Distressed properties are often vacant and in disrepair, and thus sold at significant discounts. As the share of distressed sales grows, home prices fall.

D. S. His surname of "Zandi" comes from the Zand dynasty (formally known as the Zandieh dynasty) which ruled southern and south-central Iran (1750–1794) in the eighteenth century.

Prior to founding Economy. He attended Upper Merion High School where he earned his diploma.