• Explore the pitfalls of trying to predict the future of the market
• Evaluate how Mortgage-Backed Securities affect rates.
• What reports and data points are helpful for identifying broad trends in the market.
• Discuss how the market is cyclical and will always rebound to some extent.
• Learn that large fluctuations in the market can happen, but should not become the expectation.
• Understand how Independent Mortgage Banks sell off servicing to stay afloat and what the risks of that approach are.
• What to do to prepare during a down market to take full advantage of the next upturn.