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

Housing Wire

In February 2019, we wrote an article predicting this seismic shift, detailing how mortgage lenders could and should prepare to not only survive the shift but thrive in the future digital age. They don’t think, “I’m going to fill out a digital mortgage application or I’m going online to do my mortgage application.”

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Study: Houston Real Estate And Inflation

Houston Properties

In this analysis, we’ve specifically focused on the benefits of owning Houston real estate. Real estate can be an inflation hedge for three reasons: Real estate holds intrinsic value. Fixed-rate mortgages are paid back in “cheaper dollars”. Benefit #1: Real Estate Holds Intrinsic Value.