Metro Bank mortgage lending falls, as it ‘pivots’ to specialist loans – Mortgage Strategy
Feb 27, 2025Metro Bank said its gross new residential mortgages fell by more than a third after the sale of a £2.5bn...
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Feb 25, 2025“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
Feb 24, 2025Following 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
Feb 23, 2025Social 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
Feb 22, 2025As 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?
Feb 21, 2025State 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
Feb 20, 2025Mortgage 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
Feb 19, 2025Marsden 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?
Feb 18, 2025I got to thinking the other day that Trump’s plan to lower mortgage rates might be through increased unemployment. While...
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