Home Prices Moved Up Even Faster in January Despite Higher Rates
There’s a friendly debate among economists and housing experts on the implications of 2022’s massive spike in mortgage rates. We hope you enjoyed last week’s edition where we talked about Profit Margins Are Plunging For Nonbanks. This week we’re bringing you: Here We Go Again: Mortgage Rates Making Another Recovery Attempt In a normal mortgage rate […]
Profit Margins Are Plunging For Nonbanks
Nonbanks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported grim profitability figures in the fourth quarter of 2021, when costs reached a new high and margins fell to the lowest level since early 2019. We hope you enjoyed last week’s edition where we talked about Rents Are Rising 4 Times Faster Than They Did In 2020. This […]
How Rising Rent Prices Are Impacting the Mortgage Industry in 2025
Imagine paying $1500/month for rent in 2021 and getting a renewal letter for $2079. We hope you enjoyed last week’s edition where we talked about What Opportunities Do Lenders Miss Out On By Not Focusing On Credit? This week we’re bringing you: eClosing, AI, Portfolio, and Non-QM Products; Conforming Updates At the Ides of March, […]
What Opportunities Do Lenders Miss Out On By Not Focusing On Credit?
With industry loan volumes already falling, lenders are looking for ways to reach their growth goals. We hope you enjoyed last week’s edition where we talked about Are Digital Closings Really Worth It? This week we’re bringing you: Welcome to Walmart. Here’s your mortgage Cooperative leasing spaces in Walmart to sell mortgage products to consumers […]
Are Digital Closings Really Worth It?
Many lenders are familiar with digital closings (eClosings), but they might not know just how valuable they can be to their business. We hope you enjoyed last week’s edition where we talked about Mortgage Apps Continue Downward Trend. This week we’re bringing you: How new solutions are reinventing secondary market access for local […]
Liberty Mutual Completes $1 Billion Acquisition
Liberty Mutual Insurance has announced that it has completed the acquisition of State Auto Group, a super-regional property-casualty insurance company based in Columbus, Ohio. Last week you were reading Agency Salary Survey: Why Money Isn’t Everything to Agency Hires. This week we’re bringing you: Alaska: Providing insurance in The Last Frontier* The Alaskan market […]
Mortgage Applications Continue Downward Trend | Top Predictions
Mortgage applications decreased 13.1% for the week ending Feb. 18 to the lowest level since December 2019, as mortgage rates eclipsed the 4% mark. We hope you enjoyed last week’s edition where we talked about Conforming Loan Access At Nine Year Low. This week we’re bringing you: What should lenders look for in servicing solutions?* […]
How Car, Home Inflation Is Driving Up Loss Costs for Insurers
The two possessions that most concern insurers — homes and motor vehicles — happen to be the largest contributors to the historic 7.5% inflation rate announced. Last week you were reading A View From The Top Of A ‘Healthy But Evolving’ Reinsurance Market. This week we’re bringing you: US P&C insurers see net underwriting loss […]
Conforming Loan Access At Nine Year Low | Mortgage Credit Deep Insights
Even as the economy is improving, access to mortgage credit fell in January as investors cut back their demand for some products. We hope you enjoyed last week’s edition where we talked about Ron Terwilliger On How To Make More Affordable Housing? This week we’re bringing you: Lender/Broker Products; Events and Training; Cap Markets […]
4 Trends to Watch in Real Estate Technology
The real estate sector accounts for nearly 60 percent of the world’s mainstream assets, out of which 75 percent belongs to the residential sector. Yet, this huge market has been one of the later ones to adopt innovative technologies. The real estate Technology has been a rather silent participant of technological transformation for almost four […]
