Fixing our broken housing market

whitePaper | May 31, 2022

OBI Real Estate is the world’s 1st all-in-one real estate application built on the Ethereum platform that offers 100% trust and transparency. Funded by its founders, OBI is a digital platform that will provide real estate opportunities for the real estate community via a sovereign digital ecosystem that uses machine learning and blockchain technology to provide an integrated real estate system.

whitePaper | December 15, 2022

Great strides have been made in the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the last few years. We now see so many striking examples of applications of AI in our day-to-day life, such as checkout-less Amazon Go stores, cars with autonomous driving becoming commonplace, accurate, personalized product recommendations, and more. AI is more present than ever, and its application in the consumer space is growing rapidly.

whitePaper | May 6, 2022

They’ve long been seen as defensive, since traditional bricks and mortar can usually survive any downturn. But investors should be cautious about relying on Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) if the current macro headwinds lead to a recession, says strategist Peter van der Welle.

whitePaper | October 27, 2022

Commercial real estate used to be an ‘easy’ investment, with long-term leases and stable, predictable ROI. But the office real estate landscape has profoundly changed. First with the emergence of coworking spaces, shorter-term leases and pay-as-you-go flexibility. Then the market was shaken up by the COVID-19 pandemic and the massive remote work experiment that it forced almost overnight.

whitePaper | May 15, 2022

Retail Credit continues to gain prominence in India, rising from 20% of overall systemic credit in FY15 to c.30% now, driven by strong customer demand, lower NPAs and better margins compared to industrial/corporate lending. In FY21, retail credit clocked slower growth as private consumption plunged on account of the pandemic and its corresponding impact on economic activity. However, between FY21 and FY24, retail credit is expected to make a strong comeback and grow at 13-15%. Within the retail lending space, NBFCs (including HFCs) have competed strongly against Banks – across economic cycles. NBFCs have a market share of c. 40% in Retail Credit as compared to 20% market share in overall credit.

whitePaper | December 12, 2022

This Lender’s Guide to Appraisal Modernization offers a broad overview of the appraisal modernization challenge facing the mortgage industry, plus tips for managing through the appraisal modernization process at your organization.