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As delving further into digitization becomes more the standard, loan officers across the country know artificial intelligence is the next evolution in mortgage technology.

Whitney Loe is director of business development for credit unions at Ignite Sales, Inc.

After years of bustling sales and rising prices, Buffalo's housing market has come to a screeching halt.

Mark Bodenstab is a director of research & development tax credit services at KBKG, operating out of New Hampshire. He brings knowledge of many aspects of R&D from his 20+ years in the private sector as well as 14 years with the Internal Revenue Service. He joined the IRS as a general engineer to provide technical and valuation support in the examination of large corporate tax filings. He has experience in a wide range of engineering issues, including the complicated credit for increasing research. He was selected as a manager to supervise a team of IRS engineers and appraisers. During this time, he also served in a national role as staff assistant to the director of field operations. Prior to the IRS, he worked for over 20 years in the industrial gas industry, gaining first-hand experience in research and development testing and improving products and processes. He was involved with the early-stage development and delivery of cryogenic services for the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) marketplace, container pressurization in the national beverage marketplace, and the manufacturing and delivery of pipeline atmospheric gases to multiple chemical, steel and glass manufacturers.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities accelerated in January from a year earlier, marking the fifth straight annual gain and corroborating other recent data that showed a flurry of housing market activity prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

With interest rates at historic lows and recent increases in Tucson, Ariz., home values, many jittery homeowners impacted by the coronavirus outbreak are looking to refinance to get their hands on cash.

Guy Kirkwood is chief evangelist at UiPath, a RPA software vendor. He has 20 years experience in outsourcing and a particular interest in the future of shared services and BPO. He is a writer and presenter on RPA, cognitive, and artificial intelligence.

Debbie Sandler is a Partner at White and Williams LLP. She has devoted her career to counseling employers with respect to employment best practices and litigation avoidance, as well as employment litigation involving such issues as workplace discrimination and harassment, wrongful discharge, wage and hour disputes, whistleblower claims, restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements.

The hot start to home sales in Lafayette Parish, La., and elsewhere in Acadiana has slowed due to the novel coronavirus and may continue for the next two or three months.