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Author Archives: Brian Honea

Brian Honea's writing and editing career spans nearly two decades across many forms of media. He served as sports editor for two suburban newspaper chains in the DFW area and has freelanced for such publications as the Yahoo! Contributor Network, Dallas Home Improvement magazine, and the Dallas Morning News. He has written four non-fiction sports books, the latest of which, The Life of Coach Chuck Curtis, was published by the TCU Press in December 2014. A lifelong Texan, Brian received his master's degree from Amberton University in Garland.

DS News Webcast: Tuesday 4/12/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The Government Accountability Office said that nonbank mortgage servicers need more oversight from both the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as the share of mortgages serviced by nonbanks has nearly quadrupled since 2012, according to ...

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Hladik, Onorato & Federman LLP Welcomes Two New Attorneys

Hladik, Onorato and Federman LLP (HOF Law Group), a full-service law firm that specializes in the areas of mortgage foreclosure, bankruptcy, tax Sales, municipal law, personal injury, and estate planning, has announced the addition of two new attorneys, Matthew C. Collins, Esq., and Eric J. Philips, Esq.

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DS News Webcast: Tuesday 4/5/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

While the homeownership rate is inching its way back upward, it is still below its peak across all age groups—particularly among consumers ages 44 and younger, according to the Wells Fargo 2016 Housing Market Outlook. For consumers between the ages ...

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DS News Webcast: Monday 4/4/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

At the end of 2015, there were 3 point 2 million underwater borrowers, representing about 6 point 5 percent of all residential mortgages nationwide. And while negative equity rates have improved overall nationally, the recovery has been imbalanced when it ...

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DS News Webcast: Friday 4/1/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The recent predictions from analysts of a dark year for housing based on tight inventory combined with rapid home price appreciation and slow wage growth may be a little off base, according to Freddie Mac’s March 2016 Monthly Outlook released Thursday. ...

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DS News Webcast: Thursday 3/31/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The number of first-lien mortgage loans serviced by eight national banks, which comprise about 41 percent of all outstanding residential mortgages in the country, has declined every quarter since Q4 2013, according to the OCC Mortgage Metrics Report for the fourth ...

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DS News Webcast: Tuesday 3/29/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The steep decline in the number of REO properties in the last five years or so since the foreclosure crisis peaked has been one of the buzz topics in the mortgage industry. Just how many fewer REO properties are out ...

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DS News Webcast: Monday 3/28/2016

Michael Stegman, who currently serves as the National Economic Council’s top housing adviser at the White House, is stepping down from that position, a Treasury spokesperson confirmed to DS News on Friday. Treasury confirmed to DS News that Stegman will be leaving the White House to ...

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