Perspectives
Taylor Morrison sees value in offering buyer education – with no strings attached
The mortgage arm of national builder Taylor Morrison created a different kind of program to educate buyers about mortgages.
Perspectives
Having fun is serious business for lender United Shore
A weekly dance party and occasional chili cook-off are part of a culture of fun at top-producing United Shore.
Money & Mortgages
Workforce renters at a disadvantage in finding affordable homes
In some areas of the country, renters with median income are finding a scarcity of affordable places to rent.
Perspectives
What we can learn from the resilient Southeast housing market
The housing recovery after the Great Recession hasn’t lived up to expectations.
Business Trends
Some multifamily markets face changing supply, growth realities in 2017
Growth in multifamily will continue strong in many areas this year, buoyed by job growth and new inventory.
Perspectives
8 top women in mortgage finance offer career encouragement, advice
They’ve ‘been there’ and ‘done that.’ And they’re hopeful you’ll follow in their footsteps.
Perspectives
Tech-savvy lender builds LOS, now integrating with Day 1 Certainty
How Mortgage Network built the technology it uses to originate, sell, and service loans.
Business Trends
Originator creates a niche with Fannie Mae HomeStyle Renovation
Consumers can borrow up to 50 percent of the as-completed value of the improved property in a purchase or refi.
Money & Mortgages
Neighborhood decline reversed through inventive refinance program
The Illinois Housing Development Authority, Fannie Mae, and U.S. Bank partner for I-Refi’s $50,000 in household assistance.
Perspectives
Watch for multifamily construction costs to go up and up
More apartments are coming online. But will they ease overall affordability?
Money & Mortgages
Helping homeowners refinance and pay down student debt
Homeowners with at least 20 percent equity can now pay off high interest rate student debt by refinancing.
