Agents should be prepared to answer their buyer's mortgage questions, including types of mortgages, lender guidelines, preapproval vs. prequalification and the closing process in the area
BPD Recruit taps CoreLogic data to let lenders see who their competitors' most productive loan officers are, then automates the process of luring them away
The document automator's analysis of borrower-supplied mortgage documentation provides 'full-stack capabilities,' helping lenders capture data fields, detect fraud and analyze cash flows
The sale-leaseback platform plans to launch a marketplace later this year meant to serve homesellers and buyers, both individuals and investors, EasyKnock revealed to Inman exclusively
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Down payment assistance programs can help more people make their dreams of homeownership come true, including up to 1/3 of all borrowers who fail to qualify without DPA
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Experts participating in filmmaker Alice Gu's BAD INPUT argue technology could expand access to credit, but also perpetuate discriminatory lending unless closely overseen
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans can burden homeowners with higher property tax bills that heighten the risk they'll get behind on their mortgages, federal regulators say
Loan-level pricing adjustments — a fee on mortgages — led to widespread misinformation leading up to the May 1 hike. Inman spoke to experts about what the changes mean for homeowners
For the first time in its history, Inman recognized more than 120 companies for their influence and ingenuity in the mortgage and financial services space
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The recent market shift has some real estate professionals responding out of fear. Instead, dig down and get in touch with the fundamentals to develop a service-oriented approach that will win the day
The partnership integrates Indecomm's automated income calculation technology, IncomeGenius, into the Roostify Beyond platform to analyze income of self-employed borrowers
Average purchase mortgage request has shrunk by 10% since March, to $413,500, as demand picks up for FHA, VA and USDA purchase loans favored by many entry-level buyers
Richard Harris, a veteran of SparkPost, Oracle and AddThis, will lead the merged company, which said it will employ 144 people with no layoffs anticipated
Tomo's Lock and Shop service fee is $750, which homebuyers can recoup when they work with Tomo Brokerage partner agents. Homebuyers can choose either a 90- or 120-day rate lock