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Xactus Names Danielle Walker SVP, Business Development

Appraisal Buzz

Danielle Walker has been promoted to senior vice president, business development, at Xactus. Previously she served as vice president, product development. Danielle will continue to play a pivotal role in helping Xactus advance the modern mortgage.”

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Built Technologies closes $88 million Series C funding round

Housing Wire

Multi-year HousingWire Tech100 winner Built Technologies , a construction finance software and construction payment technology company, closed an $88 million Series C funding round. Modern construction finance requires new infrastructure altogether. and Canada. and Canada.

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Opinion: A 21st-century response to affordable housing challenges

Housing Wire

The webinar featured a panel of nationally known affordable housing experts, hosted by affordable housing developer National CORE , with the Sarasota Housing Authority , the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the Housing Partnership Network (HPN) as panelists. The housing tax credit program is a good model.

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Bipartisan lawmaker group introduces new affordable housing bill

Housing Wire

Senate and House of Representatives have introduced a new bill, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA), which could help spur the construction of two million affordable housing units over the next 10 years. A bipartisan group of legislators from the U.S. LaHood in a statement.

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Appraisal modernization: The times they are a-changin’

Clear Capital

Unfortunately, several myths and misconceptions around appraisal modernization persist, resulting in many within our field being unable to move forward and embrace needed change. . A primary example of one of these mistaken beliefs is that modernization efforts will diminish an appraiser’s importance.

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Modern Portfolio Theory: What It Is & How It Works

Property Metrics

Modern portfolio theory is widely used in the world of finance. In this article we’ll take a closer look at what modern portfolio theory is, review an example calculation, and discuss the assumptions behind the theory. What is Modern Portfolio Theory? Harry Markowitz is known as the father of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT).

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3 mortgage industry trends that will define the rest of 2021

Housing Wire

Like so many other production pipelines, the construction of new homes, along with shortages in building materials like concrete and lumber , caused a significant decrease in new homes for purchase. In addition, a vast majority of people spent more time at home in 2020 than ever before in modern history.

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