Commercial Spotlight: Great Plains Region

The nation’s heartland has stayed on an even economic keel
Detect the Defects

Cognitive-based robots can perform increasingly complicated tasks in vetting loans
Residential Spotlight: Great Plains Region

These heartland states look to recover from the trade war
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No. 7 Top Dollar Volume (2018)
Home flips decline as profit margins narrow

In third-quarter 2019, there were 56,566 single- family homes and condominiums flipped nationwide, according to Attom Data Solutions’ U.S. Home Flipping Report. That number represents a 12.9% quarterly decline and a 6.8% annual decline. Last spring saw an unusually strong market for home flipping, so the declines in the past third quarter were an about-face, […]
Even without a recession, foreclosures could rise in 2020

Most people in the default-servicing industry don’t foresee a U.S. economic recession or housing downturn in 2020. Two-thirds of respondents to a recent Auction.com survey, however, expect their company to see greater inflows of foreclosure and bank-owned properties this year. Conducted in December 2019, the survey was sent to Auction.com clients, who collectively accounted for […]
Entwined Ambitions

Cultivate trust and loyalty with your referral partners
Rollick in Greener Pastures

Single-family rentals may be a less crowded, more profitable marketplace
Tilt the Game in Your Favor

Traditional CRMs may offer bells and whistles but often fail to engage both clients and originators
Online Searches Drive Business Growth

The internet has transformed how people buy products and services, including mortgages