Bryan Colebrook - Nations Lending

04/07/2021

Nations Lending increased the size of its California footprint with a new branch in Walnut Creek. The branch will be led by Brian Paris, who comes to Nations from BluPrint Home Loans, a residential mortgage lender headquartered in Encinitas, California.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nations-lending-adds-california-branch-114500107.html

04/05/2021

Hide a nail hole in seconds with this easy home hack.

04/02/2021

Turning a “No” into a “Yes”. CEO Jeremy Sopko and President Bill Osborne knew they could touch many lives in a positive way, by starting their own mortgage company. That vision became Nations Lending. Family-first culture. Work-life balance. First-class experience. Whether you are an employee, customer, or referral partner – you are all family to us. Nations Lending’s vision is to Making the Best Future Possible for everyone. Watch the video to hear more from our co-owners:

03/30/2021

Why you shouldn’t worry about the drop in new home sales :)

New home sales are impacted by increases in mortgage rates. Higher rates at some point are going to quell any construction boom.

03/29/2021

National Association of Home Builders Chairman Chuck Fowke recently noted that supply shortages and high demand have caused lumber prices to jump “about 200%” since April 2020, and the elevated price of lumber is adding approximately $24,000 to the price of a new home.

During a four-week period, 58% of homes that went under contract had an accepted offer within the first two weeks on the market.

03/26/2021

To all first-time home buyers, make sure you review all the loan options that are available to you.

03/25/2021

It is a Top 10 placement for Nations! An industry benchmark has named our company to the 2021 Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance List for the 3rd time (2021, 2020, and 2019).

“Bill and I are humbled by Nations’ continued recognition as one of the best places to work in the mortgage industry – now our 3rd straight year by Fortune and Great Place to Work,” said CEO Jeremy Sopko. “Our industry is high-pressure and underwent a lot of change in 2020, and all of you met those challenges and helped take Nations Lending to a historic level of success. We remain one of the best because all of you are the best. Thank you, and congrats to everyone in the Nations family.”

03/24/2021

"It's great getting the band back together," Scripter said. "Matt and I are once again going to be building something amazing here."
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/nations-lending-continues-colorado-expansion-with-addition-of-denver-branch-2021-03-24

03/23/2021

Mortgage knowledge check ✅ Know what to look for when speaking with your lender.

03/22/2021

Companies like Nations Lending Corporation, which considered themselves "tech-forward" before the pandemic, found themselves in "fast forward" mode after the plague struck. And that was a good thing. "The pandemic actually accelerated a technology shift," says Jeremy Sopko, the co-founder and CEO. The company had planned to make some customer-service improvements over the next two years. Instead, it pulled it off in three months.

For companies that pride themselves on customer service, the pandemic has been an opportunity to improve. Here's how they did it.

03/19/2021

Housing market confidence should rise soon 🎉

Despite confidence dropping in February, Fannie Mae experts believe housing market optimism is on the horizon thanks to the vaccine rollout.

03/18/2021

Space is king in this housing market, at least in the midst of a pandemic.

Many homebuyers moved into suburbs and vacation housing markets in 2020's housing market, thanks in part to work-from-home orders.