybrid solution that provides combined title search and valuation data for lenders. Consolidation of title and valuation information in one report can… Read more...
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LendingTree Survey: 61% of First-Time Homebuyers Struggling to Find Affordable Homes

LendingTree Survey: 61% of First-Time Homebuyers Struggling to Find Affordable Homes

Tuesday, 16 April 2019
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Young adults are getting married later than previous generations. In 1980, the median age for men and women at their first marriage was 24.7 and 22, respectively. In 2018, the ages increased to 29.8 and 27.8, for men and women, respectively. But this delay in marriage isn’t deterring them from homeownership, though. Almost a quarter… Read more...
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March Sales Signal Slowest Start to Spring Homebuying Since 2014

March Sales Signal Slowest Start to Spring Homebuying Since 2014

Tuesday, 16 April 2019
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Kicking off the spring homebuying season, March sales climbed almost 29% over February, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. But this remains the slowest start in five years, with March sales 8.6% lower than March 2018. March was the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year sales declines and the sixth straight month of year-over-year inventory… Read more...
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The Ability To I.D. The Borrowers Intent Shifts The Origination Process

The Ability To I.D. The Borrowers Intent Shifts The Origination Process

Tuesday, 16 April 2019
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For mortgage lenders there is a big battle to be one of the first people to reach a potential borrower. That’s because statistics show that 88% of consumers go with the first or second lender they talk to. That’s no surprise, how often do consumers really want to have a one-hour conversation regarding the same… Read more...
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A Primer for How Not to Deal with Rate Shoppers

A Primer for How Not to Deal with Rate Shoppers

Sunday, 14 April 2019
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By Brian Sacks One of the things we all wonder about as originators is how to compete with on-line and other lenders who simply buy the market. There are a number of strategies for dealing with this like positioning yourself as the obvious go to celebrity originator in your market. But one of the best… Read more...
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Recent PwC Survey Show Consumer Attitudes are Changing

Recent PwC Survey Show Consumer Attitudes are Changing

Friday, 12 April 2019
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PWC’s April survey shows that consumer attitudes are changing. They see what digitalization is doing in other areas and they want a similar experience in the mortgage space. Consequently, they are not just looking for a best in class home searching experience or an amazing digital mortgage experience, they’re demanding an integrated home ownership experience.… Read more...
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Bodnar's Market Recap

Bodnar's Market Recap

Friday, 12 April 2019
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https://youtu.be/JR4t40_4Smg Hi Bill Bodnar here from the Mortgage Market Guide. Thanks for tuning in to our MMG recap, so on the screen I have the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and we're showing the initial claims report, which was out on Thursday and you can see this 196,000. And this is a really important… Read more...
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New American Funding Announces New Mortgage Programs for Self-Employed & Non-Traditional Income Borrowers

New American Funding Announces New Mortgage Programs for Self-Employed & Non-Traditional Income Borrowers

Thursday, 11 April 2019
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National Mortgage Lender New American Funding, announces today the launch of a new home loan program, Non-Qualified Mortgage (Non-QM). This loan program fills a growing demand of credit worthy borrowers who are self-employed, have non-traditional incomes, have assets and no income, or have had difficulty qualifying for a traditional mortgage. "We're dedicated to making sure… Read more...
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Shifting Lending Strategies in a Changing Market

Shifting Lending Strategies in a Changing Market

Thursday, 11 April 2019
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One thing that was evident at this weeks’ New Jersey Mortgage Bankers Regional Conference in Atlantic City was that the industry pivot into non-QM lending continues. As business owners, lenders have to make strategic decisions such as are they going to cut their price, are they going to open up Non-QM or are they going… Read more...
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Guess What, There’s No Silver Bullet

Guess What, There’s No Silver Bullet

Thursday, 11 April 2019
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  While at the New Jersey Mortgage Bankers Associations show today in Atlantic City, Genworth’s Steve Richman was discussing ways for lenders to drive more business. “Customers do business with you for a number of reasons. They do business with you because of your corporate brand, they do business with you because of your personal… Read more...
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