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In Texas, Wingspan Portfolio Advisors named industry veteran Susan Pettem to the newly created position of EVP for business development.
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Existing-Home Sales Cool for Second Straight Month
October saw existing-home sales decline for the second straight month as low inventory propped up prices, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported Wednesday. Total existing-home sales fell 3.2 percent in October, coming out to an adjusted annual rate of 5.12 million. "The erosion in buying power is dampening home sales," said NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun. "Moreover, low inventory is holding back sales while at the same time pushing up home prices in most of the country."
Read More »Forecast: Purchases to Outpace Refinances for First Time Since 2000
Next year will likely be the first year since 2000 that home purchases outpace refinances, according to Freddie Mac's expectations.
Read More »Velocify Releases Playbook of Top Sales Strategies
Velocify, a provider of cloud-based intelligent sales automation software headquartered in California, announced it has published a free e-book designed to help mortgage originators increase sales.
Read More »Mortgage Applications Stumble for Third Straight Week
Mortgage application volume declined once again for the week ending November 15, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.
Read More »Report: Recovery Suffering from ‘Broken’ Housing Policies
A new report published by the Opportunity Agenda, National Fair Housing Alliance, and the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) claims that the U.S. housing policy is broken.
Read More »JPMorgan, Feds Reach Record $13B Deal on RMBS Claims
After weeks of speculation from market watchers and analysts, JPMorgan Chase announced it has finalized a $ 13 billion deal with the Justice Department.
Read More »New Network Launches to Connect Secondary Market Traders
Secondary market professionals have a new way to connect with potential buyers and sellers: LendTrade, a recently launched community for trading professionals designed to cut out the middleman and save costs.
Read More »Report: October Trends Defy Seasonal Pattern
Contrary to what some other sources are reporting, Realtor.com's National Housing Trend Report for October indicates the home buying season hasn't come to a close just yet.
Read More »Carrington Mortgage Services Names New Branch Manager
The lending division of Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS), LLC appointed Kathy Pilgrim as branch manager of the company's branch in Duluth, Georgia.
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