Commentary

The first in a four part series, DS News spoke with Brian Koss, EVP of Mortgage Network to discuss his mortgage background, what changes he has seen over the course of his tenure in the industry, and what he loves about his line of work.

DS News spoke with Rob Schaefer, VP of Credit Enhancement Strategy and Management, to discuss Fannie Mae’s Credit Insurance Risk Transfer program and what potential bidders can anticipate with these transactions in the new year.

Zillow Senior Economist Skylar Olsen spoke with DS News about housing trends that have quickly changed in the past few weeks, and election results may be the catalyst.

DS News sat down with Meg Burns, Managing Director of The Collingwood Group, to discuss the opportunities that come from pairing a new administration with housing policies such as loss mitigation, regulatory compliance, and more.

HUD recently brought tenant discrimination charges against companies across several states. DS News sat down with Lynn Dover, Partner at Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP, to discuss ways single-family rental owners and managers can avoid similar pitfalls.

DS News sits down with Ten-X’s Rick Sharga to discuss recent foreclosure trends and what the future of the foreclosure process looks like.

Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at Redfin, speaks with DS News on what she anticipates for the housing market in 2017.

DS News sits down with Elyse Cherry, CEO of Boston Community Capital, to discuss boomerang buyers and the impact they have on the housing market.

DS News spoke with Dennis Cisterna, Chief Revenue Officer with Investability, about the increasing role that data and analytics are playing in predicting trends for the mortgage market.

DS News sits down with Kevin Ortner, President and CEO of Renters Warehouse, to talk about the state of the rental market and gather his thoughts on what’s in store for single-family housing.