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Author Archives: Christina Hughes Babb

Christina Hughes Babb is a reporter for DS News and MReport. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, she has been a reporter, editor, and publisher in the Dallas area for more than 15 years. During her 10 years at Advocate Media/Dallas Magazine, she published thousands of articles covering local politics, real estate, development, crime, the arts, entertainment, and human interest, among other topics. She has won two national Mayborn School of Journalism Ten Spurs awards for nonfiction, and has penned pieces for Texas Monthly, Salon.com, Dallas Observer, Edible, and the Dallas Morning news, among others. Contact Christina at [email protected].

Jobs Report Reveals Improvement

This morning’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed ongoing recovery in the labor market, though what it all means is up for analysis.   Doug Duncan, Chief Economist ...

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Many Regret Taking on a Mortgage During Pandemic

A new study revealed that more than half of those who took out a mortgage during the pandemic regret it; a quarter have refinanced; and about half have entered forbearance agreements. Here is what else researchers discovered.

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Making Virtual Valuations Mobile

Xome Holdings LLC (Xome), an end-to-end provider of real estate services, today introduced Inspex by Xome, a do-it-yourself home inspection and valuation process mobile application, empowering lenders to ...

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The Benefits of eClosings, During COVID and Beyond

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The MReport’s webinar series last week presented a complimentary new webinar entitled "The Future of eClosings," presented by Altisource.   Technology has been quickly improving the mortgage industry the past few years, including ...

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