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Contracts, Invoices & Legal
The operational infrastructure of a freelance business — and the area most freelancers neglect until a client dispute makes it expensive. This sub-forum covers freelance contract templates, scope creep clauses, kill fees, late payment terms, invoice structures, payment platform comparisons, and the legal protections that separate professional freelancers from hobbyists. Downloadable templates live here alongside member experiences with difficult client situations and the contract language that resolved them.
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Walker & Dunlop Affordable Bridge Capital will originate flexible, short-term first-mortgage bridge loans for properties designated for government programs. View the full article
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Loanlogics rolled out the LoanBeam NQM income analyzer in October and has four users for the non-qualified mortgage underwriting technology, including Pennymac. View the full article
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The Public Interest Law Center filed an amicus curiae brief arguing against a joint motion to end a redlining agreement early against Lakeland Bank. View the full article
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An index of contract signings fell 0.8% last month to the lowest level in data from 2001, following a revised 7.4% decline in December, according to National Association of Realtors figures released Thursday. View the full article
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The sector has specialized data that experts can help with and may mitigate cyclical risk, but costs and customers are considerations, an industry veteran says. View the full article
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Applications for renovation financing in 2024 were more abundant in some of the nation's smaller counties and states, than in the largest housing markets. View the full article
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The company dropped the broker channel just months after Frank Martell became CEO; now that Anthony Hsieh is running things again, Loandepot brought it back. View the full article
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Nonagency underwriting is expanding but the public sector is a different story due to recent performance issues, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. View the full article
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Treasury yields look oversold after a rough week, but technical patterns still point to a broader uptrend that could push the 5- and 10-year closer to 5%, according to the head of correspondent business development at AD Mortgage. View the full article
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The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage rose 13 basis points to 6.43% in the week ended March 20, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. View the full article
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Americans who qualify for a mortgage with Better will be able to use Bitcoin or USDC as collateral to fund their down payment through a private loan. View the full article
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The latest government-sponsored enterprise changes include a more flexible sampling and a longer maximum term for some manufactured housing loans, respectively. View the full article
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Financial institutions that are members could gain access to expedited funding through a Fed partnership and advances secured by a broader range of collateral. View the full article
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Over half of all second-home inventory in the U.S. is concentrated in just eight states, with Florida leading the pack, according to analysis by NAHB. View the full article
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Equifax Inc. said the Iran war prompted more caution about the outlook for the rest of the year, even after a surge in mortgage applications drove first-quarter revenue growth to the fastest in more than four years. View the full article
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Fintech firm IntraFi's most recent quarterly survey of bank executives showed rising pessimism among bankers related to "instability in Washington," as well as growing concerns about technology-enabled fraud. View the full article
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Prices rose 0.32% last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, equal to a 3.9% annualized rate, according to ICE Mortgage Technology's mortgage monitor report. View the full article
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The announcement comes following an Institutional Shareholder Services report which urges shareholders to vote no on the CrossCountry Mortgage transaction. View the full article
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While not looking to take on UWM and Rocket, GO Mortgage CEO Jay Promisco said mortgage brokers want and need more options for their production. View the full article
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First-time buyer ages and declining homeownership rates demand bold federal action on taxes, condos and financial literacy, according to the head of the CHLA. View the full article
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The government-sponsored enterprise sees current rate levels likely to stick for longer compared to past forecasts, with the Iran War looming in the background. View the full article
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Starts of single-family homes declined 9%, the most since August, according to government figures released Thursday. View the full article
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