Mortgage Industry News
California Program to Offer Mortgage Relief to Disaster Victims
Eligible homeowners will be able to apply for grants covering up to three months of mortgage payments, up to $20,000 total. Continue Reading California Program to Offer Mortgage Relief to Disaster Victims
NAMB Taps Ginger Bell to Become Growth Officer
She succeeds Jason Frazier, who launched NAMB’s online community Hive. Continue Reading NAMB Taps Ginger Bell to Become Growth Officer
Mortgage Application Activity Up by a Slight 0.5%
The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index was up by 1% percent from one week earlier, but the unadjusted index was down by 1%. Continue Reading Mortgage Application Activity Up by a Slight 0.5%
Report: 6 of 7 People with Mortgages Have Interest Rates Below 6%
22% have a rate below 3%. Continue Reading Report: 6 of 7 People with Mortgages Have Interest Rates Below 6%
California Poised to Open Mortgage Assistance Program to Illegal Immigrants
Gov. Gavin Newsom has not publicly stated if he would sign the bill into law. Continue Reading California Poised to Open Mortgage Assistance Program to Illegal Immigrants
A housing bubble is on everyone’s mind right now — here’s what it is and how to know if the US is in one
Source: Business Insider --- You may have heard, the US housing market is booming. But booms often end in a bust, and the housing situation across the country has led experts to debate the possibility of the whole market imploding. As the number of homes available...
A Homebuyer’s Guide to the Appraisal Gap: Why It Happens and What To Do
Source: Realtor --- If you’re thinking of buying a home in today’s market, you need to be prepared for the possibility of an appraisal gap. So what is an appraisal gap? An appraisal gap is when a home’s appraised value is lower than the purchase price the buyer has...
Bitcoin-collateralized mortgage launched by cryptofinance firm
Source: National Mortgage News --- XBTO Group, a Miami-based crypto finance platform and asset manager, unveiled its bitcoin-collateralized mortgage offering this week. The company plans to offer the product to home buyers making purchases valued at $1 million or more...
Reverse Mortgages – The Good, The Bad and The Misunderstood
What am I doing with my day today and most days? Mortgages – all kinds of mortgages. I have been a mortgage broker over 25 years now and it always amazes me of the information that is out there, it always has a slant on it. There is always a bias on whether it is...
Only Two Homes In Jackson Under $1 Million; Real Estate Prices Doubled In Last 18 Months
Source: Cowboy State Daily --- Real estate prices have more than doubled in Teton County in the past 18 months and properties selling for less than $1 million are increasingly rare in the county’s limited housing inventory, according to a report by a Jackson real...
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30-year fixed mortgage crosses 5%
Source: CNBC --- The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage just crossed 5%, now standing at 5.02%, according to Mortgage News Daily. This is the first time it has crossed that threshold since 2011, save two days in 2018. It stood at 3.38% one year ago...
Hot housing market creates equally hot real estate jobs market
Source: Business Report --- Despite a sharp rise in mortgage rates, U.S. housing market activity continues to sizzle, and—at least through March—generate new jobs each month. There are now nearly 1.8 million people working in real estate services, more than before the...
Waiting Will Cost Homebuyers Money
Source: Scotsman Guide --- Experts have long said that there’s a cost to waiting to a buy a home. That’s certainly true in a rising interest rate market. There is a misconception that as housing prices stabilize, or even decrease, that there will be a substantial...
The Salespersons Best Practices
The entire process is what I refer to as a best practices action system. Some salespeople question why they are not getting the outstanding results expected in their sales career? Some feel that the harder they try, they beat their heads against a wall or race down a...














