Hutchinson Mortgage Recruiting

01/13/2025

In the first full trading week of 2025, the bond market has continued to show resistance. Prices are lower, and rates are climbing. Let’s take a look at what happened and what we can expect moving forward.

05/21/2024

07/26/2022

The quiet before the storm. This past week, Fed officials were literally "quiet" with no speeches ahead of next week's Fed Meeting where a .75% rate hike is widely expected. Let's discuss what will be an important week ahead.

Fed officials were literally "quiet" with no speeches ahead of next week's Fed Meeting where a .75% rate hike is widely expected...

06/20/2022

This past week, the Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds Rate by .75%, the first such hike since 1994. Let's walk through what the Fed said and how the financial markets reacted heading into the weekend.

This past week, the Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds Rate by .75%, the first such hike since 1994. Let's walk through what the Fed said...

05/08/2022

This past week was a bit quiet as no Federal Reserve officials were talking to move the market. However, this changes next week...

04/12/2022

2020 and 2021 brought on some of the highest lending levels in the history of the industry. In turn, LO’s production and income seemingly doubled because of it. When you combine the perfect storm of record LO personal production/income, with a lender’s desperation to hire, you get what we have today; over inflated transition packages. How long will they last?...

No, it's not all about the money, Jerry. But, if you're looking to capitalize on your last big transition package, you'd better act fast.

01/18/2022

This past week, rates crept to two-year highs, while stocks were able to bounce higher after their recent selloff. Let's discuss what's happened this past week and what to watch in the weeks ahead.

This past week, rates crept to two-year highs, while stocks were able to bounce higher after their recent selloff. Let's discuss...

01/07/2022

We are only a few days into the new year and are already seeing incredible volatility in the financial markets. The Minutes to the December FOMC meeting were released and stock, bonds, and rates didn't like what they heard. Let's discuss what's happened in this first trading week of 2022 and what to watch for in the days and weeks ahead.

We are only a few days into the new year and are already seeing incredible volatility in the financial markets...

11/09/2018

08/06/2018

Today, Zillow Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mortgage Lenders of America, L.L.C., a consumer-direct mortgage lender, based in Overland Park, KS to allow Zillow Group to streamline and shorten the home-buying process for consumers who purchase a home through Zillow Offers.

What is Zillow Offers and How Does it Work?

A little over a year ago, Zillow Group began testing a home-selling option for homeowners who want a certain and predictable sale on their timeline. Homeowners in participating markets can request an offer from Zillow by providing their address and answering some questions about their home. Zillow reviews the home details and local market conditions, then responds with a cash offer within a few days. This is consistent with Zillow Group’s strategy to create a better home-buying experience by building products that ease and simplify the transaction.

Seamless Buying Experiences

As Zillow Group scales Zillow Offers, providing a mortgage option is a key component of delivering a seamless experience for consumers who buy Zillow-owned homes.

We will continue to support all of our lender advertising products as we do today. Connect, Custom Quotes, and lender co-marketing remain an important part of our business, and we intend to support and grow that marketplace over the long term. Zillow Group receives millions of loan requests from consumers each year, 23 million loan requests in 2017, and our mortgage partners are vital to continue to serve the vast majority of these consumers.

05/15/2018

Lack of inventory is a consistent thorn in the side of borrowers, Loan Officers, and Realtors. It's nice to see construction levels growing. Now we just need more land to build on...

A monthly index of builder sentiment rose 2 points in May, 1 point higher than analysts expected.

09/28/2017

A monthly index on pending home sales has fallen five out of the past six months, stoking fears of long-term decline.