Draper spoke to DS News about his 35+ year career in mortgage default, discussing his accomplishments and how the landscape has changed over the years.
Read More »Counsel’s Corner: Challenges and Changes in Servicing
DS News spoke to Gilbert Michelle Garcia Gilbert about the state of the industry, challenges, trends, upcoming court cases, and how technology will impact the industry moving forward. This feature originally appeared in the July issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »Prepping Real Estate Investments Before the Storm
The Urban Land Institute discussed in a new report how investors can review their assets before it’s too late rather than waiting to see where the next disaster strikes.
Read More »Housing in the Slowing Economy
According to Fannie Mae, housing is benefiting from the low mortgage environment, as the rest of the economy experiences slowdowns.
Read More »What is Causing the Decline in Single-Family Authorizations?
BuildFax’s latest Housing Health Report revealed year-over-year declines in single-family housing authorizations, as they have fallen 2.75% since 2018. Also seeing declines are existing housing maintenance volume (0.75%) and existing remodel volume (0.33%). The report uses U.S. property condition and ...
Read More »HUD and SEC Encouraging Opportunity Zone Investment
Here's why the Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is applauding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) efforts regarding Opportunity Zones.
Read More »HUD Announces Residential Reverse Mortgage Sale
Here's how to become a bidder in HUD's latest residential reverse mortgage sale, consisting of approximately 1,500 reverse mortgage notes secured by properties with a loan balance of approximately $330 million.
Read More »Hispanic Influence on the Housing Market
Despite high foreclosure rates, Hispanics are one of the fastest growing group of homeowners in the U.S. Here's how this group is bouncing back from a 50-year low.
Read More »A New Approach to Affordable Housing
New Jersey is looking to preserve affordable housing through new foreclosure law. Here's what's in the bill Governor Phil Murphy recently signed.
Read More »Hurricane Barry Update: Impact on Louisiana
Analysis by CoreLogic shows that 339,480 homes in Louisiana face the danger of flood damage due to Tropical Storm Barry. The report states that 32.6% of homes in the state are located within a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), and ...
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