Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the February issue of MReport, out now. If you ask top-performing salespeople whether they’d rather do paperwork or sell loans, there’s ...
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IndiSoft, a Columbia, Maryland-based technology development firm that specializes in systems for the financial services industry, just announced that it has selected Hans Rusli as the company’s new ...
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The U.S. labor market added 200,000 jobs and unemployment remained flat at 4.1 percent in January 2018 according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on ...
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its strategic four-year plan from 2018 to 2022 reflecting the agency’s priorities as the regulator of the Federal Home Loan Banks ...
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Americans want to buy homes and they want to buy them as an investment option. According to a study on homebuyers by NerdWallet, a personal finance website, 75 ...
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Learn more about who is moving and which companies are partnering for growth in this activity update. DocMagic Inc, the provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance, ...
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A rise in mortgage interest rates saw mortgage applications decrease 2.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey released on Wednesday. ...
Read More »What’s Keeping Manufactured Housing In the Shadows?
A recent study of the manufactured housing sector by the Urban Institute has pointed to three main reasons—restrictive zoning, unavailable finance, and lower appreciation—that are keeping the manufactured ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Executive to Advance Diversity and Inclusion Council
The American Mortgage Diversity Council (AMDC) has taken another step to promote inclusion with the recent addition of Charmaine Brown, Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Fannie Mae, to its council as Vice Chair. Partnering with Chair Kathy Cummings of Bank of America, Brown joins the council in their mission to create a diverse and inclusive mortgage industry for all.
Read More »New Study Examines Buyer Purchasing Power
The housing prices show no sign of falling. Yet, according to the Real House Price Index released by First American Financial Corporation (First American) on Monday, the home ...
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