Foundation launches multiple properties suite of products

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Foundation Home Loans has announced the launch of a new suite of products specifically for landlords buying or refinancing Multiple Properties Under One Title. The new product suite is available...

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Mortgage Strategy Awards 2024 shortlists announced

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

It’s that highly anticipated time of year again, when the shortlists for the annual Mortgage Strategy Awards are unveiled. Each year has it’s own challenges, but 2023 presented significant obstacles...

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Escaping to the country losing appeal to Londoners; Bloomberg

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

London-based house-hunters overwhelmingly want to stay in the capital, according to Bloomberg Intelligence’s (BI) latest UK homebuyer survey. BI senior industry analyst (real estate) Iwona Hovenko explained that escaping to...

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Consumer advocates — and even some Realtors — hail NAR settlement: ‘We’ve opened up the entire industry to competition’

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

An "Open House" flag is seen in front of a home for sale in Alhambra, California on January 18, 2024.  Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The process of...

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When can I refinance my home loan?

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Refinancing your mortgage can be worth thousands of dollars extra in your pocket each year and can help you pay the loan off earlier, but the timing is often...

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Racist emails becoming focal point in redlining settlements

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Justice Department has secured $122 million from a dozen banks and mortgage companies in redlining cases since Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the agency's Combat Redlining Initiative in...

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Homebuyers expecting broker commission savings face tough reality

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Consumers expecting big savings from a National Association of Realtors' class-action settlement over agent commissions may instead be in for a letdown.The agreement drew cheers from President Joe Biden,...

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NAR settlement might lead to more dual agents, but LOs are skeptical

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

During the Mortgage Bankers Association's advocacy conference last week, Bob Broeksmit, the trade group's president, floated the idea that the recent National Association of Realtors settlement, which will change...

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Third MIMHC annual survey focuses on psychological wellbeing

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has launched its third annual survey as it seeks a detailed view of the key issues affecting financial workers’ emotional and psychological...

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Penrith BS lifts product transfer proc fees   

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Penrith Building Society will raise product transfer proc fees and extend the waiving of its application fees for new residential and landlord applications.   The mutual will raise these proc...

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