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Housing policy

PolicyCast: The Four Horsemen of the Housing Apocalypse

U.S. Representative Mike Flood (R-Nebraska) — Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance — joins the Arch MI PolicyCast to highlight the challenges of building more affordable housing for Ame...

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Plan for an Active Fall by Scheduling First-Time Homebuyer Events Now

Before the busy summer season ends, maintain momentum heading into fall by planning and marketing your own homebuying seminars now. Arch MI’s Roadmap to Homeownership makes it easy — and our flexible MI...

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Housing policy

Global Housing Puzzle — Australia’s Risky Bet — EU’s Securitization Boost

Affordable homeownership isn't just a challenge in the United States. From Australia to the European Union, nations worldwide grapple with how to expand homeownership and stimulate housing investment....

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Three Things Realtors Want from Mortgage Loan Officers

Mortgage industry veteran Blaine Rada describes what Realtors® expect from informal referral relationships with mortgage loan officers and how essential these partnerships can be for originators....

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Women Homebuyers Race Ahead of Men, But Many Find Lenders Lacking

Single women homebuyers account for nearly one-quarter of first-time buyers, but many have trust issues with mortgage loan officers and express unhappiness with the mortgage process as a whole...

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Outshine the Competition: Beyond Rates in Sales Leadership

As homebuyers increasingly focus on mortgage rates, stand out from competitors by building relationships and providing extraordinary value. Experts correlate success in sales with word-of-mouth recommen...

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Combat Mortgage Fraud with AI-Powered Tech and Intuition

The threat of mortgage fraud is rising, while experts fear AI tools are making these schemes harder to detect. As a first line of defense, mortgage loan officers use a combination of technology tools an...

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Housing policy

PolicyCast: From Bailout to Breakout? The Future of Fannie & Freddie

Don Layton, from the NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, dives deep into credit risk transfer, the roles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the transformative impact of conservatorship....

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Has the Mortgage Industry’s AI Future Already Arrived?

Generative AI transforms mortgage lending with chatbots for pre-qualification, drones for appraisals and apps for real-time underwriting updates....

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