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RESPA enforcement is back — are you ready?

Housing Wire

And the market has gotten much darker over the last few years. After six years of no enforcement actions and a rapidly declining housing market, RESPA attorneys believe some in the industry may be more willing to test the boundaries. “I For lenders and brokerages, the risks of LOs or agents overstepping are high.

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Zillow believes the evolution of the industry will only help it grow

Housing Wire

In a hostile housing market and a noisy industry environment, why is Zillow outperforming?” The simple answer is that Zillow is wholly focused on solving real consumer problems with software. million real estate license holders, many handle only one or two transactions a year. he posited. Of the approximately 1.5

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Home Sales are Falling in Cuyahoga County While Prices Continue to Increase

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I was talking to a real estate agent recently who said that her sellers are scared about a significant downturn in the market and missing out on the higher values. However, being afraid to find another home to buy is a real concern! You’ve got to move fast if you’re going to buy a home in this market!

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Opinion: the beginning of the mortgage ice age

Housing Wire

Just like Earth, mortgage rates and housing markets are cyclic and we’re heading into another Ice Age. If I believe Twitter and the charts and graphs that show 2015 trends or 2020 trends or 1982 trends, I can’t help but to ask, what if these are not an indicator of today, but the beginning of a new normal?

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. Remember: real estate is hyper-local! I May Need To Sell.

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Risk of mortgage fraud is on the rise in the current market

Housing Wire

Eric Hill, an Atlanta real estate agent representing a nationwide homebuilder, had a plan to help more than 100 homebuyers get mortgages. In the end, some $850,000 in claims had to be paid on defaulted government-backed mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

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The doxing saga of Michael Arrington’s Miami mansion?

Housing Wire

The home was originally designed in 2015 by Florida-based architect Cesar Molina. “If you’re a big celebrity, the press is going to find out,” Michael Nourmand, president of Beverly Hills-based brokerage Nourmand & Associates Realtors , told RealTrends. But in my experience, you don’t see it where it goes the distance, and somebody sues.

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