The best way to share your status is not on Facebook. It’s not on Linkedin. They’re fine for what they are, no doubt. But nothing is better than sharing your status face to face, live, in person. Actual human interaction. It is an around the clock anywhere activity. A lot of the time, these interactions […]
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The vote that changed everything, maybe.
What did we say? BEFORE THE ELECTION AFTER THE ELECTION HOUSE 234 Republicans 201 Democrats (includes 1 vacant R seat, 2 vacant D seats) HOUSE 244 Republicans 184 Democrats 7 races still pending SENATE 55 Democrats (including 2 Independents who caucus with Ds) 45 Republicans SENATE 53 Republicans (net gain of 8) 46 Democrats Louisiana […]
38 Million Prospects
There are 38 million Spanish speakers in the country. That’s about 10% of the population. As a loan officer, are you finding ways to connect to them? Unless you speak Spanish, you may think this market is out of your reach, but there are several ways to engage with the Spanish speaking community. Here are […]
Job-Hopping For Loan Officers
Got 10 minutes with nothing to do at your desk? Bored? Why not click around to some of your go-to sites. Is one of them a jobs board? If so, you’re more like everyone else than you might think. The work force today has drastically different views on career tenure than previous generations. People today […]
Customer Reviews – Indispensable for your business
Reviews get noticed I was out with a friend across town the other day, and I was getting hungry, so we decided to eat. First thing we did was pull out our phones to look for a restaurant that might be interesting. And which one did we choose? We chose the one that had a […]
Mortgage Regulations 2015: The final chapter (?)
Approved. Not Approved. What happens before that stamp is inked and pressed involves a bit more than a stamp and ink. Myriad regulations have already been conceived, debated, negotiated, and implemented. And as the center piece for real estate transactions, Loan Officers are the often the point on which regulations are focused. Many regulations came […]
Loan Officers: How to Attract Prospects & Win Clients
Without Prospects There Are No Leads, And With No Leads There Are No Sales Finding prospects and nurturing them into leads are the building blocks to any sales cycle. “Build it, and they will come” no longer suffices in today’s competitive market. Although we know that most of you work with banks or big organizations […]
The Demographics of Social Media
Location. Location. Location. The only thing that matters. It was key for ad placement in the past, it’s key now, and there’s no reason to think it will ever change. But with the disruptive nature of social media, how can you be sure you’re in the right “location”? Are you receiving the feedback you were expecting from social media? […]
eClosing — An Opening for Loan Officers
What comes to mind when you think of closings? boredom stress anxiety a lot of paperwork It’s just not a place where you want to be if you don’t have to. And you already know, as a loan officer, you don’t have to. But you might consider it. It’s another way for you to brand […]
Legalize it (and count it as income)
These are the good old days What is income? How is it defined? Does the source of the income have any bearing at all on whether or not it can be considered for the purposes of approving a mortgage? Of course it does. And that’s exactly why the current climate surrounding the legalization of marijuana […]