If the market feels a little competitive this spring, it’s not just your imagination. Home values are rising, inventory is continuing on a downward spiral, and, according to Zillow, “This year’s home-shopping season will be one of the most competitive ...
Read More »Are Rising Home Prices Unsustainable?
New numbers show that home prices are up again. Click through to learn more if there’s a way out of this cycle.
Read More »Default Legal Services Attorneys Chart the Industry’s Course Forward
With the 11th semi-annual Legal League 100 Servicer Summit underway at the historic Joule Hotel in Dallas, Texas, the professional association marked the occasion by announcing the results of its recent member elections. The League announced that Roy. A. Diaz, ...
Read More »The Next Generation of Professionals in Mortgage and Housing
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared in the May issue of DS News magazine. The makeup of the American workforce is changing. Multiple distinct generations are currently filling out the employee rosters of most American businesses: the Baby Boomers approaching ...
Read More »Addressing Reverse Mortgages After the Death of a Borrower
Lender OneWest Bank has won a victory in a recent foreclosure case involving deceased borrowers and non-borrowing spouses, with a Florida appeals court reversed an earlier ruling in the case. The events surrounding the case of OneWest Bank, FSB v. ...
Read More »Ask the Economist: An Increasing Interest in Financial Services
Erin Collard, CFO and Co-Founder of Blend on why investors are seeing a big opportunity for technology to drive change across different areas of financial services. Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the April issue of DS News.
Read More »Affordable Mortgage to Avoid Foreclosures
An initiative by a nonprofit will help Philadelphia homeowners facing foreclosure by buying their homes and reselling them to their occupants with mortgage loans they can afford. Here’s how.
Read More »Law Firms and Mortgage Servicers Promote Industry Growth
Kicking off with a member reception Monday at the historic Joule Hotel in Dallas, Texas, the 11th semi-annual Legal League 100 Servicer Summit continues on Tuesday with a day full of education and networking. The event brings together mortgage servicers, ...
Read More »The Inventory Barrier
Low inventory continues to price potential buyers out of the market. However, despite a year-over-year low in contract signings, many are still trying to buy.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Forecasting Home Price Trends
On Tuesday, May 1, CoreLogic will release the latest installment of its Home Price Insights Report. Tied to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index, the Home Price Insights Report tracks and forecasts home price trends across more than 6,700 ZIP codes, more ...
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