Cherry Creek Mortgage LOs learn HECMs to grow business

Interest rates are up, refi volume is down, and some mortgage originators are feeling the pinch. Cherry Creek Mortgage is helping its LOs bolster their game by teaching them how to add reverse mortgages into their product mix.

Survey: Americans’ Ideal Home

How do people visualize the perfect abode when it comes to home design, amenities, and location?

Nearly 759K Homes at Risk as Hurricane Florence Nears

The storm is threatening to strike the Carolinas and Virginia as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane. 

Are Quick Sales Becoming the Norm?

Homes for sale are not lingering on the market for long. See where the fastest sales are happening.

California’s homeless population jumps 13.7% in one year

More American homeowners are struggling to afford their homes, contributing to a growing divide between America’s haves and the have-nots. This lack of affordability has given rise to California’s homeless population, which has jumped almost 14% in one year.

United Wholesale edges past Quicken Loans in this one, key metric

United Wholesale Mortgage continues the rapid growth of its total loan production volume, passing Quicken Loans and Amerihome Mortgage in the second quarter. Only PennyMac Financial and Caliber Home Loans surpassed UWM in nonbank loan production. Get all the stats right here.

Top LO offers to answer everyday mortgage questions, gets bombarded

Could you answer more than 100 questions about closing mortgages to a group of total strangers on the Internet? Well, that’s what Reddit user LoanManGuy asked for and received. In one response, he/she even predicts when the next housing downturn will come.

PeerStreet wants to put some liquidity back in your debt portfolio

PeerStreet is rolling out a new product to boost liquidity for investors. The real estate investment platform is offering investors the chance to invest in shorter term loans ranging from 30 days to 36 months through its new Cash Offer Loans.

Pamela Herrmann, vice president of marketing at Mortgage Cadence, to speak at engage.marketing

In a competitive market, recruiting and retaining great employees is a key priority for any mortgage executive. That’s why we invited Pamela Herrmann, vice president of marketing at Mortgage Cadence, to discuss the best ways to nurture a marketing team at our engage.marketing event at the session entitled Strategies for Attracting and Keeping Top Talent.

Patch Homes wants to invest in your house

American homeowners are sitting on a record amount of home equity, but many are not accessing what might be their greatest source of wealth. The situation has given rise to a fairly new concept called homeownership investment, which may transform the way consumers cash in on their home equity. Patch Homes is one such company looking to grow in this burgeoning space.