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Which Is Better and Why?

Which Is Better and Why?

To mortgage folks across the country, it’s an age-old question: “Lock or float?” It’s a question loan officers and mortgage...

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Lumber market chaos: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’

Lumber market chaos: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’

“I think it’s going to slow down demand and I can’t imagine it’s going to cause [mortgage rates] to go...

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Tech platform Realpha acquires second mortgage brokerage

Tech platform Realpha acquires second mortgage brokerage

Following a similar transaction last fall, real estate technology platform Realpha Tech Corp. is expanding in home lending through the...

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Housing Ministry    – Mortgage Strategy

Housing Ministry    – Mortgage Strategy

Social housing sales came in at just over 17,500 last year in England, tumbling by around 40% compared to the...

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Mortgage Rates Back Below Year-Ago Levels as We Head into Spring

Mortgage Rates Back Below Year-Ago Levels as We Head into Spring

As anticipated, mortgage rates are back below their year-ago levels. I had suspected they would be, despite a rough couple...

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Private lending: What’s in store for the space?

Private lending: What’s in store for the space?

State regulations a persistent challenge to private lending growth The space made $8 billion in securitizations last year, with $12...

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Mortgage interest rates inch down in slow-moving pattern

Mortgage interest rates inch down in slow-moving pattern

Mortgage rates have fluctuated less than 20 basis points in the past five weeks, in a pattern Freddie Mac says...

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Marsden Building Society loosens expat lending policy   – Mortgage Strategy

Marsden Building Society loosens expat lending policy   – Mortgage Strategy

Marsden Building Society has relaxed its expat mortgage criteria, including additional support for expats returning to the UK.   The...

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Is Trump’s Plan to Lower Mortgage Rates Mass Government Layoffs?

Is Trump’s Plan to Lower Mortgage Rates Mass Government Layoffs?

I got to thinking the other day that Trump’s plan to lower mortgage rates might be through increased unemployment. While...

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What will replace the CFPB?

What will replace the CFPB?

“I think it sometimes stifles that growth or innovation because nobody wants to be under the [regulation] of the CFPB,”...

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