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A piece of land and a roof over one’s head has been a part of the American Dream since its inception, but could the changing market spell put an end to that? ValueInsured asked 5,000 Americans from all walks of life over the last two years their thoughts. The results are surprising.

a360inc, an employee-owned legal and financial services technology and outsourcing company, recently announced the additions of new CIO, Richard Leurig, and new CMO, Rich Owens. Prior to joining a360, Leurig was a SVP at CoreLogic, where he launched the Innovation Development Center and established a standardized product delivery platform for CoreLogic Data and Analytics solutions. Rich Owens comes to a360inc with over 20 years of marketing expertise after managing the strategic marketing initiatives for VRM Mortgage Services, prior to which he served as Director of Product Development and as a Director of Marketing at CoreLogic.

The National Mortgage Servicing Association has issued a report calling for standardization of procedures, definitions, and best practices surrounding vacant and abandoned residential properties. Many of these properties are forced to go through lengthy foreclosure processes, resulting in extensive vacant periods during which, according to the report, attract crime, lower property values, and cause community blight. The NMSA hopes the report will spur interagency discussion of the issues these properties create.

May brought changes to the standard trend in construction spending. How long might this new trend continue? See how it varied, and how it fared compared to a month ago, and this time last year.

Back in the mid-2000s, McMansions, or homes that were larger than 3,000 square feet, helped fuel the housing bubble as people started building bigger and better homes. Now that McMansions are making a comeback, could we be on the verge of another housing crisis? Time will tell . . .

Blight is an epidemic across urban centers in the U.S. See how one community in Pennsylvania is combating it, and possible solutions that could be implemented to stop blight. Read on to see a three part video from leading experts in the field.

Simplifile has extended its industry-leading e-recording network to include 21 additional recording jurisdictions across the southern United States. “E-recording is becoming the preferred way to do business as more settlement professionals and recording jurisdictions recognize its abundant time- and cost-saving benefits,” said Paul Clifford, President of Simplifile. “With the addition of these 21 new counties and parishes, Simplifile continues ...

FormFree recently announced that Guaranteed Rate, Inc. has selected AccountChek by FormFree for automated asset verification. In using AccountChek, loan officers at Guaranteed Rate will be able to offer their clients a faster, safer, and more accurate alternative to scanning and uploading asset statements.

The future of many companies—success or failure—could be decided by one specific characteristic, and it's not in margin increase or hedging profitability. It's whether or not companies are committed to entering the diverse minority lending markets.

Companies that don’t take document compliance seriously face high risks. There are a number of functions that require third party partners to produce signatures on behalf of their clients. When performing this type of work, accuracy and adherence to client requirements are essential.