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Economists have their favorite indices to measure the health of the economy. GDP, if men are buying underwear, CPI, RV shipments, GDP, plastic surgery appointments, PCE, hemlines… tomorrow on The Mortgage Collaborative’s Rundown Skylar Olsen, the Chief Economist of Zillow, will discuss some of this, and more, for 30-45 minutes starting at noon PT, 3PM ET, in “The Rundown”. Meanwhile, lenders are shifting the focus from things they can’t change to things they can: changing regional managers comp plans to incorporate profits instead of volume. Or honing marketi...

Yesterday’s Commentary had a note about Atlantic Bay’s “LinkedIn traffic picking up.” I have been assured by Atlantic Bay’s CEO that the company continues to enjoy its 27 years in business and will remain independent! I apologize for any confusion yesterday’s note caused, and the Commentary continues. The conference in New Orleans also continues, with talk of repurchases, credit & verification costs skyrocketing (you’ll see it on your February 1 CRA invoice), and how servicing income “saved the bacon” of many a lender i...

I received this call yesterday from an LO friend. “Rob, I was talking to my ‘hair-apist’ last night, and I was telling her about how our industry has been a real roller coaster in terms of income for people and companies. People need their hair cut regularly, but certainly people don’t need home loans regularly. We’re all keeping our fingers crossed that 2024 is an okay year.” First off, hats off on the “hair-apist” line. (Is there also “hair-apy”?) Second, lenders are doing what they can to at least stay profitable. In fact...

The article highlights the Inside Self-Storage Roadshow, a one-day industry event that’ll include information on development, legal and operations.

Registration is now open for the Inside Self-Storage (ISS) Roadshow, a new industry event taking place Nov. 29 at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas.