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WE SECURE VACANT PROPERTY
D.A.W.G.S. (Door And Window Guard Systems) manufactures and rents attractive steel panels (Door and Window Guards) used to cover door and window openings on vacant buildings. Our vacant property security solutions eliminate break-ins and many of the other problems associated with vacant property. Property investors, property managers, housing authorities rehabbers and real estate professionals trust D.A.W.G.S. to keep their vacant properties secure.
DAWGS Manages Vacant Property Security for Out of Town Investors
Managing a portfolio of investment properties remotely can be challenging, especially when those properties are vacant and vulnerable to criminal activity. Sally Stallworth, Owner of Sweet Home Detroit knows that all too well. As a property manager residing in...
The Top 10 Hottest Housing Markets Now
The Northeast is emerging as a hotspot for homebuyers looking for charm, fresh air and affordability — as well as close proximity to the big city experience. Six of the top 10 towns highlighted in Realtor.com’s new Hottest Zip Codes Report are in New England and one...
Rise in Foreclosures Sparks Uptick in ‘Zombie’ Properties
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., said pre-foreclosure properties sitting vacant—“zombie properties”—increased by nearly 2 percent in the third quarter and by more than 2 percent from a year ago. The company’s quarterly Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report showed 1.3...
2022 Q3 Housing Trends
The third quarter of the year has brought a few surprises to the housing market so far, including a slight dip in mortgage rates and signs of falling home sales. But the near-term future looks relatively predictable to many experts, who foresee slightly lower or...
Servicers Brace for Rise in Foreclosure Activity
According to Auction.com’s 2022 Seller Insights report, nine in 10 mortgage servicers disposing of distressed properties on the Auction.com platform expect their foreclosure auction volume to increase over the next 12 months. Seventy-four percent of these servicers...
SFR Market Grows in the First Half of 2022
HouseCanary Inc. has released its first National Rental Report, an analysis of the first half of 2021 and first half of 2022, exploring the trends shaping U.S. single-family rental (SFR) market listings, including price and supply shifts across the nation’s top...
DAWGS Provides Hands-On Forcible Entry Training to Hundreds of Firefighters at FDIC Show
For more than a decade, DAWGS has donated equipment and provided vacant property forcible entry training for first responders and fire departments nationwide. While having DAWGS steel door and window guards on a vacant property greatly reduces the chance of a fire,...
Mortgage Rates Had Their Biggest Drop Since 2008 – Here’s Why Experts Say That Won’t Last
Mortgage rates saw their biggest one-week drop in years this week, and a big reason is the same thing that has caused rates to rise so dramatically this year: inflation. But while the last couple of weeks have seen a drop in rates away from 6%, the future just holds...
8 Home Renovation And Remodeling Trends For 2022
8 Top Home Renovation And Remodeling Trends For 2022 Each year, the home improvement renovation and remodeling trends change. While certain trends stick around for a while, some trends are here and gone faster than you can say remodel. So here are the top 8 renovation...
