Red States/Blue States: Housing Data Reveals Key Differences
A record number of Americans have voted early in November's presidential election. Due to the heightened interest, researchers at Realtor.com are doing their part to help anticipate results. They pose [...]
First American Announces ServiceMac Acquisition
Santa Ana California-based First American Financial Corporation, global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, and mortgage subservicing company ServiceMac, LLC, announced today the [...]
The Week Ahead: The State of Property Preservation
The National Property Preservation Conference is virtual this year, with keynote speakers representing, Auction.com, HUD, FHFA, and Fannie Mae. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead. The post [...]
Forbearance Volumes Down From Peak
Numbers are heading in the right direction, researchers say, though COVID-19 continues to create “unique and unprecedented market conditions.” The post Forbearance Volumes Down From Peak appeared first on DSNews. [...]
A Confluence of Events
Editor’s note: this piece originally appeared in the October edition of DS News. Hidden deep in the news on July 22 was the report that Tropical Storm Gonzalo was forecast to become a hurricane. That same day, [...]
DS5: How COVID-19 Challenges Are Prompting Innovation
In this week’s DS5: Inside the Industry, XOME’s CEO, Mike Rawls, shares his thoughts on what pandemic-related changes might be here to stay, and the role of innovative technology as [...]
HUD Grants Fund Housing Counseling and Foreclosure Avoidance Services
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that more than $12.5 million in grant funds will directly support quality housing counseling services. The grants, which were awarded [...]
A Community Blight Nightmare?
Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in the October issue of DS News. Lessons learned from past recessions tell us that neighborhood blight can lower surrounding property values and create [...]
Stimulus Could Help Keep American Economy ‘Afloat’
A couple of articles published this week on Axios.com, a provider of technology, economy, and political news, take a lesser-seen optimistic approach to matters including a recent report about millions [...]