Business Development – Originate Report
Renovo Financial: Innovative Customer Service
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Read the full Originate Report April edition here. Renovo Financial is a Chicago-based portfolio lender with a singular focus on the customer experience....
Building Long-Term Wealth with a 30-Year Fixed Rate Loan
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Read the full February edition of Originate Report here. With rising home values and strong demand in many markets across the country, real...
Why a Weakening Housing Market Could Be Good News for Investors
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A recent BiggerPockets’ blog post carried the headline “Why I’ll Never Fix and Flip Houses Again.” The writer lamented about the HGTV factor:...
What Seismic Retrofit Requirements Mean for Lenders and Investors
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As seismic retrofit programs on the West Coast begin a new phase of migrating from voluntary programs to mandatory programs, lenders, investors, and...
Three Business Lessons Learned in 12 Days Off the Grid
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In June 2016, I was lucky enough to accompany my 15-year-old son and his troop on a rite of passage with the Boy...
Lend to an IRA…with your IRA
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A solid private lending strategy can persevere through any market. The United States economy has been chugging along and the stock market has...
The Future of Lending is Through Automation and AI
Automation in Today’s Evolving Society, Business Development - Originate Report, Essential Tools & Technologies, Technology, Upcoming Trends & Changes
When mortgage professionals gather for an industry conference it’s usually not long before someone jokes (or moans) about how slow the industry moves...
Will Consumers Seek Mortgage Alternatives as Interest Rates Rise?
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Earlier this year, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing their benchmark rate to 1.75%-2.00%. It was the second...
Perception as Reality
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Thoughts become perception, perception becomes reality. Alter your thoughts, alter your reality. – William James Value-first is a perception. If your customer does...
Strengthen Your Brand by Emphasizing Customer Data Protection
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Utilizing the internet to establish and cultivate relationships is a necessity in today’s business environment. However, headlines have highlighted the somewhat dubious ways...