The hopes are high for the Memphis area community banks who have placed a lot of faith in the real estate market and the mortgage arena. Community banks in the Memphis metro area have taken the recent real estate trends as an upturn for the local real estate industry. Low interest rates, residential gains, and lower lending competitors have created an ideal platform for smaller, independently owned community banks to offer desirable mortgage rates for local residents wishing to buy in Memphis.

The Germantown movers have found that banks who were once predominantly signing auto loans are now reaching into the mortgage arena, such as Independent Bank of Memphis, who aims to become one of the top 10 mortgage originators in the area. As long as the consumer confidence remains high, it should be a positive year for the Memphis area real estate market.