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Opinion: Don’t let red tape strangle city development

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I grew up in Houston, and I’ve seen the benefits and the pitfalls of real estate development in perhaps the most lightly regulated city in the United States — a place where developers don’t fret about complex building regulations, because such regulations simply don’t exist. The results are uneven, but can be inspiring.

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CHLA: Here’s how to modernize ‘short-changed’ Ginnie Mae

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The plan makes four key recommendations, one of which is the development of a new liquidity facility for Ginnie Mae issuers that would “facilitate servicer advances/pool buyouts,” the plan explained. Finally, flexibilities afforded to other federal agencies should be extended to Ginnie Mae to enable quicker hiring and contract procurement.

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HUD Inspector General discusses NYC corruption investigation

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the New York City Department of Investigations (DOI), the U.S. For instance, the scheme [at the center of the investigation] involves superintendents who had autonomy over what I’m going to call “micro purchase,” or smaller contracts.

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How to become a luxury real estate agent

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Develop in-depth knowledge, showcase your expertise, and position yourself as the go-to authority in that property or market niche. Use this tool: Coffee & Contracts Thoughtfully designed by former real estate agent Haley Ingram, Coffee & Contracts offers a suite of upscale social media templates for every social platform.

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Change Lending loses CDFI certification

Housing Wire

Non-bank originator Change Lending lost its Community Development Fund Institution (CDFI) certification, according to a report from Barron’s. The CDFI certification is a designation given by the U.S. The former chief-of-staff is seeking damages for alleged wrongful termination, whistleblower retaliation and breach of contract.

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AI in real estate: Assessing current and future use cases

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Lickstein helped craft an AI-powered tool designed to educate brokers and is currently developing a compliance framework. It reads the image of a contract, and the program has standardized contract forms that are in there,” he said. “It Different use cases Each panelist comes to the AI discussion from a different angle.

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LeadingRE promotes Reisinger to COO, Edgerton to Chief Legal Officer

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Edgerton will now oversee the company’s legal affairs, such as regulatory compliance, trademark protection, and contract management. Kate Reisinger was promoted to COO from EVP of member services Reisinger’s role will be to design and conduct the company’s operations. million global transactions a year.

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