Who needs a loan to buy a home? Loan originations are down to a three year low.

The housing market is running on opioid induced euphoria and the tentacles of mania are deep into every large metro area.  You would think given all this unchecked optimism that mortgage originations would be near a record level since you would assume people are out buying in mass.  Yet that is not the case.  What […]

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