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The Supply Chain Reaction – Interview with Greg Stephens

Appraisal Buzz

Some of the biggest factors affecting the real estate industry are supply chain shortages – rising material prices are adding tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of a new home. Buzz: What is a supply chain shortage? . There are distinct supply chains involving residential and commercial construction.

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New construction vs. resale homes: How agents can guide buyers in today’s market

Housing Wire

With high prices and still stiff competition, those looking to buy a home in today’s real estate market need to consider every opportunity, including the choice between new construction or a resale home. Renovating to modernize can add to the long-term cost of a resale home. Both options have their advantages and drawbacks.

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How do you put a price on the wildfire damage in LA?

Housing Wire

Should a large number of additional structures be burned in the coming days, it may become the worst wildfire in modern California history based on the number of structures burned and economic loss. This is already one of the worst wildfires in California history, Jonathan Porter, AccuWeathers chief meteorologist, said in a statement.

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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: Restoring the American Dream: How 40- and 50-year mortgages could reignite homeownership

Housing Wire

Today, escalating real estate costs—particularly in high-cost areas—are pricing millions of Americans out of the housing market. This could provide the financial flexibility needed to make homeownership achievable for those priced out of the current market. One potential solution?

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Opinion: Proptech’s big miss

Housing Wire

The numbers are staggering so it is no surprise that residential proptech is a heady market, capturing the imagination of entrepreneurs and institutions alike. As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. Of these, category 2 is the most established.

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Opinion: Why we should implement a mortgage marketplace model

Housing Wire

Fifteen years ago, I launched a business on a mission to modernize and decrease friction in the real estate finance supply chain. To our way of thinking, the model that suits modern mortgage lending to a ‘T’ is the marketplace model. Before that, I cut my teeth in bleeding-edge securities trading environments.

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