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Author Archives: Christina Hughes Babb

Christina Hughes Babb is a reporter for DS News and MReport. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, she has been a reporter, editor, and publisher in the Dallas area for more than 15 years. During her 10 years at Advocate Media and Dallas Magazine, she published thousands of articles covering local politics, real estate, development, crime, the arts, entertainment, and human interest, among other topics. She has won two national Mayborn School of Journalism Ten Spurs awards for nonfiction, and has penned pieces for Texas Monthly, Salon.com, Dallas Observer, Edible, and the Dallas Morning News, among others. Contact Christina at [email protected].

‘Flurry of Lawsuits’ Challenge CDC Eviction Moratorium

When the White House made an announcement—by way of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—that it would put a new conditional eviction ban in place, many housing-industry experts anticipated pushback from property owners. Then the court cases, ...

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Altisource Expands Operations

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., an integrated service provider and marketplace for the real estate and mortgage industries, announced it has expanded its Texas-based operations center to better service financial institutions in the wake of an unprecedented surge of mortgage-related calls ...

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AHP Servicing Appoints Next President, Tim Gillis

Chicago-based AHP Servicing, a nationwide servicer of high-touch residential mortgages, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Gillis as the organization’s next president. "We are thrilled to have Tim lead AHP Servicing's continued growth,” says Jorge Newbery, Founder and ...

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CFPB Announces Advisory Committee Members

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathleen L. Kraninger has announced the appointment of members to the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). These experts advise Bureau leadership ...

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Latinx Homeownership Faces ‘Roadblocks’

Both lending inequities and limited household wealth have been holding Latinx homebuyers back since, at least, the Great Recession, according to a Zillow study published Monday. While roadblocks remain, the report indicates, "remarkable growth this half-decade has boosted the share ...

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DS5: Single-Family Rental Investments Now and in 2021

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This week's DS5 installment features Jeffrey Tesch, CEO of RCN Capital, who discussed single-family rental (SFR) investing now and in the year to come. He tells DS5 that prior to the COVID-19 crisis, the market for SFR investing already was ...

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