Housing Wire
JANUARY 2, 2024
When will the mortgage industry know it has reached the tipping point where innovation is no longer a competitive advantage but an existential need? Fifteen years ago, I launched a business on a mission to modernize and decrease friction in the real estate finance supply chain. Everyone works together.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 24, 2022
HousingWire recently spoke with Kevin Koon-Koon, chief technology officer at Grid 151, about streamlining and simplifying how mortgage lenders interact with the rest of the ecosystem. HousingWire: What are some common challenges lenders face when it comes to interacting with the rest of the mortgage ecosystem? appraisal, title, et al.),
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Housing Wire
AUGUST 7, 2023
Many industries began to deploy electronic supply chains in the 1980’s. MERS provided a trusted “golden record” of the owner of the mortgage loan asset, Simplifile reaches the county recording end-points, IDC integrated $5.2B Consumers, communities and taxpayers are major beneficiaries.
Housing Wire
MAY 16, 2022
If you get a higher mortgage rate, there’s still some chance you can refinance out, but the price is baked in.”. Most people who purchase new manufactured homes use chattel loans instead of conventional mortgage financing, which have higher interest rates and fewer consumer protections, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Projecting the outlook for the housing market in the coming year, including prospects for the secondary market for mortgage-backed securities, can be an exercise in crystal-ball gazing, but one indicator key to bringing clarity to that crystal ball is the direction of interest rates. Mortgage rates will steadily rise, possibly to 3.3%
DW Slater Company
JUNE 16, 2022
Economic changes, policy changes, supply chain issues, social changes, and buying power can all impact real estate. The Fed just made the biggest rate hike since 1994 , we continue to have supply chain issues and inflation seems to be everywhere. Mortgage rates are already moving up and are projected to move higher.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The best way to fight inflation is to add more supply, and when I look at the housing completion data for the past two years, it just makes me want to puke. However, for the first time in recent modern-day history — due to supply chain issues and other factors — housing completion data has lagged behind housing permits and starts.
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