Origination

Like any other discipline, selling should be learned and practiced in order to achieve effective results. Seminars, sales coaches, tapes, books, blogs and articles are some resources that might prove informative.

For No. 3 producer Shelly Logemann, it is being responsive to her clients, plus having the proper work/life balance which is important to her success as an originator.

Abhinav Asthana of Wipro Gallagher Solutions discusses issues and trends around mobile technology.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the government’s Small Business Review Panel next week will hold a private forum on its new proposal to revise the way loan officers, brokers and lenders are compensated on loan transactions.

One of the nation’s largest real estate brokerage firms said home sales were essentially flat in April after a 25% spike in March.

The long-term rate-indicative 10-year Treasury yield has officially dropped to and matched its 52-week low of 1.7%.

Healthcare Trust of America Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based nonlisted real estate investment trust, said it is looking to start trading its Class A common stock over the New York Stock Exchange.

Loan officers and brokers are none too thrilled with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 37-page proposal on altering the way loan officers, brokers, and lenders are compensated on all mortgage transactions.

Investors who are interested in acquiring distressed properties are confident that there is an adequate supply of inventory available to choose from throughout the country, according to a survey by Information Management Network.

MGIC Investment Corp. has filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Milwaukee against Freddie Mac and its conservator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, over the pool insurance dispute between the two companies.