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BarCap Sees Limited Use of Fannies Deed-for-Lease Program
BarCap Sees ?Limited Use? of Fannie?s Deed-for-Lease Program Although a new foreclosure alternative program announced Thursday by Fannie Mae (FNM: 1.00 -2.91%) presents a new step in mitigating foreclosure risk among distressed borrowers, it looks to have only a ?marginal? effect on prepayments within Fannie residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), according to market commentary by Barclays […]
2 Feb 2010
Higher Unemployment Means Many More Distressed Properties to Come
Higher Unemployment Means Many More Distressed Properties to Come A panel meeting today at the Safeguard Properties National Property Preservation Conference in Washington DC shifted gears to address the ?unexpected? jump in unemployment rates. Unemployment in the United States now stands at 10.2%, somewhat beyond the forecast of economists. The US Conference of Mayors, a […]
2 Feb 2010
Just Do It! HUD Tells Servicers to Fix First and File Later
Just Do It! HUD Tells Servicers to Fix First and File Later The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pushing forward with plans to speed up the management and marketing (M&M) of properties in order to create a more orderly return of the property to livability and, subsequently, sale-ability. The new and […]
2 Feb 2010
Properties Magazine – Managing a Move
Safeguard Properties’ recent move to their new Valley View, OH location?is the focus of an article in Properties Magazine, Northeast Ohio’s monthly realty, construction and architecture magazine.
29 Jan 2010
DSNews “Agency Leaders Address FHA’s Future at Property Preservation Conference “
Agency Leaders Address FHA’s Future at Property Preservation Conference Only a month in, Vicki Bott, the new deputy assistant secretary for single family housing at the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), defended against rumors saying FHA loans were the new subprime. ?We will absolutely chase the bad lenders,? she said at the National Property Preservation Conference, […]
5 Jan 2010
National Property Preservation Conference Attendees Raise Funds to Strengthen Communities
Attendees at the Sixth Annual National Property Preservation Conference, held November 4-6 in Washington, D.C., raised $8,250 from a raffle, with an equal match by Safeguard Properties, resulting in a $16,500 donation to NeighborWorks America.?? Safeguard Properties, which organizes and hosts the Property Preservation Conference, presented the donation at the NeighborWorks Awards Reception in Washington on Thursday, December 10th.
15 Dec 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer Safeguard Weatherhead 100 Centurion Award
The following article from The Cleveland Plain Dealer discusses Safeguard Properties’ recent recognition as being a Weatherhead 100 Centurion winner.
6 Dec 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer “Awards stacking up for Safeguard owner”
Cleveland Plain Dealer profiled?recent honors bestowed on?Safeguard Properties founder and CEO Robert Klein including being named the national winner of the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 Award in the Servicing category.
29 Nov 2009
MortgageOrb Safeguard’s Klein Nets Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award
MortgageOrb.com?reported that Safeguard Properties founder and CEO Robert Klein has been named the national winner of the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 Award in the Servicing category.
27 Nov 2009
Preservation Monthly – Robert Klein, Safeguard Properties Receives Humanitarian Award
PreservationMonthly.com published an article announcing that Robert Klein, CEO of Safeguard Properties, received a humanitarian award at the sixth annual Five Star Default Servicing Conference.
28 Sep 2009
DSNews – Artistic Boarding
DSNews.com published an article about Safeguard Properties’ efforts to prevent the blighted look of boarded-up windows through the use of “artistic boarding.
22 Sep 2009
DSNews Five Star Default Servicing Conference and Expo Humanitarian Award
On behalf of our over 700 employees we proudly announce that our founder and CEO Robert Klein was honored with a Humanitarian Award?at the sixth annual Five Star Default Servicing Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas.
22 Sep 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer “Talk With the Boss” Q&A with Safeguard Properties CEO Robert Klein
The Cleveland Plain Dealer published an edited transcript of an interview with Robert?Klein, CEO of Safeguard Properties, for the first in a series of weekly conversations with Northeast Ohio executives about about the workplace, careers and management.
17 Sep 2009
Managing REO – MBA MERS Initiative Makes A Difference
Managing REO published?an article regarding the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) Initiative from the MBA and the impact it is having on code enforcement in the cities that utilize it.
10 Sep 2009
Mortgage Banking – The MERS Alternative to Vacant-Property Registration Ordinances
Robert Klein, CEO of Safeguard Properties, contributed an article to Mortgage Banking magazine about the impact that the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) is having on the management of REO and bank-owned vacant properties across the country.
9 Sep 2009
DSNews – Safeguard Properties Sixth Annual Vendor Conference Draws 1,200 Attendees
DSnews.com picked up the press release regarding the Safeguard Properties 2009 Vendor Conference.The conference drew record attendance of 1,200 contractors, inspectors, city officials, clients, and investors from across the country.
25 Aug 2009