Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared in the May issue of DS News magazine, out now. Formerly a Deputy Attorney General in charge of the Harrisburg office of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection, Stephen Hladik brings a broad range ...
Read More »Padgett Law Group Hires New Executive Director of Operations
Atlanta-based Padgett Law Group (PLG) is proud to announce and welcome Brandy M. Green to the firm. Green will take over the Executive Director of Operations role recently vacated by Robyn S. Padgett. Green will report directly to General Counsel/VP Laura ...
Read More »Black Knight Reports Q1 2018 Financial Results
Florida-based Black Knight, Inc., a provider of software, data, and analytics solutions to the mortgage and consumer loan, real estate, and capital markets verticals, announced unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. Revenues for the first quarter ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Examining Home Prices and Affordability
On Monday, May 14, at 10 a.m. ET, the National Association of REALTORS will release the latest installment of their Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability Index. This release of the Index will cover Q1 2018. The previous edition of ...
Read More »Housing Market Health Indicators
As the twin trends of rising home prices and low inventory continue in many U.S. markets, the latest CoreLogic Market Health Indicator finds that most studied markets are still healthy or have relatively low risk. However, 12 of the 100 ...
Read More »Tallying Foreclosure Prevention Actions
The GSEs, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, completed nearly 20,000 foreclosure prevention actions in February 2018, according to the latest Foreclosure Prevention Report issued by the FHFA. The exact total of foreclosure prevention actions for February 2018 came to 19,932. ...
Read More »When the Waters Recede
Editor’s Note: This story was originally featured in the May issue of DS News, out now. According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Harvey caused $125 billion in damage, a higher toll than any previous U.S. natural disaster other than Hurricane Katrina. ...
Read More »CFPB’s Mulvaney Puts Focus on Cost-Benefit Analysis
CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s tenure at the head of the regulatory organization has been defined by a reexamination of the Bureau’s priorities and purpose. That trend continued this week with the issuance of a new memo written by Mulvaney ...
Read More »The Industry Pulse: Updates on LRES, Black Knight, and More
From rewards and recognition to new appointments and initiatives, get the buzz on the industry's latest news in this weekly update.
Read More »Which Region Has the Best Return on Rental Investment?
With rising home prices and insufficient inventory hampering homebuyers in markets across the country, investment opportunities within the rental space are abundant. But which metros are the best places to invest? HouseCanary’s Canary Rental Index (CRI) for Q1 2018 shines ...
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