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Las Vegas home sells for $25M, shatters Sin City sales record

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The buyer, LoanDepot founder Anthony Hsieh, is leasing the property back to the developer for the next 30 months. Continue reading →

Homeowners are losing their enthusiasm for refinancing

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Mortgage lenders faced a double-whammy in May, with demand for both purchase loans and refinancing falling despite the fact that mortgage rates came back down after surging in February in March. Continue reading →

Keep your eye on these top 10 purchase lenders this year

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Refinances are decreasing as purchases take over market share. These top 10 purchase lenders from 2020 are best prepared to dominate lending in 2021. Continue reading →

These are the mortgage lenders that dominated refinances in 2020

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Mortgage lenders saw record volume in 2020, with refinances leading the way. Here are the top lenders that dominated refinances last year. Continue reading →

The top 10 independent mortgage brokers gaining market share

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Mortgage brokers claimed more than 20 percent of market share for the first time in over a decade this January, and these 10 companies are leading the charge, according to rankings published by the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts. Continue reading →

Here are the top 10 mortgage lenders for 2020

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The release of 2020 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data reveals a growth surge across mortgage lending. One lender recorded more than 340 percent growth from the previous year. Continue reading →

Newbie agent goes viral with parody of Garth Brooks song

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Chicago-based eXp agent Sean Cochran‘s real estate parody of “Friends in Low Places” garnered more than 575,000 views in one month. Continue reading →

Borrowers are turning to digital lenders — and abandoning banks

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Americans are increasingly forgoing traditional banks when taking out home loans, pushing mortgage revenue down for big name lenders but offering a boon to unconventional, tech-enabled companies. Continue reading →

LoanDepot originator’s email to Realtor ignites blowback

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A mortgage originator with loanDepot in California tried to poach a Realtor that had worked with a mortgage broker on multiple transactions, the company confirmed to Inman after an email detailing the allegations was made public. Continue reading →