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What happens when borrowers have more control of the lending process?

Housing Wire

Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. FormFree, the ATP fintech led by HousingWire Tech Trendsetter Brent Chandler , is launching a blockchain-based exchange for consumers to take control of the lending process. The smart contract presents the borrower’s lending request to the exchange.

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ConsumerDirect Mortgage rebrands as Real Genius, introduces new tech platform

Housing Wire

Jamie Thornton, director of online mortgage lending at Real Genius, said in a statement that the company has “invested a significant amount of time and resources” into developing technology for customers. Since 2016, we’ve helped more than 51,000 families with their mortgage needs, lending more than $15 billion,” said Thornton.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

469 LoanStar Technologies 1,241% 2016 Enabling lenders to connect and lend to customers who are traditionally underbanked or unbanked. 487 LiveEasy 1,204% 2013 Real estate software company changing the way people manage their move and their homes. Other established names to make the Inc. Two companies on the list have been on the Inc.

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CRT protects GSEs, taxpayers from unexpected disasters

Housing Wire

After reading the recent report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency on the performance of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’ s credit risk transfer programs, anyone unfamiliar with the purposes of CRT might understandably conclude that the GSEs vastly overpaid capital market investors and insurance providers to transfer credit risk off their books.

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Freddie Mac names Musalem to board of directors

Housing Wire

Musalem is chief executive officer, co-chief investment officer, and a founder of Evince Asset Management LP , a company developing portfolio technologies for investors and managing a quantitative global fund. He previously served as an economist at the International Monetary Fund from 1996 to 2000.

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New home sales are at risk with rising mortgage rates ?

Housing Wire

Compared to the existing home sales marketplace, it doesn’t have a high cash buyer or investor buyer profile. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Could you imagine this housing market if we eased lending standards? percent (±11.9 percent)* below the revised January rate of 788,000 and is 6.2

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Minneapolis/St. Paul – 2019-2020 Commercial Real Estate Value Trends

Simonson Real Estate

1st question from all investors on NNN sales, what are sales revenue for that location? Investors want to have a stronger comfort level with the probability the tenant will renew. Any perceived climate benefits are greatly diminished by the real economic risk to business owners and investors. Lowest volume since 2013.