VA Temporarily Allows Military Borrowers to Pay Their Own Real Estate Agent’s Fees
In a move designed to help military service members, veterans and eligible spouses stay competitive in the current housing market, ...
Tag: Mortgage Industry
Mortgage Industry Exodus: ‘Nearly Half’ of Producing Loan Officers Have Left the Business
Christina Bennett loved the mortgage industry, but after undergoing multiple layoffs, she says the feeling wasn’t mutual. Bennett spent years ...
Mortgage Applications Shift Upward This Week
Mortgage applications shifted course and increased 15.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) ...
Over Half of Homebuyers Skip Mortgage Shopping, Yet Those Who Do Get Better Rates
A majority of homebuyers aren’t shopping around for a mortgage, according to new data from LendingTree. Specifically, 54% of buyers ...
CFPB’s Inquiry Into Mortgage ‘Junk Fees’ Earns Mixed Reaction From Lenders
Rising closing costs are adding to homebuyers’ affordability woes, putting their dream of homeownership even further out of reach. In ...
Mortgage Mix: Rates Slightly Down, Memorial Weekend Saw Application Adjustment
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. ...
Mortgage Rates Pull Back Again
Mortgage rates pulled back again after creeping up over 7% last week, ticking down to just under, averaging 6.99% this ...
Mortgage Applications Continue to Fall as Rates Rise
Mortgage applications continued their downward trend from last week, decreasing 5.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the ...
Mortgage Expert Michael Bonagura Joins Corcoran Reverie
Corcoran Reverie has announced that Michael Bonagura—a mortgage industry veteran and musician—has joined Corcoran Reverie’s Nashville brokerage as a new ...
The June Issue of Real Estate Magazine Is Now Live
The June issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine is now available, and not to be missed are several exclusive features, ...
Frozen Lockboxes: Tools and Strategies for Deicing Before a Showing
A truly blistering winter can freeze up locks, both lockboxes and locks on the doors themselves, so it can pay off to have a fast-acting solution. Read more.
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