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3 Useful Closing Gifts Your Clients Will Actually Use

Your client just closed on a house, so there’s plenty to celebrate. This also means the end of your business relationship—well, at least for now—so a closing gift is a great way to show them your appreciation. Not all closing gifts need to be over-the-top, but if you want to leave a lasting impression on… […]

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Fewer New Homes Are Actually Complete When Sold

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is expecting that a higher volume of new home sales occurred in October than in the previous month, even as purchase prices rise. MBA says its Builder Application Survey (BAS) showed a 6 percent month-over-month increase in purchase applications even though they were down 15.2 percent from October 2020. That […]

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Mortgage Rates Are Actually LOWER This Week

Mortgage rates hit their lowest levels in a week yesterday and are sideways to slightly lower today, depending on the lender. These facts are not well represented in the news today, where you’re more likely to see stories about rates being much higher this week. What’s up with the discrepancy? As is often the case […]

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Biden Appoints New FHFA Director; Rates Are Actually Lower This Week

The White House didn’t waste any time after a Supreme Court ruling allowed it to do so, removing Mark Calabria as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) late Wednesday. Earlier that day the Court had released their 7-2 ruling that the inability to remove the agency director during a five year term except […]

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