Industry Watch: A new acquisition for Guild Mortgage and more
Guild Mortgage acquired First Centennial Mortgage, a privately held residential mortgage lender headquartered in Illinois with branches predominantly located in the Midwest. First Centennial Mortgage was founded by brothers Steven and David McCormick in 1995. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Nations Lending announced the opening of its newest branch in Minneapolis. Scott […]
More gradual cooling in labor market brings economy closer to ‘soft landing’
Job additions are slowing but stable; wage growth eases but still exceeds target range
Compete To Be Your Best
A simple strategy of daily self-improvement can help mortgage professionals find success
Optimism Is Essential
Rose-colored glasses aren’t needed if you look at the housing market in this light
Finding sunny spots in a stormy office sector
While it might not seem possible, the mood around the U.S. office market got even gloomier this summer as a variety of media reports painted the commercial real estate sector as being in disarray and distress. The news was bad everywhere, including the Big Apple, where New York Magazine’s July cover story used the banner […]
Lessons Must Be Learned
After the recent bank failures, mortgage lenders should seek new risk management strategies
Make Hard Money Work for You
This private lending subset can help clients, but care should be taken
International Investments: Singapore
With about 6 million citizens, the east Asian city-state of Singapore doesn’t even crack the top 50 among the world’s largest cities. But it happens to be the third most-densely populated nation in the world at 47,000 people per square mile. And even though Singapore has been an independent country for less than 60 years, […]
A Promising View
Ongoing challenges aren’t deterring fix-and-flip investor activities
Q&A: Chris Beres, Milhaus
Multifamily continues to flourish in secondary markets