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The Post-COVID shift: What Amazon and Zillow can’t do

Housing Wire

Essentially, it means that even though the behemoths outnumber local lenders in funding and marketing spend, what they lack is something homebuyers want and need: advice and a personal relationship. If local lenders are strategic with that competitive advantage, that’s where they can win in their local markets. The future experience.

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The crypto-mortgage is the new kid on the block

Housing Wire

A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. By one estimate , the global cryptocurrency market, although volatile, is valued today at around $1.8

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Being Smart Before Investing in Smart-Home Tech

Will Springer Realtor

That total is expected to reach roughly 670M global households by 2027. The smart-home market is valued at a little more than $100B and is forecast to reach about $380B worldwide in five years. Being connected to this incredible tool and others makes you wiser and allows you to work more efficiently.

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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

Housing Wire

The Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition (UMMC), a coalition of 32 housing groups initially convened by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy , published a report on Wednesday that recommended actions for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. mortgage finance system.