Mortgage rates have continued to drop for several months, contributing to a red-hot housing market with buyers hoping to take advantage of the low rates. A recent survey ...
Read More »Creating ‘Real Opportunities’ to Engage with Consumers
In the latest episode of DS5’s Inside the Industry, we speak with Candace Russell, VP of Post Sale at Carrington. She provides insight into the complexities of forbearance ...
Read More »Remembering the Life of ‘Brilliant and Thoughtful’ Kelly Conley
Kelly Conley, a 20-year veteran in the default servicing industry, the Founder and Principal of KAC Advisory, and contributor to DS News, among many other things, died unexpectedly ...
Read More »How Older Homeowners Are Shaping the Housing Market
Households aged 65 and over are the fastest-growing demographic, according to data in the “State of the Nation’s Housing” report published by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing ...
Read More »Reconsidering Down Payment Assistance
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the December edition of MReport. Richard Ferguson is the President of CBC Mortgage Agency (CBCMA), having joined the company in 2014. ...
Read More »Residential Real Estate Market Reaches New Heights
According to a new report from Redfin, which includes data regarding November home sales, the typical home sold last month only spent about 27 days on the market. ...
Read More »Americans Show Growing Interest in Smart Home Technology
Smart home technology has continued to grow in popularity this year, according to a recent survey from Realtor.com As more Americans are spending an increased amount of time ...
Read More »More Prospective Buyers Battle for Homes
It was a competitive November in the housing market—a new data report from Redfin found 53.6% of home offers written by the Seattle-headquartered brokerage’s agents nationwide were involved in ...
Read More »2020 Industry Wrap Up: Top Real Estate Trends
Just as clothes go in and out of fashion, so do real estate trends. 2020 saw its fair share of new ways to shop for homes, high levels ...
Read More »The Rising Data Tide Lifting Loan Quality
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the December edition of MReport. Ever since President Kennedy borrowed it for a 1963 speech, the phrase “ a rising ...
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