The U.S Department of Labor reported a job growth of 148,000 while unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent for the third consecutive month.
Read More »Exploring Tax Reform’s Impact on Housing Assistance
As housing policies are on the fast track to change, one research report delves into data to address its concerns about the new tax bill. However, perspectives of the policies’ impact on the economy are diverse.
Read More »Northsight Management Merges with ASONS Construction, Inc.
Northsight Management LLC, a mortgage field services provider, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, announced a recent key business expansion on Tuesday—the finalization of its merger with ASONS Construction Inc., a highly regarded regional REO and property preservation service provider.
Read More »Rental Property Management: Beware of Fraud
A recent report finds that identity fraud in the rental property market is a challenging problem impacting not only identity theft victims, but anyone who unintentionally accepts falsified identity information.
Read More »Landmark Network, Inc. Announces Support Program for Lenders
Landmark Network, Inc., a Los Angeles-based appraisal management company that offers a full range of national valuation and technology solutions, recently announced the launch of Wholesale365, a specialized program designed to enhance the service experience for wholesale lenders and their ...
Read More »New Home Sales Surge to Highest Point Since 2007
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in conjunction with the U.S. Census Bureau released its report on New Residential Sales for November 2017 on Friday. The sales figures were seasonally adjusted and came to an estimated 733,000, an ...
Read More »FHFA Charts Year Ahead for Fannie & Freddie
Maintaining credit availability and foreclosure prevention activities for new and refinanced mortgages in a safe and sound manner are key goals for 2018 for the GSEs.
Read More »Cleaning Up the Paper Trail
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the December issue of DS News, out now. Our industry learned a great many lessons in 2007 and the years that followed. When the financial crash sent one out of every 10 homeowners ...
Read More »Ask the Economist: Tendayi Kapfidze Discusses Tax Reform’s Housing Impact
DS News talks with LendingTree’s Chief Economist, Tendayi Kapfidze, to discuss the finalized tax reform and how it directly affects the housing market. Read the exclusive Q&A here.
Read More »Housing Industry Weighs in on Tax Reform Bill
With the tax bill headed for President Trump's desk, housing experts explore the pros and cons for the industry.
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