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Home prices nationally fell 0.2% from December, according to seasonally adjusted data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.

The primary cause is agency put-backs and fixing the problems is difficult in a rising rate environment.

The company shifted $189 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities to held-to-maturity on its balance sheet, shielding its shareholder equity from unrealized losses.

With the acquisitions of CIT Group and a large portion of the failed Silicon Valley Bank, the North Carolina company has doubled in size for the second time in a little more than a year and joined the class of super regionals.

Almost twice as many homes on sale in February saw a reduction in housing costs compared to a year ago, as elevated interest rates limit how much buyers can afford.

A bill passed related to broker engagement contracts is similar to Utah's and North Dakota's, according to the American Land Title Association.

Keith is a principal analyst in Celent's North American insurance practice. He has extensive industry experience and is a seasoned expert in process automation, business transformation, back-office operations, and mergers and acquisitions for both property/casualty and life/health/annuities. His previous roles also include Vice President of Research and Consulting at Novarica, Practice Partner–Digital Success at MVP Advisory, CIO/COO of Futurity First Insurance Group; AVP of Distribution Systems and Field Technology for Mass Mutual; CIO of Trumbull Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hartford Insurance Group; Head Principal Consultant for Life and Annuities in North America at HCL Technologies; and CIO of FPI, a software development and service company.

Keith most recently has focused his authoring on the topic of process automation including robotic process automation (RPA) and artifical intelligence (AI). He has assisted a number of insurance organizations with strategic technology roadmap development, go-to-market strategy, core platform replacement selection and IT and operational due diligence on acquisition opportunities. Keith has authored a number of industry artifacts and blogged on a number of industry topics with focus on innovation and digital transformation. Keith speaks annually at insurance industry events, such as Insurtech Connect and DIGIN.

The requirement to use supplies made in this country will negatively affect home affordability, according to a coalition of 24 groups and individuals led by National Housing Coalition.

Jetpack Workflow CEO and business evangelist David Cristello founded Jetpack in 2016 with the vision to help customers deliver their best work— from developing software solutions that help professionals solve their painful workflow problems, to personalized and fun onboarding and training, to curating helpful and informative resources through the company's podcast and blog. The company now serves over 7,000 customers in more than 18 countries, which collectively completed over 5 million client projects on time. 

Gil Bean is a partner at ExitSmarts, Inc. Reach him at gil@exitsmarts.com or (484) 431-3181.