Encouraging American homebuyers to ‘go local’

“Mindset
has
also
been
difficult
to
maintain
–
we’re
so
used
to
just
having
the
ability
to
write
loans
and
mortgages
consistently
because
interest
rates
were
low.
When
that
gets
taken
away,
you
start
to
feel
very
constrained
and
you
feel
the
pressure.”

AIME
has
become
synonymous
with
innovation
and
support
for
mortgage
brokers.
Haddad
highlights
that
peer-to-peer
industry
support
has
become
particularly
important
during
difficult
times,
and
this
has
shaped
the
association’s
goal
to
continue
buildinga
vibrant
community
of
brokers
who
are
able
to
share
their
knowledge.

“One
of
the
things
that
I’ve
learned
is
that
people
love
having
resources,
and
that’s
why
we’ve
seen
this
massive
wave
of
enthusiasm
for
tools
like
ChatGPT,”
he
explains. 

“One
of
the
biggest
resources
we
have
is
our

Facebook
group,
which
is
a
community
of
16,000
broker
members.
We
have
people
that
have
been
in
the
industry
for
30-40+
years,
and
so
having
that
knowledge
at
your
fingertips
and
being
able
to
ask
questions
to
that
group
of
high-level
individuals
–
that’s
really
powerful.”

AIME
is
also
revamping
its
membership
offerings
under
Haddad’s
leadership,
and
its
portal
will
continue
to
provide
direct
access
to
lenders
to
allow
brokers
to
escalate
high-level
loan
issues.
Haddad
notes
that
this
ability
has
already
saved
some
members
thousands
in
commissions
–
but
if
a
broker
is
able
to
save
even
one
loan,
then
the
membership
has
already
paid
for
itself.