Co-founder of National Asset Advisors Tom Reaves, who has partnered with NoteSchool for over 10 years, was given a lifetime achievement award at the NoteExpo Convention "for his “high moral business standards, visionary leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and his lifetime commitment to the Note Industry.”
Read More »Housing Shortages Fueling Price Increases, But Not at 2015 Levels
Citing under production in the homebuilding sector, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicts home prices will continue to rise in 2016…but can such increases match the pace of expansion seen in 2015?
Read More »10 Markets Where Investors Should be Home Shopping
Investors looking to purchase properties in thriving housing markets would be wise to be wary of the state of the economy in the markets where they shop.
Read More »SEC Releases Examination Priorities for 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s changes to liquidity risk-management programs were released this week, as expected, and aim squarely at improved compliance and on protecting investors in ongoing risk areas.
Read More »Pump the Brakes: Global Mortgage Lending Growth to Slow in 2016
Although Fitch Ratings expects housing and mortgage markets to experience a reduction in activity in 2016, compared to the booming year we have had in the industry last year, they do not project the picture to be totally bleak.
Read More »Connecting Millennials to Mortgages
Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. Monica Orluk, Director, Sales Engineering at Fiserv Lending Solutions advises lenders on how they can attract younger homebuyers with two simple methods.
Read More »Housing Policy Left in the Dark at the State of the Union Addresss
President Obama delivered his last State of the Union Address Tuesday night, speaking on the U.S. budget, gun control, minimum wage and a host of other topics. But one important subject was passed on: housing policy.
Read More »Fannie Mae’s HARP Refinances Pile Up
More American households are saving money, reducing their interest rates, and stabilizing or shortening their loans by refinancing their mortgage.
Read More »TRID is Chaos, Right? Not So Fast
The introduction of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule, or TRID, in October has led to utter chaos in the mortgage industry—or so some would have you believe.
Read More »Where Are the Top Ten Hottest Housing Markets for 2016?
The new year is well underway and the mortgage industry can't help but wonder where the best housing markets will be. A Zillow economist predicts a shuffling of cards that will create a new order among the top housing markets of 2016.
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