Back at the end of August, exactly one post ago, I wrote of Googles pending entrance into the mortgage lead business.
Today Matt Carter at Inman News expounds on Googles ‘AdveRateQuote’ platform for the mortgage industry. Apparently they’ve partnered with pricing engines and lead generation providers to provide a better overall Search experience for the mortgage [...]
Lots of buzz this morning (in my head at least) regarding the lawsuit Lending Tree has initiated versus Mortech, producer of mortgage rate pricing software, for apparently licensing their technology to Google for a service that will compete with Lending Tree…from Yahoo Finance:
LendingTree filed a lawsuit yesterday against Mortech, Inc., a [...]
Who is to blame for the housing and mortgage markets undoing depends on who you ask. Consumers blame everyone, brokers blame banks, banks blame brokers, appraisers are in the cross-hairs, even real estate professionals are not immune to the finger pointing…I think Michael Jackson had something to do with it all, but I can’t prove [...]
Zillow has added a very useful feature to their Mortgage Marketplace. True Cost Calculation as described by Mary Miller:
When comparing mortgage quotes, most borrowers focus on two factors: interest rate and upfront fees. But it’s difficult to determine whether it makes more sense to choose a loan with a lower rate and higher fees, or [...]
Realtors Federal Credit Union
Jay Thompson wrote about the NAR’s foray into the world of controlled finances over a year ago…Eric Stegemann brought the topic up while at RE BarCamp-Phoenix, indicating it was his understanding that after a few delays, its a go. Fascinating implications.
The largest trade organization in the United States, with all its lobbyist [...]