Loan officers are increasingly offering clients buy-before-you-sell products to help them beat contingencies issues, according to HomeLight, a provider of buy-before-you-sell products.

The agency market may need continued growth in refinance lending to sustain the third quarter’s increase in single-family business. Fueled by surging refi volume, Ginnie grew its share of agency MBS issuance. (Includes two data tables.)

Although the origination tally for the third quarter won’t be ready for a few weeks, it feels like it was the best of the year. And some CEOs think the fourth quarter could be even better.