Tai Pherribo Christensen

Tai Christensen is the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and the Director of Government Affairs for CBC Mortgage Agency, a national down payment assistance provider, and has 17 years' experience in the mortgage industry. She has been a loan processor, the manager of a mortgage brokerage focusing on modifying loans for families facing foreclosure, and the manager of a law firm specializing in negotiating mortgage terms for families facing Trustee Auction dates.

Clearing the cash-to-close hurdle in a single bound

Home affordability is an ever more elusive dream for many in today's market. Down payment assistance programs can be buyers' bridge to the reality of owning a home by overcoming the cash-to-close hurdle

Apr 11

Opinion

Equity gains for Black owners are progress, but more work is needed

The home equity gains made by Black homeowners in recent years are worth celebrating, but there's a long way to go. Here are a few ways the industry can help

Apr 29