Multiple home price indexes have revealed a welcome uptick in property values in recent weeks.

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) has announced a strategic alliance with BA Urban Solutions, a nationwide minority-owned REO asset management company based in Texas.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has released a draft agreement for the sale and servicing of residential mortgage loans headed for the secondary market.

The ripple effects of the foreclosure crisis are now hitting many communities across the country, as homes languish unattended and plummeting property values take their toll on entire neighborhoods.

While most of the real estate world is still reeling from sunken property values and the effects of the housing bubble fallout, one type of property out there is in hot demand.

Florida'S Lender Processing Services, Inc. announced Thursday that its new Real Estate Group division is rebranding the company'S vertical ad network ̢ the new business exchange will now be known as Real Estate and Living Media Network.

Tampa, Florida's Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS), a property preservation and inspection services provider to the mortgage industry, announced Thursday that the company has again grown its portfolio to support increasing demand for inspection and preservation work in the default servicing sector.

Fannie Mae has been providing reimbursements since last year to mortgage servicers who pay counseling fees on behalf of borrowers seeking delinquency and foreclosure resolution through the HOPE NOW Alliance.

First American National Default Title Services announced this week that it has partnered with Fannie Mae to provide national title products designed to decrease the costs of foreclosure.

ProVest LLC, a national process server management company catering to the default servicing industry and one of the country's largest legal support firms, has hired Mike Gross, former founder and owner of Players National Locator, as its director of business development.