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Ep 040: How to Drive Referral Business in 2024’s Competitive Mortgage Market
In this episode of Clear to Close, guest Michael Malone speaks with host Bryan Traeger on what it will take for loan officers to win valuable referral business from real estate agents this year.
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Ep 039: Major Factors That Could Boost (or Derail) 2024’s Housing Market
In this episode of Clear to Close, hosts Alan, Bryan, and Anthony dig into the their thoughts on 2024's market, including how they believe rates will trend, economic and global factors that could impact housing, and more.
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Ep 038: Borrower Segments & Lending Strategies to Incorporate in Your 2024 Plan (ft. Melissa Langdale, President & COO of TMC)
This week on the Clear to Close podcast, we have a special guest: Melissa Langdale, TMC President and COO and a career-long mortgage veteran. In this conversation, Melissa leverages her unique perspective on the market and insight gleaned from her interactions with lenders across the industry to provide actionable tips on how to drive revenue and capture market share in 2024.
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Ep 037: What’s Really Causing Housing Market Woes (& What It’ll Take for Conditions to Stabilize)
In this conversation, we dig into a few of the factors keeping rates high, inventory stifled, and volume low—and talk through what it will take to turn the corner.
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Ep 036: Inflation, Rates & Creative Ways to Capture Remaining Borrower Business
From the latest CPI numbers to the recent job openings report, the Clear to Close hosts talk through economic factors that impact lenders and what they mean for the state of the market as we head into the last month of Q3.
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Ep 035: The Future of AI in Mortgage (ft. Maxwell Co-founder & CTO Rutul Davé)
Artificial intelligence: Is it the efficiency-driving copilot you've been waiting for or an increasingly intelligent force vying for your job? To move past polarizing headlines and unpack the truth, we spoke with someone who lives and breathes technology: Maxwell Co-founder & CTO Rutul Davé.
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Ep 034: SVB Fallout, Fed Rate Pause & How NOT to Pursue Mortgage Leads (Even if You’re Desperate)
Between fallout from Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, the latest Fed announcement, and more news of stubborn inflation, there's plenty of economic drama continuing to unfold. The question on every lender's mind is: Has the market finally bottomed out?
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New Story: The Innovative Nonprofit Revolutionizing Homeownership Access
The worldwide homelessness crisis affects an estimated 1.6 billion people. While numerous charities build homes for individual families, the lack of scalable systems to solve the root problem remains a constant issue. That’s where New Story seeks to step in.
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Ep 033: How to Connect with Hispanic Borrowers & Improve Homeownership Access (with Laura Arce, SVP of UnidosUS)
Hispanic and Latino populations are a rising force in U.S. homeownership. To learn how to connect with them, we sit down with Laura Arce.
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Ep 032: 2023’s Mortgage Market: Reasons for Optimism or False Hope?
Two and a half months into 2023, the question on every lender's mind is: Are we seeing real signs of market recovery? Let's dig in.