Despite the cold winter weather slowing down the housing market, lenders are taking the time to form bonds with real estate agents so that they are prepared when the market picks back up. While the weather has definitely made it so the market is slower from a purchase perspective, on the flip side, United Wholesale Mortgage is seeing a lot of originators succeed in their market, Mat Ishbia, president of UWM, said. “Real estate agents may be more apt to talk with brokers because they understand that brokers had to brave the cold and home shopping is slow.” 

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