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Mortgage rates again move opposite Fed’s actions

Mortgage rates again move opposite Fed’s actions

Mortgage rates rose 12 basis points this week, reflective of the environment even before the Federal Open Market Committee announced...

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Conditional selling causes fury – Mortgage Strategy

Conditional selling causes fury – Mortgage Strategy

Mortgage brokers are once again up in arms regarding conditional selling, which they say has ramped up in recent months....

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2025 Mortgage Rate Predictions: Where Do They Go From Here?

2025 Mortgage Rate Predictions: Where Do They Go From Here?

It’s that time of the year when I look at what the next year might have in store for mortgage...

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US mortgage market in 2025 – will it turn the corner?

US mortgage market in 2025 – will it turn the corner?

Top of mind for Rocket in that climate: maintaining clear and constant communication with partners, Sogorka said, deepening relationships and...

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Real estate investors see chill in profits from home flips

Real estate investors see chill in profits from home flips

Profits backslid during the third quarter for the home flipping community, putting a halt to momentum following several quarters of...

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Fair pay for a fair day’s work? – Mortgage Strategy

Fair pay for a fair day’s work? – Mortgage Strategy

In February 2024, I wrote about how mortgage brokers were being squeezed from all angles. Costs were up, taxes had...

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Larger Loan Amounts Require Smaller Mortgage Rate Decreases for a Refinance to Pencil

Larger Loan Amounts Require Smaller Mortgage Rate Decreases for a Refinance to Pencil

While 2025 offers some hope mortgage rates will move lower, that’s still very much up in the air. There are...

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Efforts to ban trigger leads far from over, says NAMB president

Efforts to ban trigger leads far from over, says NAMB president

Nabors said he was disappointed with “anybody that didn’t support the bill,” whether credit bureaus or loan originators that purchase...

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Suspended multifamily broker claims Fannie made an error

Suspended multifamily broker claims Fannie made an error

A commercial mortgage broker put on Fannie Mae’s suspended list says the move “was made in error” and put the...

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Halifax adds free EPC tests to green home loans – Mortgage Strategy

Halifax adds free EPC tests to green home loans – Mortgage Strategy

Halifax has added a free energy performance certificate test to its green living reward home loan. The lender’s green scheme...

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