Mortgage Choice creates new role for broker growth

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage Choice has recruited industry executive Timothy Schneider for the new role of head of broker growth, where he will be responsible for driving the growth strategy for the...

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Home Prices Heat Up Despite High Interest Rates

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Some weird stuff is happening in the world of real estate. As you likely know, the Bank of Canada has steadily raised interest rates over the past year in...

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Blend CEO on the firm’s runway, vision and shifting priorities

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage tech company Blend incurred a whopping $769 million loss in 2022, leading some mortgage tech analysts to question the company’s runway and survivability.  Nima Ghamsari, CEO and co-founder of...

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Wells Fargo teams up with Dallas megachurch to build “inclusive communities”

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Wells Fargo and T.D. Jakes Group announced a 10-year partnership aimed at “revitalizing neighborhoods” and creating long-term change in communities most in need. The announcement comes a year after...

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The mortgage stress test has helped protect Canada’s housing market in this downturn: OSFI

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The mortgage stress test has thus far proven effective in protecting the housing sector from a volatile economy, but further changes haven’t been ruled out, says Canada’s banking regulator....

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Interest rates expected to fall to 3.00% by end of 2024

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Bank of Canada’s benchmark interest rate is expected to fall back to around 3.00% by the end of 2024, according to a median of responses from market participants. The...

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More lenders acknowledge need for home equity lending: STRATMOR

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Between the housing market turmoil, pandemic-era home price appreciation and consumer sentiment, lenders may want to consider incorporating more home equity lending into the mix, according to a column...

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Bills seek to roll back recent change to mortgage pricing

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Two Republican members of Congress have introduced bills aimed at canceling the Federal Housing Finance Agency's latest adjustments to government-sponsored enterprise mortgage fees.Rep. Andy Biggs, R.-Ariz. introduced H.R. 2928...

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MISMO launches reverse mortgage working group

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO), the real estate finance industry’s standards organization and a subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), announced this week the establishment of...

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How Much Is Your FHA Mortgage Payment?

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

April 28, 2023 Are you new to house hunting? If you have never applied for a home loan before it’s understandable that you might view a mortgage payment as a...

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