4 Tips for Mortgage Originators to Win in Today’s Market
Account executives are in a unique position in the mortgage industry. On any given day, they’re helping originators navigate complex borrower scenarios, troubleshoot loan challenges, identify new opportunities and stay informed about product trends. Because they work with dozens of loan officers across different markets, they have a front-row seat to the strategies that are […]
AI Content Makes Authority the New Scarcity in Housing
Some of the most visible people in this industry aren’t the most qualified; they’re just the best at being seen, and generative AI has made being seen easier than it’s ever been before. Anyone can produce a week’s worth of content in an afternoon, which means the feeds are louder than ever, and the people […]
Why the US Homeownership Rate Looks Higher Than It Is
Adult children who live at home don’t get added onto their parents’ mortgage or deed. But that’s how they’re often treated when we rely on the most commonly reported measure of homeownership. We’re proposing an alternative that shines a light on millions of Americans routinely glossed over in the nation’s homeownership conversation. The homeownership rate […]
Mortgage Tech Modernization Delays Become Competitive Risk
Something significant is already reshaping mortgage lending and servicing, and the data is beginning to bring into focus what many lending professionals have been experiencing firsthand. A recent nationwide survey of lending professionals across banking, mortgage lending and fintech reveals an industry that overwhelmingly understands the need to modernize its mortgage origination, servicing and compliance […]
Century Communities leans on operations as strategy in Q2 2026
“A rose is a rose is a rose,” according to a 1913 poem Gertrude Stein wrote, called Sacred Emily. In our more earthbound sphere of residential development, investment and construction, a tacit belief is common, but misleading. Peal back a layer or two, and it is clear. A homebuilder is not a homebuilder is not […]
Small Claims Processing Course – Learn how to recover judgements efficiently
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You Can Retire with Even Less (Only Using Real Estate)
Dave:Americans on average think they need $1.2 million to retire, which might seem reasonable at first, but there is a scary part here. Most people aren’t going to get anywhere close to that number. Over half of Americans expect to retire with less than $500,000 and many of them far less than that. But here’s […]
Existing Home Sales Down 2.4% – Real Estate Investing Today
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales dropped 2.4% in June, 2026 to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million. Total housing inventory at the end of June was 1.56 million units, down 0.6% from May and up 1.3% from one year ago. Unsold inventory sits at a 4.6-month supply at […]
Best Financing Options for Self-Employed Investors
Most self-employed investors do not get turned down for financing because they lack the money. They get turned down because their tax returns do not show it. You wrote off enough last year to keep your accountant happy and your tax bill low, and now that same return is sitting in front of an underwriter […]
Why financing an investment property is harder
Lenders treat investment properties as higher risk than owner-occupied homes, full stop. Down payments usually start at 15 to 25 percent instead of the 3 to 5 percent available to owner-occupants. Interest rates run higher. Underwriting digs deeper into reserves, because a lender wants proof you can absorb a vacancy or a slow month without […]