In CoreLogic’s U.S. Economic Outlook for May 2018, CoreLogic Chief Economist Dr. Frank Nothaft puts single-family rental investment under the microscope. According to CoreLogic, “one-family rental houses, either detached or attached, have grown from 11.3 million in 2006 to 15.3 ...
Read More »Industry Groups Petition FCC for Autodialer Clarification
More than a dozen trade associations are seeking clear guidance from the FCC on just what constitutes an autodialer under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The groups recently united to send a petition to the FCC following a recent ...
Read More »“It Just Appealed to Me”: Robert Klein’s Property Preservation Legacy
Last week, DS News was sad to report the death of industry icon Robert Klein, Founder and Chairman of Safeguard Properties. Under Klein’s stewardship, Safeguard grew from its humble beginnings as a two-man operation in a basement office into a ...
Read More »Ex-CFPB Director Cordray Wins Ohio Democratic Governor Primary
Richard Cordray, formerly the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Tuesday night clinched the Democratic nomination for the governorship of Ohio. Campaigning on both his history at the CFPB and a promise to focus on economic matters affecting ...
Read More »Mr. Cooper Brings the Power of AI to Homeowners
Mr. Cooper, a Dallas-based non-bank mortgage servicer and mortgage lender, today introduced Mr. Cooper with Home Intelligence, a new mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to reimagine the experience of homeownership with tools to help homeowners optimize their personal balance ...
Read More »Foreclosure Assistance for Homeowners Struggling with Property Taxes
Following up on legislation passed in the fall of last year, the city of Philadelphia this week announced changes to the city’s foreclosure prevention program designed to help struggling homeowners who are facing foreclosure after falling behind on their property ...
Read More »As Hurricane Season Approaches, 2017’s Disaster Impact Lingers
According to CoreLogic’s latest Loan Performance Insights Report, nationwide delinquencies continued to slowly decline, with exceptions in areas still feeling the aftereffects of last year’s brutal hurricane season. As reported by CoreLogic, the 30+ day delinquency rate for February 2018 ...
Read More »Balancing Business Concerns and Home Affordability
Starting a business and owning a home—two slices of the American Dream. While not every American will pursue the former, those who do will also have to consider the latter. Finding the right place to launch your business venture involves ...
Read More »Three Factors Impacting the Housing Market
Mat Ishbia, President and CEO, United Wholesale Mortgage explains the three key factors that are affecting the housing market and how their impact can be felt in the latter half of the year in this video.
Read More »Where Home Prices Are Headed
Home prices continued to rise in April, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. No real surprise, then, that a new Gallup survey finds most Americans anticipating that price climb to continue on its upward trajectory. But is that ...
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