We can expect something on the order of $2.58 trillion dollars in overall mortgage origination in 2022, according to the most recent MBA forecast. That would exceed the $2.25 trillion we saw overall in 2019, which was, by most accounts a very good year. It’s right in line with some of the great, pre-recession years Read More
Giving back to our community has always been part of the FAN mission. In recent years, the community need has only increased. FAN believes we all should pitch in whenever we can—successful businesses have an obligation to keep their communities strong. It’s also why we wholeheartedly support the ALTA Good Deeds program. One of Read More
As a real estate agent, your brand is your business, and having a marketing team is vital when creating content that correlates with your brand. But what do you do when you don’t have a marketing team? Not every real estate agent has a full marketing team to help with their branding and marketing materials, Read More
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” In some ways, Charles Dickens opening salvo to his book A Tale of Two Cities feels just about right for 2022. Fresh off two straight years of historic origination volume and waves of title profits, most title businesses knew that the refinance train Read More
Did you know, as a named tropical storm or hurricane approaches, most insurance companies will suspend writing homeowner policies until the storm has passed? And often, the suspension will last a few days after the tropical storm or hurricane hits. Even if the tropical storm or hurricane isn’t moving directly to the area of Read More
Origination Predictions Got You Down? Here’s a Way to Come Out on Top in 2022. Facing a decline in refinance mortgages after two incredible boom years may be making some lenders a little uneasy. Yes, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is also calling for perhaps a record purchase mortgage volume, but it won’t offset the Read More
Utilizing text messaging in your real estate business can help you attract new customers and maintain a happy customer base. Here are tools to take your text messages from a form of communication to a marketing tool. Texting Automation to Utilize in Your Business Text messages have a 98% open rate, making them a Read More
Our friends at Housing Wire recently did our own Aaron Davis the honor of publishing his thoughts on M&A in the title industry. As you likely know, the market remains hot, both for agents seeking to retire or “cash out” after a long, successful run, as well as for agents that believe the slight decline Read More
News outlets are reporting that a home in Gulfport, Florida, was put up for auction for non-fungible token (NFT). The property was subsequently transferred for about 210 Ethereum, a type of cryptocurrency, which converted in cash to approximately $631,790. Although the transfer was billed as the first property exchange using cryptocurrency, the truth is hundreds Read More
Millennial Myth Versus Fact (Episode I): Ignoring the Myths and Learning the Truth About Millennials Will Be Major Edge in Competitive Market. You’re probably as tired of hearing about the coming purchase market (or low inventory, rising rates and inflation, for that matter) as we are. We’ve been hearing and reading for six months Read More
