Category: Opinion
2011: A Year Of Hope
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by Ed Craine With the holidays safely behind us, and 12 brand spanking new months ahead of us, it gives me pause to reflect on the past several (and trying) years. While I don’t know many people who would be willing ...
Long’s Luddite Legacy
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By Peter Ingersoll, CCIM Last week I learned the definition of the word “Luddite”, which immediately came in handy when I read a Bloomberg news article about a superior court case related to mortgage securitization b...
Broker Banker Roundtable Discussion: The Compensation Ruling
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Topic: In August 2010, the Federal Reserve issued its final ruling regarding compensation, to take effect in April 2011. It states that a loan originator (mortgage brokers and loan officers employed by depository inst...
Holiday Hope For Builders
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A holiday gift for builders has arrived in the news that new home construction is on the rise, thank heavens. Between new building permits and new construction starts, November showed significant improvement over Octo...
And Happy Holidays To You, Too Bernanke
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You know what would have been a nice gift this year? Off the top of my head, I’d say, oh maybe a housing recovery? But alas, the powers that be instead opted to invoke the new Fed Easing (aka QE2). Much to my chagr...
Giving Back: Getting Involved Pays Dividends
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By Shimmy Braun Donating your time and money to worthy causes can fulfill your personal goals as well as provide long-term business benefits. Of course, your motivation should be to support deserving individuals/grou...
Working with the RE Team
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By Matt Tierney There is a greater opportunity than ever before for loan originators to strengthen their ties with Realtors. Many agents have been ignored by their regular LOs, who have been so busy with refinance bu...
In My Opinion….An Open Letter To the Banking Giants
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By Catherine Tripp As part of Broker Banker’s commitment to share your suggestions for fixing our troubled housing and mortgage markets, this month we’re thrilled to share the ideas of Catherine Tripp, President and ...
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