There are many things to consider when homebuyers decide where to hunt for a new house. While issues such as affordability, taxes, and safety are all key factors, the ability to actually get around town can be a major concern ...
Read More »In San Francisco, $1 Million Buys an ‘Earthquake Shack’
It’s no secret that California is home to some of the priciest housing markets in the United States. According to a recent study by the Paragon Real Estate Group (using data provided by the California Association of Realtors’ Housing Affordability ...
Read More »Majority of U.S. Homeowners Planning Improvements
For the fifth year in a row, LightStream, the online lending division of SunTrust Bank, has conducted their annual Home Improvement Survey, taking a magnifying glass to how homeowners plan to remodel, improve, and repair their homes this year. According ...
Read More »Chains of Knowledge
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the March issue of DS News, out now. While today’s technological landscape is evolving at a breakneck pace, many of the core aspects of the housing and default servicing industries remain rooted in the same ...
Read More »Availability Over Location: Housing Market Shifts Focus
Buying a house in 2018 has become steadily more intricate with consistent declines in availability and continued price increases, according to an analysis by Realtor.com that identified a shift in buyer activity. The report analyzed thousands of views to Realtor.com’s ...
Read More »The Opportunities and Challenges of Blockchain in Mortgage Servicing
Blockchain is creating a lot of buzz—and a lot of confusion. Primarily, this technology offers the capacity to record and monitor transactions in what is called a distributed ledger (a decentralized database). Each block is a record of new transactions ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Federal Reserve Releases New Beige Book
With a newly installed Fed Chair in the form of Jerome Powell and analysts watching closely to track the impacts of things like tax reform and interest rate policy, all eyes are on the Fed as we approach the next ...
Read More »How Could Import Tariffs Affect Housing?
President Trump caught many by surprise last week by announcing planned tariffs on steel and aluminum, jostling the markets and prompting analysts to weigh in on the prospects of a trade war. But how would the proposed tariffs affect the ...
Read More »California Bill Would Allow More Housing Near Transit Stops
Like many parts of the country, California is facing a crisis of housing availability and affordability. According to the California Department of Housing and Community Development, 97.6 percent of California cities failed to meet their affordable housing goals in 2017. ...
Read More »Tiny Homes Could Help the Homeless
Earlier this year, HUD Secretary Ben Carson announced an award of $2 billion in support of thousands of local housing and service programs across the U.S. This year’s installment of the annual HUD Continuum of Care grants will assist more ...
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