Understanding Opendoor’s Mortgage Brokerage Move
March 7, 2017
Regular readers know that I have said that Opendoor could be the most important company in real estate. My reasoning was that Opendoor looked to be trying to
Articles filed under Real Estate Finance
Forest for the Trees: Opendoor Edition
December 6, 2016
I’ve been really, really busy traveling all over this great country of ours. Finally got to visit Montana which is every bit as beautiful as
Musing on Culture: Is There Still a Stigma to Foreclosure?
March 15, 2016
Back in the dark, dark days of the Bubble (2008-2011), I remember thinking a lot about, and talking about, strategic default. Here’s a sample from
We Need To Talk About Fannie Mae A Bit
February 23, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I learned about a new Fannie Mae program that was rolled out to lenders called Collateral Underwriter, or CU. From
An Interesting Take on Zillow
April 20, 2014
Consider this a Easter present to my readers. Sort of like a colorful egg, hidden amidst thorns and brambles of Gen-Y DOOOOOOM that I get
Zillow Plays the Race Card in Advance of Hosting HUD Secretary Donovan
January 21, 2014
Last Thursday, Zillow released a report on minority access to mortgages in partnership with the National Urban League. In case you were wondering what the
Notorious P.O.D. Episode 5: RentMetrics and George Kalogeropoulos
August 18, 2013
Episode #5 is one of my favorites. I love introducing innovative startups in real estate to the high level elite audience that frequents this
Seven Predictions for 2011, With Music Videos!
December 22, 2010
Coming off of an awesome, Hall-of-Fame type of year in which I batted .600 in predictions (or, alternatively, a year in which I only got
Fannie and Freddie: Into Commercial Real Estate, Out of Residential
September 5, 2010
In my earlier post on the New Normal in real estate, a commenter took issue with my predictions about the future of the 30-year fixed
