Month: February 2023

10 Incredible Apartment Pools in Kansas City

Kick back and keep your cool at one of these Kansas City apartment pools.

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10 Unique Things to Do in Baltimore: Uncover the Best of Charm City

Discover the Charm City’s hidden gems. Check out our list of unique things to do in Baltimore, from quirky museums to delicious foodie finds.

Is Chula Vista, California a Good Place to Live? 10 Pros and Cons to Consider Before Moving there

Explore 10 pros and cons of living in Chula Vista, CA. Discover the city’s ideal climate, and cultural diversity, along with its traffic, cost of living, and air pollution before making this place your home.

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930: No Paid Leads, $30 Million+ in Annual Sales Volume: Tara Carter

Realtor Tara Carter is living proof that you don’t need paid leads to succeed in real estate. Just last year, she sold over $30 million in volume without buying a single lead. This year, she’s on track for even better sales despite the ongoing pandemic. On today’s podcast, Tara shares how she built a booming business based on relationships and referrals. Listen and learn how to win business instead of buying it, Tara’s “chosen one” script, and the most important goal of any appointment.
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Update: The latest on continued delays with Citi’s new travel portal

Citi is a TPG advertising partner. Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. “Do you know what’s happening with the Citi travel portal?” We receive regular emails asking if we know what’s happening, given that the last updates on this topic happened in November 2022. Citi first announced updates to its portal …

This Top-Rated Hotel Costs Just $75 a Night

Learn which hotel chains deserve your business, and discover how to cut costs wherever you stay.

New-home sales climb to highest level in almost a year

Sales of new U.S. homes increased in January by more than expected to the highest level in nearly a year, fueled entirely by purchases in the South, indicating some stabilization in the housing market after a brutal year. Purchases of new single-family homes rose 7.2% to an annualized 670,000 pace after an upwardly revised 625,000 … [Read more…]

MSR Monitoring, Marketing, Lead Conversion Tools; USMI on the FHA MIP Cut

Remember, not all math puns are terrible…just sum. Analyzing residential servicing is a combination of math and psychology. If you were an institution thinking of buying mortgage servicing rights (MSR), or a lender running the numbers on retaining servicing rather than selling it to an aggregator like AmeriHome or Penny Mac, you don’t like hearing the saying, “Marry the house, date the rate.” You’d prefer that the loan stay “on your books” well into the future because you want the monthly cash flow. In 2020 and 2021 origination income was dominant. But in 2022 servicing income won the day for those who owned it. What will happen to servicing in 2023? No one has a crystal ball, but if rates stay in the 5’s or 6’s, loans funded in 2020 and 2021 still stick. Prepayments have plummeted: no one wants to pay off their 2.875 percent loan. Of course, there are numerous parties slicing and dicing the numbers. For example, Black Knight’s MSR Index takes a sample current note rate production portfolio and tracks the MSR performance throughout the month by comparing the current value to the first day of the month value. (Today’s podcast can be found here and this week’s is sponsored by Agile, bringing the mortgage capital markets into a new digital era. From lenders to dealers, Agile is the new way to quote MBS. Listen to an interview with entrepreneur and author Alexandra Nolan on launching and growing a successful business.) Lender and Broker Services and Products