Capital Markets Today

Shadow inventory has trasitioned to "Ghost Inventory".  When banks sell non-performing loans or real estate to investors, the inventory falls off the grid as the bank has resloved the issue.  However, most of the loans and much of the REO still exsist and will most liley be sold in the secondary or primary market at some point in the future. Joining the broadcast to discuss Ghost Inventory is Karl Falk, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of tech start-up ShortSave Inc.

Rael Gorelick, Co-Founder of Gorelick Brothers Capital joins the broadcast to discuss investment opportunities in the current evolving market. Rael discusses his firm’s methodologies and decision making process.

Roger Beane is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LRES Corporation. Mr. Beane leads an extraordinary team of professionals committed to providing real-world solutions that impact the operational efficiency and institutional profitability of LRES client organizations. Mr. Beane is a frequent speaker at national conferences and a noted contributor to national publications in the mortgage industry.

Steve Schipper, Founder and CEO of Lendtrade joins the broadcast to discuss whole loan technology, pricing and product trends.    LendTrade has been described in the press as LinkedIn meets Match.com for the secondary market.  HousingWire recently named LendTrade as one of the 100 most innovative technology companies in the housing economy.

Christian Broadwell, Founder & CEO of Realty Pilot discusses valuation trends, possible real estate bubble and technology.

Rick Glass, Principal at RT Glass & Associates Mortgage Banking Executive Search, joins the broadcast to discuss the employment outlook.

David Stevens, CEO & President of the Mortgage Bankers Association, joins the broadcast to discuss 2014 MBA residential priorities and the market.

Sam Garcia, Publisher of Mortgage Daily News, joins the broadcast to discuss the latest headlines

Liquidity, compliance, transparency and leverage drive mortgage whole loan trading to higher volumes in 2013 into 2014 and beyond. David LeBlanc, Managing Director at DebtX, joins the broadcast to discuss whole loan trading trends.

Using 3rd party vendors to manage risk and process is essential to originating mortgage loans in the new environment of regulation and compliance.  Joining the broadcast today to discuss strategies, impact and evolution of 3rd party services are three senior executives from Credit Plus. Greg Holmes, National Director of Sales and Marketing - Greg is responsible for branding, marketing, public relations, advertising and interactive strategies as well as new product innovations. Scott Ostendorf, Vice President of Verification Services - Scott is responsible for the development and implementation of a broad range of verification services and products including Undisclosed Debt Verifications and Employment Verifications. And Judy Ryan, Vice President of Corporate Sales. - Judy has been in the industry for more than 25 years and is the past President of The National Consumer Reporting Association and currently serves as a Board member.