by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 19, 2022 | #ThisIsBrokering, Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
The mortgage switch/renewal market is much larger, and lower stress, than the purchase market. There’re no high pressure conditions, firm offer craziness, or down payment docs to deal with. No tight timelines, and often little (initial) competition from the...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Jan 22, 2022 | Be The Better Broker
A few years back, a client called to tell me that BigBlueBank (BBB) could not process their re-fi due to BFS income challenges. The first step? We mapped out a strategy, which they returned to BBB with. Now, if BBB accepted it, the client’s problem would be solved. If...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Feb 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
OK, so the news says ‘Mortgage Rates Are Rising’. (Watch my live video here.) What does this actually mean to your clients? Well, here are 4 key points to clarify… The actual cost – the dollar bills, the cash money, the green: Who does this affect? people with a...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
The stories we tell ourselves are often out of alignment with reality. Whether it is a tale of roses & rainbows or doom & gloom, rarely do our best, or thankfully our worst fears come to fruition, and even when it seems as though they are the peaks and valleys...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Jul 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Managing Expectations, the heart of this business. A dozen or more Bank executives meeting at their local branch to spend a few hours, perhaps even a few days, reviewing the applicants file. um ya… A single individual with the computing power of a...
