
Is the Mortgage Market Reaching a Tech Tipping Point?
September 28, 2018 • 6 min read by David Lord In 2008, the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression hit the world with shocking and reverberating consequences. People lost their homes, their hard earned savings, and many were left with nothing to their names. Though it probably feels like that was yesterday to many of us, that was almost exactly ten years ago. The impact of the 2008 recession is still being felt by millions of people, and though trends in the economy appear to be looking up, apprehension to return to business as usual abounds. How the financial crisis impacted the mortgage market While the 2008 recession was a result of a combination of factors, years of irresponsible mortgage lending practices in America were a key player.…