Commentary

Jon Buerkert of Vision Property Management discusses the potential of the lease-to-own market and the role lenders play in helping renters become homeowners.

Brian Koss, EVP for the Mortgage Network, discusses with MReport some recent changes the GSEs have made to their programs and how those changes will affect lenders.

Rodney Ramcharan of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate spoke with MReport about current house prices, the current state of the market, and the possible effect of Fed action on the market.

MReport speaks with Michael Waldron about the current trends being seen in the servicing sector of the industry as well as his thoughts on how well the CFPB is working with comments from servicers on the new servicing updates.

Amy Crews Cutts, Chief Economist with Equifax, recently spoke with MReport about the impact on the industry of the recent spike in first mortgages.

As the housing market moves closer to “normal,” the mortgage industry has an opportunity to reinvent itself by selling an experience.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. Mike Flores, VP Sales & Marketing at Snapdocs Inc., explains how augmentation and automation is key for the mortgage industry, especially when there’s zero room for error due to regulatory and revenue risk.

Michael Reddington, EVP of Retail at Envoy Mortgage sat down with MReport to explain how lenders should handle refinance business at a time when rates are so low.

Valentin Saportas, CEO and President of MortgageHippo, sat down with MReport to share his perspective on Quicken Loans' Rocket Mortgage technology, the impact that digital mortgages will have on housing, and how the industry should embrace this new movement.

Elyse Cherry, CEO of Boston Community Capital, a nonprofit community development financial institution, sat down with MReport to voice concerns and pitfalls within the FHFA's Principal Reduction Modification program and how the Agency should address them.