Benefits Keep Employees Happy
To retain talent, mortgage companies must offer more than a competitive salary
Scrap the Practice of Prequalifying Borrowers
Don’t confuse clients who would be better served by preapproval
Meet Brian McGovern, The Home Loan Expert LLC
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No. 2 Top FHA Volume, No. 5 Top Refinance Volume (2018)
Home-price gains continue to exceed wage growth
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With home prices continuing to climb, it’s becoming more difficult for the average U.S. wage earner to be able to afford to buy a home. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, home prices increased 5% from July 2018 to July 2019. Although that’s less than the 6.4% increase from July 2017 to July 2018, […]
Post-recession distress is forming in hot housing markets
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Most of the backlog of high-risk loans from the past housing crisis has cleared out of the foreclosure-home pipeline. Auction.com’s research and analysis group has examined key forward-looking indicators of distress in public-records data, as well as its own proprietary-platform data, that will provide insight into the local markets that are most at risk for […]
Made in the Factory
Modular commercial buildings could be the norm of the future
Take the Direct Route
Nontraditional lenders typically fund deals that banks avoid
Surviving Your First Year
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Take some simple steps to launch a career in commercial real estate finance
Find a Better Safety Net
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Commercial mortgage insurance can lower costs and save deals
Prepare to Face Your Hacker
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You need a plan for when cybercriminals get inside