Mortgage origination market should improve by 19% next year: MBA
The trough for the mortgage origination market is nearing an end point and 2024 is shaping up to be a better year for the industry, economists...
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CrossCountry in talks to acquire Fairway: sources
Two top-20 mortgage lenders in the United States may combine forces amid the most challenging market in decades. CrossCountry Mortgage is in talks to acquire Fairway...
The Beinfield Team in Connecticut returns to Compass after brief departure
The Connecticut-based Beinfield Team returned to Compass, the company announced on Tuesday.
“This transition is all about securing the future success of my team,” Liz Beinfield, the...
‘Fraudsters gotta eat too:’ The title industry navigates an uptick in fraud
Fewer homebuying transactions means less fraud, right?
“No! What it means is there is a higher percentage of potential fraud per file,” Elizabeth Berg, the vice president...
Indie firm Legends Real Estate makes the jump to The Real Brokerage
Indie brokerage Legends Real Estate has joined The Real Brokerage, expanding Real’s footprint in Northern California.
Industry veteran John Pope founded the Sacramento-based brokerage in 2020...
The Loan Store offers consumer rewards program
Wholesale lender The Loan Store launched a consumer rewards program designed to help mortgage brokers offer competitive mortgage rates.
Buyers can save up to 40 basis points...
Wells Fargo, JPMorgan show two different paths for mortgages in Q3 2023
At Wells Fargo, mortgage originations reached $6.4 billion from July to September, down 70% year over year and about 18% from the previous quarter.
The bank completed...
Opinion: Creativity is required to succeed in real estate M&A today
Given the state of the market over the last year, some have commented that the merger and acquisition market has gone quiet and that it is...
5 steps to succeed as a real estate agent in a down market
It’s a weird time to be a real estate agent, and I see it all around me here in the Denver metro. Brokers who rode the...