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15 Facebook groups every real estate agent & broker should join today

Housing Wire

Glover U Inner Circle Run by top agent and national coach Jeff Glover, this Facebook group is a great way to get a taste of the training GloverU offers for free. About Ashley Harwood Ashley Harwood began her real estate career in 2013 and built a six-figure business as a solo agent before launching Move Over Extroverts in 2018.

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The Acra alternative: Inviting all borrowers to the party with non-QM options

Housing Wire

As one of the first lenders in the non-QM lending space in 2013, the company maintains a staff of experienced underwriters and mortgage operations professionals who can adapt to any situation immediately, regardless of how challenging things may seem. People that know the non-QM space Acra Lending invests in its team like no other.

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The 25 Best Books for Real Estate Agents in 2025

Housing Wire

As you plan your 2025, its important to be intentional about including self-development activities. Written by a top-producing agent in the Chicago area, Sasso has developed, perfected and still uses her mailer system as her core prospecting activity in her real estate business.

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UWM’s Agnes Standowicz on leadership strategy and harnessing technology

Housing Wire

When Standowicz started at UWM in 2013 she was on a team of about 100 underwriters. Fast forward to 2013, I joined UWM as an FHA Senior Underwriter and quickly rose through the ranks to become an underwriting leader, guiding a group of underwriters to ensure loans are processed accurately, quickly and consistently.

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9 savvy strategies to get more real estate referrals

Housing Wire

Developing a trusted referral network can generate new business for you (and your network). About Ashley Harwood Ashley Harwood began her real estate career in 2013 and built a six-figure business as a solo agent before launching Move Over Extroverts in 2018. What are the benefits of referrals?

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Boosting Mortgage Operations Through Outsourcing

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During “ Partnering for Performance: Mortgage Operations Outsourcing ,” a panel of experts will explore how outsourcing can transform mortgage operations, by discussing strategic planning, cost-savings, and workflow advantages of staffing partnerships, including a practical breakdown of what operators should prepare for—from training to timelines.

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Interfirst, the phoenix of mortgage, lays off hundreds

Housing Wire

By July 2013, things were going so well that Godin and his wife purchased a lakefront mansion in Winnetka, Illinois, for nearly $13 million , a record for the posh Chicago suburb. The lender originated $10 billion in mortgages in 2013, $5 billion in 2014, $3 billion in 2015 and just $2 billion in 2016 before shutting down altogether in 2017.

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