by Ethan Atkinson | Nov 28, 2024 | Mortgage, Real Estate
The luxury real estate market is like a funhouse mirror reflection of the general real estate economy. For example, it’s not affected by mortgage rates to the same extent as the general real estate market, since so many buyers pay cash. In fact, in last...
by Ethan Atkinson | Nov 13, 2024 | Mortgage, Real Estate
Don’t be fooled by multiple CE deadlines for MLOs. No matter what the NMLS’s national rules are, in certain states you must submit your CE based on earlier dates that are different from the NMLS’ deadlines. If you thought a deadline was a single...
by Ethan Atkinson | Oct 23, 2024 | Real Estate
Guess which state has the highest homeowners insurance costs in the nation? Not Florida, not California… it’s obviously Oklahoma. If you thought this was obvious, you’re either crazy or unbelievably well-informed (perhaps both?). How can insurance...
by Ethan Atkinson | Oct 3, 2024 | Real Estate
I’d like to take you through a property listing description I came across that is absolutely unhinged, and a perfect example of how damaging AI can be if it is unsupervised. Of course, AI has countless effective uses, but there’s an increasing tendency to...
by Ethan Atkinson | Aug 17, 2024 | Mortgage, Real Estate
Last week, it looked like a home-buying stampede had finally been unleashed as borrowers rushed to take out loans after the recent drop in mortgage rates. Or so it seemed, since home loan applications reached their highest level since January. However, this is not...
