Nationwide Home Vacancy Rate at 1.3 Percent for More than Three Years; Proportion of Zombie Homes Rose Year-Over-Year ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its second-quarter 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report showing that 1.4 million...
Industry veteran brings decades of valuation leadership and data standards expertise to the nation’s digital mortgage leader ServiceLink continues to set the standard for mortgage innovation with the naming of longtime strategist, solutions architect and valuation trailblazer Liz Green to its...
Multi-dimensional Thinking in Insurance by Carole VanSickle Ellis Many real estate owners — even professional investors with a great deal of experience and exposure in different asset classes in the sector — tend to think only of property insurance when they think about the programs designed to...
A Market with Lots of Potential, but Still Some Risk by Carole VanSickle Ellis Memphis, Tennessee, started 2025 out with a bang. According to the Memphis Chamber of Commerce, the city headed into 2025 with an outstanding economic record:...
Tools and Strategies for Risk Mitigation and Management by Andy Bates Even in times of certainty, the wise real estate investor understands that there is risk involved in any deal. Awareness of risk and the ability to identify it, prepare for it, and strategize around it are skills at the core of...
The Value of Metal Roofing in Wildfire, Hail, and Hurricane Zones by Brian Partyka Real estate investors are exploring long-term asset protection and risk mitigation strategies by considering resilient building products with low life cycle costs, particularly metal roofing systems. Metal roofs are...
Private Lending in Uncertain Times by Jon Hornik, Esq. In 1977, a soon‑to‑be-classic film hit theaters and sent chills through beachgoers everywhere. Much like the infamous shark in “Jaws,” which lurked beneath the surface and made every dip in the ocean a nerve‑racking gamble, today’s financial...
A Proactive Approach to Minimizing Risks is Key by Jason Jones Protecting investment properties involves more than just securing a solid insurance policy–it requires a proactive approach to minimizing risks that could result in costly losses. Most often, regular review and maintenance also serve...
Vantage Point Title Combines Approaches to Prevent Fraud by Carole Ellis In April 2025, the title fraud problem in real estate reached such magnitude that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a formal warning that officially put the real estate profession and property owners on...
