If you’re football fan, you saw a great college football game that decided the National Champion on Monday night. Alabama is considered to be the best college football team in the nation. Some believe they are good enough to compete with some pro teams. Don’t tell that to Clemson. They beat Alabama 35-31 in a hard-fought game that went down…
Author: Michael Vitali
Housing Market in 2017 – Good, Bad, Ugly
The New Year is starting out strong with housing having regained just about all its value lost in the 2008 crash. According to Zillow’s data, the total value of the U.S. housing stock grew to $29.6 trillion, a record high. That’s a $1.6 trillion increase in home value appreciation. That’s good. During 2016, renters paid about $478 billion toward their…
Did You Ever Compete In A Purchase Market?
It’s a new year, offering a new beginning with new opportunities. By all accounts, 2017 will bring in the new purchase market and ring out the old refinances. With that, things will definitely change. New business will now come from Realtors and Builders. They need to be serviced as much as the consumers buying the homes they offer. Things are…
Don’t Gamble on Quality
Once again we witness how important it is to do a quality check before going live. Just ask Mariah Carey who was all dressed up (or not) on New Year’s Eve with nowhere to go. She was totally embarrassed and mortified by a poor performance resulting from problems she encountered with the soundtrack and systems for the songs she was…
DOJ Rings Out the Old Year to a Familiar Tune.
And it ain’t Auld Lang Syne. The Department of Justice (DOJ) isn’t quite finished yet. They recently settled with Troy, Michigan lender United Shore Financial Services (USFS) to the tune of $48 million. This may be music to their ears, but surely not to United Shore’s. It is important to note that this settlement was the result of an investigation…
Will Automated Verifications Reduce Defects?
With rates increasing, loan refinancing decreasing, and fewer affordable homes on the market, lenders may face some challenges in 2017 to generate business. Challenges that can be overcome with an eye toward purchase business, an expansion of products available for home financings and a trained staff to originate quality loans. Many companies have introduced new, online, automated verification systems that…