You may have already read the headlines. Things like Trump-fueled Treasury surge and the so-called Trump Effect, all driving mortgage rates higher. And it’s not… Read More »President-Elect Trump vs. Mortgage Rates
Often times student loans get in the way of a mortgage because of the tremendous monthly debt, but fintech lender SoFi wants to create the… Read More »SoFi Wants You to Pay Off Your Student Loans with a Mortgage
HomeBridge Financial Services announced this morning that it plans to acquire the operating assets of Prospect Mortgage, LLC headquartered in Sherman Oaks, CA. Specifically, HomeBridge… Read More »HomeBridge Financial to Acquire Prospect Mortgage Loan Platform
Effective immediately, the FHA will lower its owner-occupancy requirement for certain approved condominium complexes to just 35%. That means a given complex only needs about… Read More »FHA Lowers Owner-Occupancy Requirement to 35% for Certain Condos
Good News for Real Estate Agents The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) expects home purchase lending to hit $1.1 trillion next year, per their latest economic… Read More »Home Purchase Mortgage Volume to Exceed $1 Trillion in 2017
Today, RE/MAX Holdings announced the launch of a new one-of-a-kind franchised mortgage brokerage known as Motto Mortgage. In a nutshell, the plan is to create… Read More »Motto Mortgage Looks to Save the Mortgage Broker
They say the average mortgage application contains some 500 pages, which explains part of the frustration mortgage borrowers feel when going through the loan process.… Read More »Your Mortgage Is About to Get More Paperless, Finally
A company called Plastiq enables consumers to make payments with their credit cards that might not otherwise be accepted by the recipient. One such example… Read More »Plastiq Lets You Charge the Mortgage for a Fee
If you’re wondering which mortgage company originated the most home loans last year, stop wondering and take a look. Most people know Wells Fargo is… Read More »Check Out the Top 40 Mortgage Lenders in 2015
After increasing the price of a USDA-insured mortgage last year, the Rural Housing Service has now slashed the associated fees to make them much more… Read More »Why Your USDA Loan Just Got Cheaper
