REO

The last day of the Five Star Conference saw attendees taking home the lessons learned on the most pressing issues of the day in three different areas of the mortgage industry. Here are the highlights of the conversations that made a difference.

The Five Star Conference’s full day of labs Monday included insights from subject-matter experts representing Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, EY, Roundpoint, the GSEs, and more.

At the Five Star FORCE Rally this year, industry professionals discussed improvements of REO agent performance through lender- and servicer-driven education.

Click through to learn how REO brokers and agents can prepare for and make the most of their time at a conference or trade show to improve their business.

For anyone who works with vacant property in economically distressed areas—property managers, asset managers, rehabbers, real estate agents—the material used to secure and protect property is a big deal. And according to a recent study, most of these professionals overwhelmingly ...

The Kansas Court of Appeals has recently reexamined a common method of property sales. Click through to see what this means for the court's outlooks.

Much like the housing market, the rental sector is showing no signs of a slowdown. According to the most recent CoreLogic numbers, which show that U.S. single-family rents were up 2.9 percent year-over-year in April, among some other noteworthy data ...

Patrick McClain, SVP of Hubzu Auction Services, talks to DS News about how the REO space has evolved in recent years, the challenges of operating amidst low foreclosure inventory, and how struggling homeowners are benefitting from options such as short sales.

One lingering reminder of the housing crisis is the glut of zombie homes still cluttering some markets, especially those with judicial foreclosures. Click through to watch a short primer video on zombie homes, where they’re most prevalent, and why they’re so hard to kill.

On Thursday, DS News and Altisource presented a complimentary webinar delving into the servicing, legal, and property preservation challenges presented by vacant and abandoned “zombie homes.” Click through to learn more, and to access a recording of the event if you missed it.