Remembering Frances Blau: a trailblazer for women in Canada’s mortgage industry

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Canada’s mortgage industry lost one if its great advocates, trailblazers and pioneers last week with the passing of Frances Blau. Described by friends and colleagues as professional, personable, knowledgeable, and...

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NatWest to give brokers 24 hours’ notice on rate changes  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

NatWest has pledged to give brokers 24 hours’ notice on mortgage rate changes where it can.   ...

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Year on year increase of 14% for second charge searches

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Searches for second charge mortgages increased by 14% year-on-year in 2023, according to the research from Pepper Money and Knowledge Bank. Knowledge Bank has partnered with Pepper Money to provide...

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House prices post largest rise in 17 months: E.surv  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Average UK house prices stood at £363,249 in February, rising 0.8%, or £3,000 from the previous month, posting the largest price rise in in 17 months.   This monthly increase...

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Borrowers still squeezed as mortgage credit tightness persists

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Borrowers still squeezed as mortgage credit tightness persists | Mortgage Professional

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Mortgage veteran joins Planet Home Lending’s leadership team

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Before joining Planet Home Lending, Long served as executive regional manager for Union Home Mortgage. Prior to that, he was Southeast divisional president at AmeriFirst Home Mortgage for nearly...

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Surge in seller optimism in time for spring buying

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

He pointed to the marked improvement in sentiments toward selling, which could signal an influx of existing home listings in the near future. He also noted a lingering optimism...

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White House takes aim at housing affordability crisis with bold policy moves

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Balancing affordability with consumer protections In response to these announcements, Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) president and CEO Bob Broeksmit praised the administration’s focus on reforms to boost housing supply and...

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Is 2024 the year of the first-time homebuyer?

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

“While affordability is still a problem at large, I think there’s a lot of opportunity for buyers right now. We’re just not seeing quite as much competition as I...

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Royal London will use acquisition make equity release an ‘accessible option’

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Royal London will use Responsible Group to boost its later life lending share and make it “a more accessible option” for borrowers.   The mutual completed taking control of the...

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