Eliminating Bias in Appraisals
Appraisals can be a stressful process for any buying or selling a home and there are many reasons why an appraisal would be undervalued or overvalued. Water intrusion, cracks in [...]
Auction Homes Provide Gateway to Homeownership
ServiceLink recently released its 2022 State of Homebuying Report, highlighting the effects of low housing inventory and how high home prices are leading the next generation of buyers to consider alternative [...]
After the Pause
As COVID-19 foreclosure and eviction stays lapse in New York, Mikelle V. Bliss and Margaret J. Cascino of McGlinchey Stafford explain what servicers and landlords operating in the Empire State [...]
MCT Names New National Sales Director
Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized industry leader in mortgage risk management providing pipeline hedging, best execution loan sales and centralized lock desk services, announced today that Ben Itkin [...]
Servicers Open the Lines of Communication
Michael Merritt of BOK Financial sat down with DS News to explain how the lessons learned from the financial crisis of 2008 smoothed a path of communication between servicers and [...]
Man vs. The Machine: Big Data in Real Estate
The role of data and technology must supplement efficiency, not supplant or replace people. There are many dangers in focusing solely on Big Data. The post Man vs. The Machine: [...]
Education Is a Key Predictor of Future Homeownership
While the consistent and mounting pressure of student loan debt has been holding many back from purchasing a home, possessing a bachelor's degree is still largely seen as a stepping-stone [...]
Home Price Appreciation Slows in All Regions
According to new data from the Radian Home Price Index (HPI) — released by Red Bell Real Estate, LLC, a Radian Group Inc. company — home prices rose nationally from [...]
Fannie Mae Voucher Program to Expand Access to Affordable Housing
GSE to offer lower financing costs to property owners who accept HUD Housing Choice Vouchers. The post Fannie Mae Voucher Program to Expand Access to Affordable Housing appeared first on [...]