Lisa Shepherd, Executive Director of Property Preservation with Assero 24, recently conducted a webinar for Five Star FORCE agents and brokers on REO, branding, and strategy.
Read More »Distressed Sales Drop Down in May
Distressed sales, including REO and short sales, decreased in May both month-over-month and year-over-year.
Read More »Colony Starwood Homes Completes Non-Performing Loan Sale
With their recent non-performing loans sale, Colony Starwood Homes has substantially completed its exit from the non-performing loans business.
Read More »Five Star Institute Announces Sharon Bartlett as Executive Director of Industry Relations
The Five Star Institute announced that Sharon Bartlett joined their company to further develop mortgage industry relations and education. Sharon comes to Five Star with a wealth of experience within the industry, having spent the last 30 years holding various positions in mortgage ...
Read More »Switching Tracks: Shifting to the Online Auction
With REO inventory down, bulk sales at the GSEs have reached the end of their line, and the agencies are shifting over to the far-reaching tracks of the online auction. This select print feature original appeared in the July 2016 issue of DS News.
Read More »Distressed Sales May Reach “Normal” By 2017
The total distressed sales for April 2016 fell again this month and if the current year-over-year decrease in the distressed sales share continues, it will reach that "normal" 2-percent mark in mid-2017.
Read More »Fewer Distressed Homes For Sale in Hardest Hit Areas
A decline in the glut of homes available in the hardest hit areas is good news for housing, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Read More »New York Takes Aim at Zombie Properties
New York joined other states that are passing legislation to deal with the nationwide problem of vacant and abandoned properties.
Read More »REO Decline Drives Cash Sales Share Lower
REO sales have declined by more than two-thirds since their peak five and a half years ago.
Read More »Distressed Sales Share 2 Years Away from ‘Normal’
The share of home sales that are REO properties is about one-third of what it was at its peak seven years ago.
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