Nate Johnson: 3 Ideas Toward a Fast, Efficient, Profitable Mortgage Operations Process

The U.S. real estate industry is in a volatile state – as much, if not more, than it was during the 2008 financial crisis. We are seeing some record numbers in the mortgage industry with rising foreclosures, really low interest rates, and shortage of inventory. This does seem to be a stable environment, though – but while things seem to fall in place at times, the next moment new factors disrupt the market environment. Here are three areas of turbulence in the mortgage industry.

Second-Quarter Home Seller Profits Rise to 36%

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said its second-quarter 2020 U.S. Home Sales Report showed home sellers nationwide realized a gain of $75,971 on the typical sale, up from the $66,500 in the first quarter and from $65,250 a year ago.

Arend de Jong: Got RODA? Turn Your Customers into an Income-Generating Asset

For years, you took great care to build your list. Clients, and also prospects that didn’t quite become clients yet, but whom you fully intend to make into a client one day. You actually spent quite a bit of money getting the list together. To keep your prized possession whole, you spend quite a bit of time maintaining it. But… have you cracked the code on how to make this pay off for you? Sure: you love returning clients, but are you capitalizing on your list structurally?

Tom Lamalfa: May 2020 Survey of Secondary Market Executives

What follows are findings from a survey of senior mortgage executives I conducted in the first half of May. Due to cancelation of MBA’s National Secondary Market Conference, this survey was completed over the phone rather than face to face, as has been the case in the 23 preceding surveys done since 2008.

MBA: IMBs Report Strong First Quarter

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $1,600 on each loan they originated in the first quarter, up from $1,182 per loan in the fourth quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s newly released Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.

MBA: IMBs Report Strong First Quarter

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $1,600 on each loan they originated in the first quarter, up from $1,182 per loan in the fourth quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s newly released Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.

Tom Lamalfa: May 2020 Survey of Secondary Market Executives

What follows are findings from a survey of senior mortgage executives I conducted in the first half of May. Due to cancelation of MBA’s National Secondary Market Conference, this survey was completed over the phone rather than face to face, as has been the case in the 23 preceding surveys done since 2008. Normally the surveys are conducted at the secondary conference as well as at the MBA Annual Convention every October.

MBA: 2019 IMB Production Volumes, Profits Rise

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks made an average profit of $1,470 on each loan they originated in 2019, up from $367 per loan in 2018, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Friday in its Annual Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.

MBA: 2019 IMB Production Volumes, Profits Rise

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks made an average profit of $1,470 on each loan they originated in 2019, up from $367 per loan in 2018, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Friday in its Annual Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.