ServiceLink, the nation’s premier provider of tech-enabled mortgage services, is pleased to welcome back Aaron Fain as vice president, national sales executive. In this role, he will be responsible for driving client growth strategy and forging new lender partnerships. Fain, who worked at...
Month: August 2025
NARPM® Names Troy Garrett New CEO
National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM®) 2025 President Amy Hanson, MPM® RMP®, announces Troy Garrett as the association’s new CEO, effective August 1. Garrett previously served as NARPM’s Governmental Affairs Director, developing legislation to benefit the property...
Building a 1,400-Agent Empire by Walking the Talk
In this powerful episode of Uncontested Investing, Tom Truong—real estate entrepreneur and global leader at eXp Realty—joins the show to share the unconventional path that took him from an insurance CFO to managing 1,400 agents across 37 states and five countries. Tom opens up about early lessons...
Are Home Prices Dropping? In a Fractured National Market, It Depends on Where You Live
33 of the top 50 metros experienced year-over-year price declines The national market is cooling overall, but the pace and severity of the slowdown varies widely across regions, according to the latest Realtor.com® July Housing Trends Report. The South and West are shifting decisively in favor of...
HOME EQUITY RATES REBOUND IN STRONG SECOND QUARTER
Nationwide Share of Homes Considered Equity Rich Ticks Up To 47.4 Percent; Homeowners in New England Hold Strong Equity Advantage ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its second quarter 2025 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that...
NARPM
Serving the Keystone of Successful Real Estate Investing by Carole VanSickle Ellis According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are nearly 50 million rental units across the United States, and Troy Garrett, the governmental affairs director for the National Association of Residential Property...
Birmingham, Alabama
The Magic City is Having “a Moment” in 2025 by Carole VanSickle Ellis In Birmingham, Alabama, homebuyers are accepting the reality of higher interest rates and are making the best of it, thus shoring up the nicknamed “Magic City” housing market for summer and likely for the remainder of 2025. The...
Property Management Best Practices
Considerations for Real Estate Investors by Andy Bates Property management is a crucial part of successfully holding a real estate investment portfolio. While there are generally accepted practices and regulated standards for managing a property, there are still many options available for how it...
A Case Study: Smart Security at Scale
Progress Residential’s New Approach to Vacant Property Management by Ashna Lee Vacant properties are a fact of life in rental real estate. But for many owners and operators, they are also one of the most underappreciated sources of risk. Issues with trespassing, theft, water damage, and even the...









