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Zillow’s new AI tool aims to promote equality in housing

Housing Wire

Zillow announced the release of an open-source tool, the Fair Housing Classifier , on Tuesday as part of the company’s efforts to “promote responsible and unbiased behavior in real estate conversations powered by large language model (LLM) technology.“

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Rhode Island historian uses a reverse mortgage as an estate planning tool

Housing Wire

“The foundation would get what was described, in a January 2023 fundraising package, as a ‘prestigious headquarters … [and] site for small scale, but elegant events’ with its ‘voluminous library on American legal and constitutional development’ as a resource for nearby Roger Williams University ‘s law school.”

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NAR releases flood disclosure tracker as federal shutdown looms again

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Wednesday unveiled its state flood disclosure tracker tool , aiming to offer clarity and access to survey existing state disclosure requirements for flood insurance. Data from the Legal Research Center concluded that all 50 states and Washington, D.C.,

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Yes, real estate agents need to protect trademark rights in your brand

Housing Wire

A well-designed visual identity — either through the distinct font and colors you choose for your brand, through a logo, or through a combination of both — offers you an even more important opportunity. Without a federal trademark registration, you’ll have little to no legal recourse. you will have grounds to demand that they stop.

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Blend launches housing equity program

Housing Wire

“We have designed the Blend Impact program to enable our teams to drive meaningful change in the industry to address these systemic flaws and build better lives for those in the communities we serve.” Launched in 2012, Blend raised $300 million in January 2021, not long after it introduced a series of consumer banking tools.

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Going to Extremes

Appraisal Buzz

Add to this rising replacement costs and legal fees, increased government regulation, inflation, and fraud, and companies are bleeding about a billion dollars every three weeks. According to Mehlomakulu, ICON’s homes are 350% stronger and are designed to outlive the traditional spec home by nearly triple their life expectancy.

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Divvy Homes letting 95 employees go, including senior managers

Inman

The third round of layoffs in the last 12 months affects employees in 21 states, including Divvy's chief legal officer, vice president of compliance and head of design.

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