Daily Commentary

by Rob Chrisman · Published every weekday since 2008

Friday, August 30, 2024

Aug. 30: Verification, marketing, broker products; NAR settlement opinion; inflation easing helping keep rates stable

Rob Chrisman · 11 min read

(In honor of labor, there is no Commentary tomorrow; Tuesday will be the next one. But in honor of August 31 being National Bacon Day, we...

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Aug 29

Thu

Aug. 29: LO jobs; hedging, compliance, dashboard tools; STRATMOR & the importance of relaxing; Patelco cyberattack; Primer on the yield curve shift

11 min read

Aug 28

Wed

Aug. 28: Title insurance co. for sale; AVM, compliance, fee collection, Non-QM products; Conventional conforming program updates

10 min read

Aug 27

Tue

Aug. 27: Broker programs, processing & workflow automation, business strategy, webinars & conferences to mid-September

14 min read

Aug 26

Mon

Aug. 26: Retail mgt., LO jobs; Compliance, fee collection, processing, commercial lending products; HomeLight funding; FHA, USDA updates

14 min read

Aug 24

Sat

Why join a state organization? Vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: TransUnion

12 min read

Aug 24

Sat

Aug. 24: Why join a state organization? Vendor news; Saturday Spotlight: TransUnion

12 min read

Aug 23

Fri

Aug. 23: Bus. Dev., LO jobs; staffing service, warehouse, marketing, AI tools; join an organization! Shared appreciation mortgage

15 min read

Aug 22

Thu

Aug. 22: LO jobs; hedging, HELOC, QC audit products; profitable 2nd quarter; Trigger lead update; the CFPB & Fay Servicing; STRATMOR & CX

15 min read

Aug 21

Wed

Aug. 21: DSCR, HELOC, VA IRRRL, market analysis, and AVM products; training and events up to, and past, Labor Day

14 min read

Aug 20

Tue

Aug. 20: Tax & audit, NAR information, appraisal, DPA, cyber-attack products ; Agency news; interview with MBA’s Sasha Hewlett on capital markets

12 min read

Aug 19

Mon

Aug. 19: Recruiter accepting applicants; HELOC data, broker, correspondent processing tools; investor disaster news

12 min read

Aug 19

Mon

Aug. 17: Real estate commission changes: don’t give legal advice; dual licensing opportunities; FTC addresses fake reviews

12 min read

Aug 16

Fri

Aug. 16: Exec. available; verification, social media, warehouse tools; virtual STRATMOR CX workshop; FHA news; jumbled econ news

12 min read

Aug 15

Thu

Aug. 15: AE job expansion; hedging, pricing, Realtor service, Home Eq title, AI products; STRATMOR on referral fallout; Sept. events

14 min read

Aug 14

Wed

Aug. 14: Sales mgt., brokerage jobs; corresp., servicing products; F&F news; CPI helpful; interview with MBA’s Dr. Fratantoni on the economic direction

12 min read

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Daily Commentary

Aug. 30: Verification, marketing, broker products; NAR settlement opinion; inflation easing helping keep rates stable

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