Bringing 25-plus years of experience to his new role, David Sparks will help in identifying and growing strategic relationships with affordable housing assistance providers to offer new programs for Waterstone Mortgage customers.
Read More »Sliding Mortgage Rates Renew Buyer Interest in November
Pending home sales in November remained the same as October 2023's report, however NAR expects that to change as the downward trend in mortgage rates is expected to shift home sales upward to close out 2023.
Read More »Blue Sage Solutions Names New Marketing Director
Bringing 20-plus years of experience to her new role, Dee Khullar will lead the cloud-based lending tech provider in implementing brand management, and driving new revenue growth.
Read More »U.S. Home Prices Gain for Ninth Consecutive Month
Data compiled by S&P Dow Jones Indices has shown that 11 of the 20 major metro markets reported month-over-month price increases in October, with Detroit keeping pace as the fastest growing market nationwide.
Read More »Williston Financial Group Acquires Marketing Firm
MyHome, a subsidiary of Williston Financial Group has acquired Volly, a provider of technology and marketing services for banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders nationwide.
Read More »Lower Mortgage Rates Boosting Buyer Confidence
Mortgage rates continue to drop to close out 2023, a positive turn of events for potential buyers after 17 consecutive weeks with rates above the 7% mark.
Read More »Creative Strategies to Drive the Market in 2024
Souren Sarkar of mortgage automation provider Nexval shares his thoughts on the future of the industry and feels that politically driven policies will increase housing affordability and reduce rates.
Read More »FHFA Increases the LIHTC Cap for GSEs
Under new deal, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be allowed to invest up to $1 billion annually in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit market as equity investors.
Read More »Planet Home Lending Adds New VP, Construction Loan Manager
Mortgage lender seeks to expand it construction loan volume in 2024 with the addition of 20-plus year industry veteran Melony Harpe.
Read More »Empowering Industry Professionals
Joe Camerieri and Jim Rosen from Mortgage Cadence discuss how deploying tools like AI chatbots will never replace the human touch, yet enhance the knowledge base of mortgage professionals.
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