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Appraisal Buzz
MAY 6, 2024
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. ICON, an Austin based firm, has developed a 3D printed wall system.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 16, 2022
There are also strict guidelines for the way title and settlement fees are disclosed to consumers and when changed circumstances allow for alterations to the disclosures. ALTA was proud to work closely with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to help develop these regulations, which went into effect in 2015.
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Housing Wire
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Since the government sponsored entity’s announcement, the American Land Title Association has taken a strong stance against AOLs and other title insurance alternatives. If the buyer is unable to prove negligence on the part of the attorney, the claimant would likely need to pay the legal costs involved to litigate the title matter.
Housing Wire
APRIL 6, 2021
Elaine Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State, described it as a “win-win-win for home buyers, the business sector and the government sector in making the mortgage closing process less time consuming, less stressful, and even more secure.” Full e-Closings reduce the use of paper, legal fees, mailing and courier costs.
Housing Wire
APRIL 12, 2022
To help the lowest-income families, who increasingly can’t find affordable housing in today’s market, federal, state, and local governments devote considerable resources to subsidize the development of affordable housing with below market rents. These bureaucratic barriers burden developers with direct and indirect costs.
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