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| Originally Posted by Unregistered Funny post and we get your point. Now here are some facts; credit card spending and debt dropped for the first time in 15 years. The last 15 years we have seen double digit gains in credit card use and debt accrued. This was the first year it has actually dropped. Millions upon millions of people refinanced over the last 6 year when interest rates were the lowest in the history of this country. Millions of houses bought on interest only loans will be repowed very soon causing an influx of houses in the housing market. Plus rates will continue to go up to offset inflation. Simple economics and common sense will tell you that the market isn't looking so promising anymore. I'm certain you still you could make decent money, but this is definitely going to weed out a bunch of people in the industry. Let's just hope you aren't one of them. Before you tell me to go and wash a rig, I don't for Erac anymore and this is a legitimate objective opinion. |
The fact that alot of smaller brokers will be eliminated, coupled with the downsizing of the direct lenders, will make my job as a loan officer that much easier. So you are right, in that the market is slowing down with the rise of interest rates, but if you're in this business and you're good, now is the best time to be in mortgage. Eliminate the companies that were here in the first place because of the 6 year decline in rates, (that we may never see that low in our lifetime again) and level the playing field for the individuals that know that rate is not everything in the mortgage business. People will always get into debt, they will always buy homes, they will always find reasons to refinance. Because if you didn't know this already, I'll let you in on a little secret; there are thousands of lenders in the U.S. and only one can have "the lowest rate". Which means there are still thousands of other companies originating loans without offering the lowest rate, if you can sell benefits, and go to bat for your borrower and thier financial future, you can survive and thrive in the mortgage business...regardless of rate.