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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

Housing Wire

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) surveyed them and heard complaints about: Regulatory requirements – including the requirement that housing units be inspected before voucher holders move in, which can extend vacancies between tenants and force landlords to make costly repairs. Why don’t landlords participate?

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California couple sues appraiser for race discrimination

Housing Wire

According to the lawsuit, Tate-Austin, and her husband Austin bought a house in Marin County for $550,000 in 2016. This friend, “placed some of her own family photos, depicting her white family” around the house “prior to the inspection.”. They refinanced their mortgage in 2018 and 2019, and sought to do so again in 2020.

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Fannie Mae pays $53M to settle recession-era discrimination suit

Housing Wire

Lisa Rice, president of the National Fair Housing Alliance , saw the statement and reached out to Frater to remind him of a related issue: a lawsuit the fair housing outfit had filed against Fannie Mae in 2016. As part of the settlement, the GSE said it would, or already has, enhanced its REO maintenance and marketing activities.

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Use Case Spotlight: Quest Imaging Solutions

GoForrmz

The organization developed and still delivers highly focused, personalized service tailored to the unique needs of each healthcare provider. This gives them the ability to track detailed inspection information of each piece of equipment they’re refurbishing. To solve this problem, they found GoFormz.

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Guide to EaDo / East Downtown Townhomes

Houston Properties

Home to some of the best townhomes in the Inner Loop, EaDo is also one of Houston’s most exciting neighborhoods thanks to great access to downtown and fantastic new development projects. East Downtown (EaDo) is a rapidly developing neighborhood adjacent to Downtown Houston. – 2016: #1 Individual Agent, Keller Williams, Texas.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = USPAP does not require use of the specific term “personal inspection”. Answer: No.

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Guide To Caceres Houston Homes For Sale

Houston Properties

The Caceres development started with the acquisition of approximately eight acres of land north of Memorial Drive and south of Feagan St. Multiple builders have been involved in the project, including Rohe & Wright Builders, Yancy Hausman, Black Diamond, and Cunningham Building & Development. lower risk for mistakes.