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Which companies are merging, and what professionals are moving? See some highlights in this update of the housing and mortgage industries.   ________________________________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has four new top leaders who are taking ...

Housing and the economy are going strong. But a continued lack of supply is squeezing young buyers and could be a sign of trouble ahead for U.S. housing.

ZVN Properties Inc, a national mortgage field services provider based in Canal Fulton, Ohio, recently announced the newest additions to the company’s executive leadership team with the acquisition of two industry veterans, Stacey Baumann, VP Hazard Claims, and Nathan Vannatter, ...

The Windy City is the most affordable rental housing market in the United States, according to a new report by online real estate and management firm HomeUnion. What’s the most expensive rental market? We’ll give you a hint: it’s in ...

Interest rates and loan sizes both got a boost in December. With 2017 topped off this rise, could 2018 bring more increases like this?

Last year was a watershed year for the mortgage servicing industry. From the implementation of new mortgage servicing rules to the progression of important of important case law, the developments of 2017 will shape the way that the industry does ...

The housing market continued to grow, with house prices leading the way through most of 2017. According to the latest Housing Price Index data released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), home prices across the U.S. rose 0.4 percent ...

Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the January issue of DS News, out now. On June 6, 2017, the Court of Special Appeals, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, issued an opinion in the combined cases of Blackstone v. Sharma, Sept. 2015 ...

The mortgage industry is waking up to disruptive technology and digital innovation that can transform the industry. These innovations include data initiatives that have been rolled out to establish or update data standards, transmission protocols, and platforms across the industry. ...

High housing costs are one of the chief factors driving people away from certain cities and into others—that’s according to the results of an annual survey that polls the mayors of major American cities. This week, the Boston University Initiative ...