Now is a great time to own a home, but not so much if you are trying to buy one. First-time buyers are fighting a war on multiple fronts, trying to balance rising home prices and interest rates with near ...
Read More »Adapt, Evolve, and Remember the Basics
As property technology innovation continues, field services companies must ensure they don’t lose their commitment to the human element along the way. Editor’s note: This feature appeared in the February issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »California Gubernatorial Candidates on the State’s Housing Crunch
As California approaches the election for its new governor, its candidates have to face a big problem in their home state: housing. How will the leading candidates tackle the issues of housing shortages and rising prices in their home state?
Read More »Rebuilding and Rethinking
With 2018 on the horizon, the mortgage and servicing industry is taking stock of what’s come before and bracing to meet the obstacles—and the opportunities—lying ahead.
Read More »Converted Malls Could Provide Alternative Housing Solution
Malls are dying in droves. There’s a nationwide shortage of housing inventory. Could the solutions to these two problems overlap?
Read More »Rising House Prices Trail Pre-Housing Bubble Levels
Home prices have been on the rise in many markets, spurred by inventory shortages and lower interest rates. But how do real home prices compare to where prices were at before the bubble and the Recession?
Read More »Refinances May Nosedive as Purchase Market Booms
With interest rates expected to tick upwards and construction activity on the upswing, 2018 looks to be shifting toward a strong purchase market, but potential lows for refi.
Read More »Housing Market Still Not Meeting Potential
Inventory issues continue to plague a market that has the potential to be performing much better. Low interest rates are helping balance things out, but what happens when they change?
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