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4 62 This Month FROM OUR DESK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DS JOURNAL More an Half of Current HELOCs Facing Payment Shock Over the Next Two Years, Existing-Home Sales Continue Surge While First-Time Buyer Sales Fall, FDIC Suit Claims BNY Mellon Breached Trustee Duties for $2 Billion Worth of RMBS, Watchdog Is Examining Borrower Population of Foreclosure Settlement at Congress' Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 EXPOSURE Exclusive coverage of the 2015 Five Star Conference & Expo . . . . . . . . . .14 MOVERS & SHAKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 STATE OF AFFAIRS Impactful local market information at your fingertips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 COVER STORY RENTAL NATION Land of Opportunity By Derek Templeton & Brian Honea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 INDUSTRY INSIGHT A TOUGH MARKET MEANS TOUGH DECISIONS With foreclosure and REO inventory shrinking, firms must seek new ways to eliminate costs. By Shannon Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 INDUSTRY INSIGHT WHAT OVERREGULATION? How Regulation Will Increase Over the Next Decade By Neal Doherty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 MARKET PULSE STRUCTURE WANTED e Need for Clarity in Non- Performing and Reperforming Portfolio Sales By Jeff Jonas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Contributors DEREK TEMPLETON is the editor of DS News. He is a licensed attorney based in Dallas, Texas and has practiced in the areas of real estate, financial services, and general corporate transactional law. His experience includes time as an Attorney Adviser for the U.S. Small Business Administration and as General Counsel for a nonprofit organization in Dallas. BRIAN HONEA is the Online Editor for DSNews.com. His writing and editing career spans 13 years across many forms of media. He served as sports editor for two suburban newspaper chains in the Dallas, Texas area and has contributed for such publications as the Yahoo! Contributor Network and the Dallas Morning News. He has authored four non-fiction sports books, the latest of which, e Life of Coach Chuck Curtis, was published by the TCU Press in December 2014. SHANNON COBB is an Executive Vice President with American Tax and Property Reporting. He is responsible for the sales and operations of title search product SmartProp® and other planned products in the mortgage lender and real estate information segments. Shannon has over 20 years of experience in the title and settlement services industry. NEAL DOHERTY is the Managing Director of Compliance Solutions at WALZ, analyzing new regulations to determine their potential impact, assisting clients in complying with state and federal laws, and reviewing client notices to ensure compliance. Walz Group is a leading provider of regulatory compliance solutions and critical document management to the nation's premier mortgage servicers, law firms, trustees and others in highly regulated industries. JEFF JONAS, is president of Red Bell Real Estate, a subsidiary of Clayton Holdings LLC, which provides advanced AVMs, BPOs and technology solutions to monitor loan portfolio performance, acquire and track NPLs, and value and sell REO. Join the Conversation Do you have a suggestion, story idea, or feedback you'd like to share with DS News readers? Help shape our next issue and e-mail Editor@DSNews.com. O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 C o n t e n t s D S N E W S . C O M 72 46 66 87