Commentary

Ask the Economist is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with an economist about the most pressing issues facing the nation's housing industry and the economy. This installment features Nela Richardson, Chief Economist with Redfin.

Ask the Economist is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with an economist about the most pressing issues facing the nation's housing industry and the economy. This installment features Curt Long, Chief Economist with the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU).

Counsel's Corner is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with default servicing attorneys around the country about the most pressing issues facing the default servicing and mortgage industries. This installment features Mike Flynn, partner in Goodwin Procter’s Financial Institutions Group.

Ask the Economist is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with an economist about the most pressing issues facing the nation's housing industry and the economy. This installment features Mark Fleming, Chief Economist with First American Financial Corporation.

Ask the Economist is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with an economist about the most pressing issues facing the nation's housing industry and the economy. This installment features Ataman Ozyildirim, Economist and Director, Business Cycles and Growth Research at The Conference Board.

The research behind every real estate transaction is based on antiquated and manual methods that have not changed dramatically in decades. Repetitive tasks in the title production process can slow productivity and generate opportunities for errors—creating the need for ‘straight-through processing’ (STP).

Counsel's Corner is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with default servicing attorneys around the country about the most pressing issues facing the default servicing industry. This installment features Puneet Singh, Partner with the Northern California offices of Kimball, Tirey and St. John.

Ask the Economist is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with an economist about the most pressing issues facing the nation's housing industry and the economy. This installment features Rodney Ramcharan, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Research Director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate.

Ask the Economist is an ongoing series in which DS News talks with an economist about the most pressing issues facing the nation's housing industry and the economy. This installment features Selma Hepp, Chief Economist with Trulia.

Did you get many warning signs? Not really. So if the data coming in today doesn’t fit within the pessimistic paradigm created by some of the world’s leading economists, just call it a case of déjà vu, analysts with Kroll Bond Rating Agency said Wednesday.