What can you do to help your clients get jumbo financing for their home purchase? That’s the focus of a webinar we just hosted with lenders and a real estate broker who know the jumbo market well.

We tend to think of jumbo financing as part of the high-end home market but in many parts of the country jumbo loans are needed just to buy a a house that’s not that far above the median price. And given the steady and widespread rise in home prices we’re seeing, jumbo financing will become more important for home buyers.

The webinar is intended to be practical. Bill Reiter of PNC Mortgage talks about what he needs to see in an application for it to get processed as smoothly as possible. Amy Green of Premier Coastal Properties in San Diego talks about forming a strong working relationship with a lender in your area. And Arnold Simon, also of PNC, talks about his bank’s jumbo policies.

It’s a good insider look at helping your clients get what they need as efficiently as possible even in today’s difficult financing climate. Ken Fears, an NAR economist, gives an overview of the jumbo market today. He has a just-compiled update based on the latest national data. PNC is the event sponsor.

Watch the recorded version of the webinar.

Robert Freedman

Robert Freedman is manager of multimedia communications for the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. He can be reached at rfreedman@realtors.org.