With the nation’s demographics shifting and rental becoming more attractive, single-family rental investment is poised for growth. Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in August 2020's issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »Rising Tides of Economic Hardship
Increasing forbearance rates are challenging servicers to keep up with concerns ranging from compliance to staffing to the use of subservicers. Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the June edition of DS News.
Read More »Riding Out the Storm: Servicing Lessons From Natural Disasters
With ever-improving technology, servicers should be aware of the tools at hand to guide and improve industry outreach and response in the event of a natural disaster.
Read More »The Age of the Super-Servicer
How are default servicing professionals helping the mortgage industry see fewer defaults and delinquencies? The answer is simple: communication, communication, communication.
Read More »Affordability Challenges and Optimism: The Housing Market’s Road Ahead
Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner discusses affordability, student debt, and other factors impacting housing. Editor's note: this piece originally appeared in the April edition of DS News.
Read More »Leaning Into Tax Lien Investing
This “investment secret” has been edging closer to the mainstream among real estate investors, but it remains a confusing and often intimidating strategy. Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the March issue of DS News.
Read More »Fintech: A Change in the Mortgage Ecosystem
How can emergent technologies such as AI alter the course of the mortgage landscape from origination to servicing?
Read More »Zombie Property Survival Guide
Even as the housing market booms, vacant and abandoned “zombie properties” continue to plague many municipalities, lingering reminders of the housing crisis. Here’s how the industry and communities around the nation are working together to take down the zombies.
Read More »Innovating Title Operations for the Future
With a career spanning three decades in the national title and closing field, Jill Cadwell has honed her expertise in various executive positions at leading title and closing firms. Cadwell is a staunch supporter of technological innovation and an enthusiast ...
Read More »A Decade Unlike Any Other
DS News takes a retrospective look at the lessons learned over the last 10 years and a look at what lies ahead. Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the July issue of DS News, out now.
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