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Home sales and prices in San Antonio kept rising in March, but a slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic may lie ahead.

While home showings in the Twin Cities have plummeted in recent weeks and sales of upper-bracket houses are sputtering, first-time buyers are still in the market.

James Carder is chief security officer and vice president at LogRhythm Labs.

Bhavin Asher is CEO of Grubbrr.

The nascent market for private U.S. mortgages is teetering on the brink of collapse as the coronavirus crisis imperils years of work to lessen the government's role in home lending.

President, WSFS Mortgage

Ian Macartney, Senior Vice President, Head of Digital and Innovation, Argo Group US, is responsible for developing and executing Argo’s digital strategy. He has 33 years of extensive insurance industry experience, both globally and domestically, in the life and P&C markets. In many of his roles, Ian has been an effective change agent, bringing proven experience in business transformation and scaling startups into fully functional organizations. Ian’s prior roles include CEO of the highly successful Marsh insurtech subsidiary Torrent Technologies as well as having senior business and operational roles within Marsh, both in the US, and the Lloyd’s market, as well as senior leadership roles at AIG internationally and Prudential UK.

Loan officers at the forefront of the field say use of ai tools is key to maintaining a competitive edge, as is the need to move the client conversation beyond rates alone. And in the age of covid-19, they say remote signings and financial contingencies are more crucial than ever.

Sean Desmond is chief customer success officer at nCino.

The volume of COVID-19 forbearance requests has risen rapidly as operational processing has improved and hold times have contracted, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.