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Opinion: Why we should implement a mortgage marketplace model

Housing Wire

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.

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The secondary market is primed to rise in 2022

Housing Wire

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. nance market and toward purchase loans.

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Opinion: What the ICE-Black Knight merger means

Housing Wire

The capital, capability and content are present to make all real estate markets smarter, faster, safer and connected. Many industries began to deploy electronic supply chains in the 1980’s. The power of innovation ICE’s network, data and trading system architecture can power innovation to transform fixed income capital markets.

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June Newsletter-Easing Off the Pedal

DW Slater Company

Well, the market in North Texas is still very hot. Not braking just easing off the pedal as there are some current issues that are impacting the markets. Economic changes, policy changes, supply chain issues, social changes, and buying power can all impact real estate. What’s Been Driving Our Markets? Volume is up.

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loanDepot CIO on the evolution of build versus buy over 14 years

Housing Wire

What drew you into the mortgage industry? GB: The whole mortgage tech ecosystem was very different 14 years ago when the company was founded, so there was, understandably, a heavy bias towards build. SW: Is 14 years a long time when it comes to mortgage tech? Sarah Wheeler: You joined loanDepot in 2021 from Capital One.

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Investor + Flippers Guide to FHA Flipping Guidelines

Listing Spark

FHA loans are becoming an increasingly popular option for buyers all across the home market. The FHA has insured over nine million mortgages since 2009 , and as home prices have climbed higher than ever in the past three years, many prospective homeowners are turning to FHA loans due to the increased assistance and down payment requirements.

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Builders apply the brakes amid canceled contracts

Housing Wire

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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