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What is iFunding? Here’s how it works

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This emerging consumer financing category is addressing the financial realities of today’s prospective homebuyers. Continue reading →

Pulse: What’s your biggest challenge with financing?

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Whether it’s qualifying buyers, lending requirements, emerging financing models, client confusion or something entirely different, please share your experiences in this one-question survey. Continue reading →

Pulse: How alternative financing is really affecting markets

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Last week, we asked readers to share how alternative financing was affecting their market. A fairly low volume of responses may reflect the fact that these companies remain in their infancy, but a couple readers described noticeable impacts that could … Continue reading →

Pulse: How alternative financing is really affecting markets

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Last week, we asked readers to share how alternative financing was affecting their market. A fairly low volume of responses may reflect the fact that these companies remain in their infancy, but a couple readers described noticeable impacts that could … Continue reading →

Ginger Wilcox named Home Point Financial’s chief experience officer

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The mortgage originator/servicer is hiring Wilcox as its first chief experience officer since the company launched in 2015. Continue reading →

How the mortgage market has evolved over the past decade

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If you’re newer to real estate or want a snapshot of how we got to this point in the mortgage industry, here’s a quick look. Continue reading →

‘It’s simply theft’: Developer balks as support surges for squatters living in empty home since November

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The two women have been illegally squatting in a three-bedroom home in Oakland, California, since November. Continue reading →

Mortgage broker fined $120K for revealing credit histories on Yelp

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The FTC says Mount Diablo Lending and its owner responded to negative reviews by posting consumer’s credit history, debt-to-income ratio and other personal information. Continue reading →

6 economists predict what the 2020 housing market has in store

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2020’s housing market will be strikingly similar to 2019 as low mortgage rates bolster buyer demand amidst a persistent inventory shortage. Continue reading →