The implementation of the new Know Before You Owe or TRID rules were market my initial delays that have given way to relative calm. However, half of lenders surveyed in the 2nd quarter Survey of Mortgage Originators indicated that they increased fees to consumers to cover TRID related costs. Weighted by production volume those costs… Continue Reading TRID: The Cost of a Better Experience
‘Tis the political season, wherein the country is sliced and diced into segments: blue vs. red, male and female voting blocs, and dozens of different demographic groups. So perhaps there is no better time to crack pollster John Zogby’s latest book, We Are Many, We Are One: Neo-Tribes and Tribal Analytics in 21st Century America.… Continue Reading Do You Know Your Clients’ Tribe?
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Mortgage application activity dropped 4 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, even though mortgage rates remain near historical lows....Powered by WPeMatico
More than 800 golf courses have closed nationwide in the last 10 years. Home owners who paid a premium to live on a course are finding the ensuing...Powered by WPeMatico
Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas are thought to be some of the cities where Google Fiber will eschew physical cables, instead beaming the service wirelessly. Think Apple’s Facetime can be a little wonky? So does Google, whose 1-to-1 video calling app Duo is rolling out as I type this. Tech site The Verge likes the… Continue Reading Cables? Google Fiber Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Cables. Plus Four More Cool Things in Five For Wednesday.
The mortgage giant shares its housing market projections for the rest of the year and into 2017.Powered by WPeMatico
“We’re getting back to the way human beings have always lived in – extended families,” says one author of a book about the...Powered by WPeMatico