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2018 | 4 Posts
- May 2018 | 1 Posts
- April 2018 | 1 Posts
- March 2018 | 2 Posts

New mortgage fee won’t debut until after spring homebuying season

Posted in Mortgage, Regulations, Select, Bob Broeksmit, CHLA, Community Home Lenders of America, debt-to-income ratio, dti, fannie mae, Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA, freddie mac, LLPAs, loan-level price adjustments, mortgage bankers association, national association of realtors on Mar 17th, 2023 EDT

Industry groups continue to object to a new Fannie and Freddie fee aimed at some riskier borrowers as a burden on lenders and consumers.

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March
17

Even after layoffs, 3 in 4 mortgage lenders lost money in Q4 2022

Posted in Markets & Economy, Mortgage, Select, independent mortgage banks, mortgage originations, mortgage profits, mortgage rates, mortgage servicing on Mar 17th, 2023 EDT

Lenders lost $2,812 per loan as business dropped off faster than they could trim expenses and production costs hit a record-high $12,450 per loan, a Mortgage Bankers Association survey found.

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March
17

‘All strapped in’: Luxury clients face whiplash as banking fallout unfolds

Posted in Luxury, Luxury Lens, Markets & Economy, Select, Carl Gambino, compass, Engel & Vӧlkers, fed, Fed hike, Gio Helou, GLOBL RED, interest rates, Kofi Nartey, luxury buyers and sellers, luxury_lens, paul benson, Rayni Williams, Signature Bank, stock market, svb, The Beverly Hills Estates, The Oppenheim Group on Mar 17th, 2023 EDT

The sudden change in the global banking landscape has left luxury real estate clients hanging out "in the parking lot," Kofi Nartey said, as they wait to see where the remaining chips will fall.

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March
17

How that ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ meme could end up costing you

Posted in Agent, Content Marketing, Marketing, Marketing & Branding Month, New Agent, Select, Service, Theme Months, Christy Murdock, distracted boyfriend, meme marketing, memes, theme-month-202303 on Mar 17th, 2023 EDT

Sharing the latest funny photo is an almost irresistible impulse. However, if it crosses the line into marketing, you could be setting yourself up for financial consequences.

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March
17

Zillow CEO Rich Barton: ‘The real pain is probably coming’

Posted in Markets & Economy, Select, Technology, GeekWire, interview, PropTech, Redfin, rich barton, Zillow, Zillow Offers on Mar 17th, 2023 EDT

Zillow — which held $3.4 billion in cash and investments at the end of 2022 — is well prepared to weather any storm, including the banking fallout, Barton said in a new interview on Thursday.

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March
17

SVB, CB, DOJ: Inman’s Top 5 stories of the week March 10-16, 2023

Posted in Industry News, Select, Service, Inman top 5, top 5 on Mar 17th, 2023 EDT

Catch up on the most-read stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's Inman Top 5 for March 10-16, 2023.

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March
17

That’s such a turnoff! 7 major marketing mistakes agents make

Posted in Agent, Luxury, Luxury Lens, Marketing, Marketing & Branding Month, New Agent, Select, Service, Teams, 3D Tour, authentic, billboard, Cold calling, listing description, listing photos, marketing, marketing mistakes, marketing turnoffs, online reviews, real estate marketing, real estate marketing turnoffs, social media, theme-month-202303, TikTok, virtual tour on Mar 17th, 2023 EDT

Marketing that repulses the intended audience is much worse than marketing with no redeeming qualities, writes Laura Viñalet. Your marketing should be strategic, purposeful and professional. Here are seven major marketing turnoffs that you should avoid.

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March
17

QUIZ: Test your real estate marketing IQ

Posted in Agent, Marketing, Marketing & Branding Month, New Agent, Select, Service, Teams, Theme Months, email marketing, real estate marketing, social media, social media marketing, theme-month-202303 on Mar 17th, 2023 EDT

Are you a real estate know-it-all? Just a big trivia buff? Take Inman's real estate marketing quiz. Test your knowledge to see if you're on the right track or if you need to study up.

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