An already-low nationwide single-family housing inventory dropped even further in October, which is expected to create challenges for first-time buyers in the coming year.
Read More »Increase in Mortgage Defaults Are Not Indicative of Market Trouble
DS News speaks with David M. Blitzer, Managing Director & Chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, to discuss the reasons behind the increase in the mortgage default rate and what this means for the market.
Read More »OpenClose Announces Enhancements to ConsumerAssist Solution
OpenClose has announced enhancements to its borrower-facing ConsumerAssist solution, with the goal of increasing lead generation for lenders and providing borrowers with a superior loan application experience.
Read More »The Long-Term Trends That Will Impact the Future of Housing
Freddie Mac's November Insight highlights three of these long-term trends that should be considered when analyzing what's to come in the housing market.
Read More »A Second Look at FHFA Non-Performing Loan Sales Data
What changes did three months of new sales data bring to FHFA’s Non-Performing Loan Sales Report?
Read More »Rents Get More Affordable in Q3
The old debate between whether to rent or buy may be getting more complicated, now that renting is more affordable today than it’s been over the past two years.
Read More »Avoiding Discrimination of SFR Tenants
HUD recently brought tenant discrimination charges against companies across several states. DS News sat down with Lynn Dover, Partner at Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP, to discuss ways single-family rental owners and managers can avoid similar pitfalls.
Read More »LendingQB Rebrands as Focus Shifts to Strategic Initiative
LendingQB, a California-based lean leading loan origination technology solutions provider, is launching a new brand which is part of the company’s strategic focus on adoptimization.
Read More »Clarocity Receives Positive Ranking from Morningstar
Clarocity Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Clarocity, Inc., has been assigned a positive MOR RV2 residential vendor ranking from Morningstar Credit Ratings.
Read More »Alterra Home Loans Welcomes Western Division Sales VP
Terence Murray has joined Alterra Home Loans as the new Western Division Sales & Expansion VP, responsible for managing and supporting Alterra’s retail production and expansion in the company’s western region.
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