Jim Cameron of STRATMOR Group shares his perspectives on the current state of the housing market and discusses the hurdles that may lie ahead as we enter 2024.
Read More »AFR Announces Sale to Proprietary Capital
Full-service mortgage banker announces agreement to sell 100% of the company to institutional platform for investors to gain exposure to the U.S. residential-mortgage market.
Read More »AI and Mortgages: The Next Big Thing?
According to STRATMOR, a mortgage consulting firm, there is no version of the future that does not include AI. In their words, “that genie is out the bottle, and the only thing that will determine whether it will be good or ill will be the wishes we make.”
Read More »Commentary: Getting the Most From Mortgage Tech
“Here is an uncomfortable truth: the lender and the vendor both share responsibility for making technology deliver,” said STRATMOR Group’s Senior Advisor Sue Woodard, breaking down the findings of new research by the group.
Read More »Through Booms & Busts: Part II
With the tech sector downsizing and the housing market navigating economic turmoil, a panel of experts weighs in on the current state of the digital revolution, and what lies ahead for this key component to the homebuying process in the second part of this two-part series.
Read More »Mortgage Tech: Through Booms & Busts: Part I
With the tech sector downsizing and the housing market navigating economic turmoil, a panel of experts weighs in on the current state of the digital revolution, and what lies ahead for this key component to the homebuying process. (Part one of two.)
Read More »Slowdown in Loan Volumes Provides Opportunities for Automation
Suzanne Ross of Ocrolus explains how digital advances in the mortgage space have created a new paradigm that may help insulate lenders from a drop in market activity.
Read More »Joint Research Finds Room for Improvement in Mortgage Processes
There is always room for improvement, even in a well-oiled machine, and new joint research by Snapdocs and the STRATMOR Group found that 1-in-5 mortgage applicants experienced an ...
Read More »Lender Trend Watch: Signing Bonuses, Structure, Data, and Tools
Signing bonuses are a widespread practice within the mortgage business, and STRATMOR Group Senior Partner Jim Cameron analyzed the industry’s approach toward them by highlighting how bonuses are structured, and how new data and tools can help lenders understand more about the potential of the loan officers they're retaining.
Read More »Better Technology Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Better Profits
Based 20 years of data, researchers found that there is no correlation between how much a company spends on technology and a lower fulfillment cost per loan or a higher net production income for banks and independents.
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