In what might seem contrary to reduced figures on existing-homes for sale for August, the most recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau on housing start for the month points toward optimism in the housing market.
Read More »Existing Home Sales Continue to Drop in August
According to the National Association of Realtors Existing-Home Sales report for August, total inventory dropped again, which is the fourth time in five months that a decline was recorded.
Read More »Legal League 100: A Decade of Success
Over 120 members of the Legal League 100 in the financial-services area met for their Fall Summit at the Five Star Conference and Expo to champion their successes, which Five Star President and CEO attributes to professionalism above all else.
Read More »Mortgage Professionals Come Together at Five Star Conference
The Five Star Conference’s Expo Hall opened Tuesday morning, giving hundreds of exhibiting brands the opportunity to come together from all different walks of life. That evening, the Five Star Institute, with support from Operation Homefront, presented mortgage free homes at the Keys for Life event.
Read More »What Are the Biggest Barriers to Homeownership?
A recent study conducted a national survey to determine the largest barriers of home ownership at determined by potential buyers, and the results could be surprising.
Read More »Mortgage Professionals Come Together at Five Star Conference
The Five Star Conference Expo Hall opened Tuesday morning, bringing lenders, servicers, and a number of other mortgage professionals under one roof. Include, the 2017 conference theme, was ...
Read More »Mortgage Industry Roundtable: Inventory Woes
DS News sat down with Jorge Ponce, Director of Business Development & Implementation at FirstClose; Joey McDuffee, Director at Wipro Gallagher Solutions; and Kevin Watson, District Manager, Middle Tennessee at Churchill Mortgage to discuss inventory woes and the future of the market in this exclusive three-part roundtable.
Read More »Five Star President and CEO Calls for Industry Unity
During the Five Star Conference and Expo, Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado called upon the mortgage industry to be united, for it’s not about one voice, it’s about collective voices sharing a common vision.
Read More »SFR Round Table: Thriving in an Emerging Market
On Monday, the Five Star Conference kicked off with the Single-Family Rental (SFR) Roundtable where industry experts weighed in on the most relevant topics surrounding this market. The ...
Read More »Are We Headed Toward a Housing Microbubble?
Five Star President and CEO Ed Delgado spoke at the Federation of Certified REO Experts (FORCE) Rally and American Mortgage Diversity Council (AMDC) meeting Tuesday discussing the industries hardest hit topics: Diversity and a potential housing bubble.
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