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Moehrl trial not likely until January 2025

Housing Wire

HomeServices still has a motion for a new trial and a motion for judgment as a matter of law before the court. In a status report filed on Monday, the plaintiffs and the sole remaining defendant in the suit, HomeServices of America , each indicated they would be available for a three- to four-week trial starting Jan.

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Republicans look to codify tri-merge credit model into law

Housing Wire

House of Representatives that would codify the “tri-merge” credit model into law, a rebuke to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)’s recent efforts to transition to a “bi-merge” model that would require only two credit reports to be pulled instead of three. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) has introduced a bill to the U.S.

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LOs and agents: Creating collaboration instead of chaos in the homebuyer journey

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Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Speakers: Kelly Gill, SVP, Marketing & Advertising, Motto Mortgage and wemlo Abby Lee, EVP, Marketing and Communications, RE/MAX Jennifer Laws, SVP, Sales, HousingWire Open the door to the most powerful room in housing.

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With elections ahead, housing policy analysts discuss the end of GSEs’ conservatorship 

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in 2025, obscuring talks about a potential return of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private sector. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) was signed into law about 15 years ago when the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Housing policy analysts expect discussions about the U.S.

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What are the potential home equity and tax strategies for wealthy seniors?

Housing Wire

But the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is also scheduled to sunset at the end of 2025 unless Congress acts to either extend or replace it. Gifting the money before the law expires could be an option to explore, Resch said. This also needs to be considered in any potential strategy for wealthy clients.

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Judge sets pretrial deadlines in Texas Capital suit against Ginnie Mae

Housing Wire

With deadlines extending into 2025, it’s possible that government officials currently in leadership positions at Ginnie Mae and the U.S. The deadline for “all expert and factual discovery” will be March 14, 2025. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) may not be in office should the suit progress to trial sometime next year.

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Beneficial-ownership filing mandate takes effect in 2024

Housing Wire

The law, enacted to curb illicit financial activities, requires nonexempt companies doing business in the United States to register information about the individuals who ultimately own or are in control of them. “The It harms American citizens and puts law-abiding small businesses at a disadvantage. FinCEN, part of the U.S.

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