Regional Spotlight: New Jersey Takes Aim at Zombie Homes

The New Jersey housing market stands out for its high foreclosure rates, lengthy foreclosure timelines, and many abandoned properties; but now the state is making headlines for pioneering federal legislation aimed at preventing and reducing zombie homes.   High Foreclosure Rankings New Jersey ranks high on several foreclosure-related statistics in RealtyTrac’s latest foreclosure report. The [...]

Your ADA Compliance Cheat Sheet

As regulations become more strict with website production and activity, it’s important for your site to be in compliance with all new ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) rules and regulations. These regulations are expected to be finalized by 2018, and companies will be expected to be fully prepared for the regulations handed down. As it [...]

How To Hire The Perfect Employees

In today’s competitive real estate market, it’s more important than ever to hire quality employees. However, this is usually easier said than done. Hiring the right person for your team can sometimes seem like a “luck of the draw situation”. A study by Forbes shows that a startling 48 percent of employees fail within their [...]

USRES: A Name to Watch in the Mortgage Servicing Industry

Over the past year, United States Real Estate Services, Inc. (USRES) has nearly doubled its client base for origination services, with partial thanks going to the services offered by its subsidiary company, RES.NET. Through a recent partnership with Mercury Network, the company now offers a fully integrated system to manage vendor workflow processes in compliance [...]