2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (439+ words) Robert Trent says the mortgage broker business is gaining ground as banks retreat from construction lending, leaving builders with fewer bank facilities and tighter terms. Single-family residential construction and land development loans are now more than 50% below their 2008 peak, and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (561+ words) A record quarter in which intermediaries wrote more than three quarters of new home loans has coincided with rising client expectations: the phrase mortgage broker now sits at the centre of borrower decisions even as new service and product risks…...