The GSEs, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, completed nearly 20,000 foreclosure prevention actions in February 2018, according to the latest Foreclosure Prevention Report issued by the FHFA. The exact total of foreclosure prevention actions for February 2018 came to 19,932. ...
Read More »Where Home Sales Zipped the Most in Q1
A new report looking at the hottest zip codes in the U.S. finds the West is by far where sales are happening fastest. But there's more to it than that. Click through to learn more ...
Read More »CFPB’s Mulvaney Puts Focus on Cost-Benefit Analysis
CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s tenure at the head of the regulatory organization has been defined by a reexamination of the Bureau’s priorities and purpose. That trend continued this week with the issuance of a new memo written by Mulvaney ...
Read More »The Industry Pulse: Updates on LRES, Black Knight, and More
From rewards and recognition to new appointments and initiatives, get the buzz on the industry's latest news in this weekly update.
Read More »Energy Efficiency vs. Home Affordability
The California Energy Commission recently introduced a regulation making it mandatory for all new homes to have solar panels, starting 2020. How will this regulation affect home affordability in one of the most expensive housing markets in the country?
Read More »Which Region Has the Best Return on Rental Investment?
With rising home prices and insufficient inventory hampering homebuyers in markets across the country, investment opportunities within the rental space are abundant. But which metros are the best places to invest? HouseCanary’s Canary Rental Index (CRI) for Q1 2018 shines ...
Read More »Finding the Right Balance in Servicing Technology
Servicers and lenders must differentiate their digital offerings and create customer experiences that are in line with increasing technology standards. Here’s why.
Read More »Examining Single-Family Rental Return on Investment
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 ...
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