The mortgage industry's digital transformation is revolutionizing the home buying experience and upending the status quo for lenders and servicers. The Digital Mortgage Conference is the premiere event exclusively dedicated to these developments, bringing over 1,500 professionals to Las Vegas on Sept. 17-18 for keynote speakers, panels and the main attraction: live product demos showcasing the latest mortgage innovations.
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Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 4.
October 4
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Luke Dean is the CFP program director for the personal financial planning degree program at Utah Valley University. It is the largest undergrad financial planning degree program in the U.S. Prior to coming to UVU, Luke started the financial planning degree program at William Paterson University in New Jersey. At UVU, Luke helped the degree program grow almost 300% in student numbers in 5 years and worked with student teams to win national competitions. The program has an over 90% job placement rate.
October 3
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The majority of first-time homebuyers participating in a recent survey preferred online or phone interactions when receiving counseling that is a prerequisite for some loan programs.
October 3
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Real estate economists' outlook for single-family housing starts through 2021 weakened compared with six months ago even though they are relatively bullish on the economy, an Urban Land Institute survey found.
October 3
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Phillip Mitchell, CFA, CPA, is president of
Kroon & Mitchell , an integrated tax and investment firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has written for publications including Grand Rapids Business and Small Business Association of Michigan.October 3
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The Toronto housing market continued to rebound in September, with prices rising the most in 21 months, bringing the cost of a typical home close to the record high set in 2017.
October 3
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Vancouver home sales rebounded 46% in September in a sign that Canada's most expensive home market may be finding its feet following a policy-driven downturn.
October 3
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Economic issues were the biggest influence on average mortgage rates in the past week, although two trackers moved in different directions.
October 3
