An upcoming FORCE-sponsored webinar will preview this March’s Velocity Conference, an event assembling the industry’s top REO professionals, agents and brokers, asset managers, property managers, attorneys, and servicers under one roof.
Read More »Stern & Eisenberg Names 13 New Shareholders
Warrington, Pennsylvania-based Stern & Eisenberg adds a crew of seasoned real estate and business law, general and mortgage default litigation, estate planning and administration attorneys as shareholders to the firm.
Read More »Sagent Taps Former Mr. Cooper President for Executive Chair Role
Sagent has named former Vice Chair and President of Mr. Cooper Chris Marshall as its new Executive Chair, tapped to strategize the fintech provider’s cloud-native software platform.
Read More »Overall Performance of Servicing Portfolios Declined in December
Latest estimates from the MBA find that 115,000 homeowners are now in forbearance plans nationwide, as mortgage servicers have provided relief to approximately 8.1 million borrowers since March 2020.
Read More »Cenlar Appoints New SVP of Default Operations
Mortgage loan subservicer adds former SVP at Mr. Cooper Ingrid Jaschok tapped to oversee all business segments within Cenlar’s default servicing portfolio.
Read More »Reps. Lieu and Sherman Request HUD Policy Change to House Disabled Vets
In a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, U.S. Reps. Ted W. Lieu and Brad Sherman are asking the Department to revise its policy to increase housing opportunities for homeless disabled veterans.
Read More »Xome Names New COO
Real estate marketplace adds former Altisource exec Mike Jansta as new Chief Operating Officer to oversee its auction, default servicing, and quality assurance operations.
Read More »Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing and Lending Forecast Trends Towards Growth
The MBA has updated its commercial real estate forecast for 2024, as total commercial and multifamily mortgage borrowing and lending expected to rise 29% from 2023’s estimated total of $444 billion.
Read More »Home Price-to-Income Ratios Continue to Rise
In 2022, the median sale price for a single-family home in the US was 5.6 times higher than the median household income—higher than at any point on record, dating back to the early 1970s.
Read More »Climate Risk Takes Center Stage at FHFA Forum
FHFA recently hosted the Fall 2023 Econ Summit, an exchange of ideas on climate change and insurance; land use and risk modeling; and the impact of disaster risk on home prices.
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