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FROM OUR DESK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DS JOURNAL
National Foreclosure Rates Back to
Pre-Crisis Levels in July; Are Sellers
Still Calling the Shots in the Housing
Market; Seasonality Plays Into Increase
in Foreclosure Starts; Consumer Labor
Market Expectations Mixed; Wells
Fargo CEO Scrutinized by Congress
Over Controversy
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COUNSEL'S CORNER
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TREND WATCH: THE SFR MARKET
AND THE FUTURE OF PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT
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FIVE MINUTES WITH
Michael Waldron
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STATE OF AFFAIRS
Impactful local market information at
your fingertips
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COVER STORY
THE POLITICS OF HOUSING
Two Competing Visions for Promoting
Homeownership
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By DS News Staff
INDUSTRY INSIGHT
EIGHT YEARS AND
COUNTING
Exploring the Conservatorship of
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
. . . . . .70
By Kendall Baer
Contributors
KENDALL BAER is a Baylor University
graduate with a degree in news editorial
journalism and a minor in marketing. She
is fluent in both English and Italian, and
studied abroad in Florence, Italy. Apart
from her work as a journalist, she has also
managed professional associations such
as Association of Corporate Counsel,
Commercial Real Estate Women,
American Immigration Lawyers
Association, and Project Management
Institute for Association Management
Consultants in Houston, TX. Born and
raised in Texas, Kendall now works as the
online editor for DS News.
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