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How to Reduce Those Dreaded Underwriting Delays
The mortgage process is a source of significant frustration for many buyers. By streamlining the underwriting process, setting customer expectations and being responsive, mortgage loan officers can impr...
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Do Borrower Savings Need a Boost? With MI, Maybe Not
Rising rents create a prime opportunity to help aspiring homebuyers purchase now — not years from now. Lenders who educate these buyers on down payment realities and offer low-down-payment options will ...
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Building Loyalty in the Age of Rate Shopping
Encouraging homebuyers to be loyal and provide referrals in today’s highly competitive market requires mortgage loan officers to do a lot of work post-closing. However, these efforts pay off when you su...
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Mastering the Multi-State Mortgage: An LO’s Guide to Navigating Regulatory Complexities
Mortgage loan officers face challenges due to differences in state real estate laws. To keep pace, experienced mortgage loan officers stay informed, build networks, communicate effectively and proactive...
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Three Smart Tips Can Turn Renters into Homebuyers
A competitive homebuying season awaits first-time buyers already struggling to save for a down payment. As a mortgage LO, you can help them achieve their homeownership dreams faster with three key recom...
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How to Deal with Stressed Clients in a Tough Housing Market
Contending with higher mortgage rates and high home prices, many homebuyers are reporting issues with sleeplessness and even family conflict — making it more important for mortgage loan officers to offe...
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Stimulate Homebuyer Demand with the Technology You Already Have
In a mortgage market where lenders are competing fiercely for every deal, successful mortgage originators are leveraging recent technology upgrades to identify promising prospects and close more loans....
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Why Do Deals Fail? Many Homebuyers Don’t Understand the Process
Because higher interest rates make it more important than ever to close every loan, mortgage originators realize that success often depends on informed homebuyers who understand the process — resulting ...
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Upgrade Your Business Intel in 2024 with Weekly Data and Analysis
Today’s housing market is too dynamic to wait weeks or months for quarterly data and analysis. Get the information you need each week with HaMMR Digest — to stay on top of a volatile housing market in 2...
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Private Mortgage Insurance Favored over FHA as Borrowers Compare Costs
More homebuyers and their lenders have been choosing private mortgage insurance over FHA in recent years as borrowers closely assess short- and long-term borrowing costs...
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