Lending Mortgages Pre-approval 
Housing Wire
MARCH 10, 2025
The deal, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both Rocket Companies and Redfin, is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025. Today, Rocket Companies announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase digital real estate brokerage Redfin in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 billion in equity.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Mortgage solutions provider Floify is now going to go toe-to-toe with Equifax ‘s oft-maligned workplace verification provider The Work Number, which has been criticized by mortgage lenders and regulators for years of cost increases. The steep price increases raise a lot of questions for me.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 8, 2021
As we think about coming out of this first month of the year, we’ve quickly realized this year is going to be anything but planned or what we in the mortgage lending industry are used to. But for others, low mortgage rates gave way to pre-approved borrowers struggling in a very competitive seller’s market.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
In fact, the changes we’ve seen since the advent of the global pandemic are significant enough to serve as a catalyst that will drive all lending digital. The trends and lending requirements I’ve highlighted below became important long before the coronavirus made it to the U.S. Peering into the future of lending.
Keeping Current Matters
JUNE 22, 2021
You may have been told that it’s important to get pre-approved at the beginning of the homebuying process, but what does that really mean, and why is it so important? Pre-approval from a lender is the only way to know your true price range and how much money you can borrow for your loan. Bottom Line.
Keeping Current Matters
AUGUST 27, 2020
You may have heard that pre-approval is a great first step in the homebuying process. So, before you start shopping around, it’s helpful to know your price range, what you’re comfortable within a monthly mortgage payment, and ultimately how much money you can borrow for your loan. But why is it so important?
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Fluctuating interest rates and a fast-changing market Last month, we saw the Federal Reserve deliver their long-awaited decision to lower interest rates with a 50 basis points cut, and 30-year mortgage rates reached as low as 6.08% according to ICE’s 30-year fixed conforming rate index.
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