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FHFA issues RFI on multifamily property tenant protections

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued on Tuesday a request for input (RFI) regarding protections for tenants at multifamily housing properties backed by mortgages from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. FHFA seeks feedback from a diverse set of viewpoints on issues related to multifamily tenant protections.”

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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

Housing Wire

Landlords who refuse to participate cite several reasons, including what they regard as undue regulatory burdens and concerns about tenant “quality.” PHAs – which landlords believe should side with them more often in landlord-tenant disputes.

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Rental assistance isn’t reaching at-risk tenants

Housing Wire

percent, according to an analysis by the National Low Income Housing Coalition , a national tenant advocacy group. On a brighter note, data provided by the Treasury shows that funds have started to reach low-income tenants and that 60% of the households served fell at or below 30% of the area median income. percent, Wyoming at 1.2

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TransUnion to pay $23M to settle complaints of inaccurate tenant screening, security freeze failures

Housing Wire

Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, added that consumers who may have issues finding housing “shouldn’t be shut out by tenant screening reports that are ridden with errors and based on data from secret sources,” he said.

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Technology’s role in rental property investment market

Housing Wire

Challenges and harnessing the power of technology The challenges any rental property owner most commonly faces include finding dependable tenants, ensuring regular rent payments, meeting the changing needs of today’s renters and managing their properties effectively and efficiently. Michael Lucarelli is the CEO and Co-Founder of RentSpree.

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Supreme Court, FHFA Back Tenant and Homeowner Protections

Appraisal Buzz

The post Supreme Court, FHFA Back Tenant and Homeowner Protections appeared first on DSNews. The post Supreme Court, FHFA Back Tenant and Homeowner Protections appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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New Boom API to scale reporting of tenant payments to credit bureaus

Inman

Boom's new product will allow virtually any large-scale property management platform or rent payment gateway to directly embed its payment reporting module for faster, simpler reporting of tenant payment records.

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