here to talk about how and where they're making inroads, loandepot founder and ceo anthony shea joins me in a first on cnbc interview. welcome. what would you say about the housing market and all the hubbub about what's going on at zillow >> the biggest issue is the lack of inventory, kelly. interest rates are still historically low the economy is strong. we're seeing very, very strong signals. we're just hoping for more inventory. >> so you'd still say to everybody thinking about selling that now is a time to do so. i hear that they're holding out for pretty high prices do you think that's going to be sustainable? >> well, the housing market is a function of afford ability so based on the strength of income and based on the strength of the overall economy, as long as the housing prices are still affordable, we will continue to see it be very, very firm. >> why was your loan origination volume actually down somewhat quarter over quarter >> the market, because of rising interest rates, kelly, you're going to see refinances decrease so overall the housing market or purchase market is st