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Agents fight misconceptions to win deals for military veteran clients

Housing Wire

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent. That never happens when a VA loan is involved.

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Erik Morin reflects on his return to the reverse mortgage appraisal space

Housing Wire

Similarly to the way a reverse mortgage originator is more hands on with their clients than a forward mortgage counterpart, Atlas aims to deliver something similar with its services, Morin said. The most rewarding part of my career has been returning to the space and being welcomed by our former clients,” Morin said.

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How agents are winning bidding wars in America’s most competitive markets

Housing Wire

In the ultra-competitive Westchester market, the odds were stacked against Heather Harrison and her client. “The client went to highest and best on Monday at 5 p.m., and I counseled my client to bid accordingly, waive his mortgage contingency, then we bid $1.45 million and we got it.”

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Why VA mortgage loans go to the bottom of the stack

Housing Wire

It’s been rejection after rejection for Isabel Williams’ client, a military veteran in Port St. Since the client began the search for her dream home earlier this year, her Veterans Affairs mortgage loan offers have been rejected over a dozen times. Lucie, Florida.

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Challenging a mortgage appraisal

Annarbor Appraisal

Challenging the results of the appraisal for mortgage financing. The first thing to remember as a consumer or real estate agent, is that the client is the lender, not the consumer. The lender obtains the appraisal to ensure that the collateral is adequate for the loan (remember the three C’s of credit, capacity, and collateral).

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Guaranteed Rate rolls out program to approve loans within 24 hours

Housing Wire

Embattled digital lender Better.com also launched a one-day mortgage program in January. Available in 50 states, clients who are salaried W2 employees and make a downpayment of at least 3% on a conforming Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage are eligible for Better.com’s One Day Mortgage program.

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Michelle Mencarini Joins SettlementOne as Vice President, National Sales

Appraisal Buzz

Prior to joining SettlementOne, Michelle served as National Sales and Business Development Manager at Class Valuation, one of the largest appraisal management companies in the country. Together, through commitment and dedication, I know we will help drive tremendous success for our clients. About SettlementOne Valuation .

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