Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Phillip Cantrell is the CEO of Benchmark Realty LLC based in Franklin, Tennessee and the executive vice president of Strategy for United Real Estate. No big deal, except for one thing: Almost all MLS information is already syndicated with every large real estate portal. Look around. It’s already happening.

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Real Estate News

MAY 8, 2024

In a conversation with Real Estate News, Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales discussed NAR, the benefits of major rule changes and the role of home search sites.

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Real Estate News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Housing market impacts could include mortgage delays, declining consumer confidence and — perhaps — a small dip in mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2021

Rocket Homes has plans to start iBuying – and discount real estate. Such are the ambitions of an array of companies today including Zillow and real estate brokerage Compass. Such are the ambitions of an array of companies today including Zillow and real estate brokerage Compass. 1 mortgage lender in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in Illinois, you’ll be happy to hear that the path to getting your real estate license in the Prairie State doesn’t require as much of a time commitment as other states. 1] As a real estate broker in Illinois, it is not legal for you to work independently.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2022

based real estate firms — DARO Management Services, DARO Realty and Infinity Real Estate — and company executive Carissa Barry, have been handed a hefty $10 million civil penalty as part of a settlement for illegally discriminating against low-income renters using Section 8 vouchers for housing. Three Washington, D.C.-based

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

Among those targets were a Memphis-based real estate company and a title company in Washington state that combined were swindled out of more than $200,000 through the scam. The victims targeted can be lenders, real estate agents, title companies and other escrow agents, attorneys as well as homebuyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Tom Cronkright, co-founder and executive chairman of CertifID and CEO of Sun Title , to talk about battling the latest frauds and scams as bad actors leverage a new arsenal of tech tools to wreak havoc on buyers and sellers of real estate. So, let’s pull this string one layer deeper.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tech-focused real estate brokerage Radius , flush with $14 million in venture capital raised this past April, has launched a mortgage lending arm in California that it plans to roll out to additional markets sometime next year. Is now a good time to invest in real estate automation technologies?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2023

But the decline in demand for mortgage loans was more evident in the government market, which consists of Federal Housing Administration (FHA), U.S. Meanwhile, the conventional space – not offered or secured by a government entity – registered a 2.7% Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Veteran Affairs (V.A.)

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 2, 2022

These are a few ways it will affect real estate in the coming months. After months of paperwork and organizing teams, many experts believe the allocated funding will start positively affecting the real estate market. The initiative will also enable city-level governments to enact ambitious energy goals.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

Mangus then worked to build the dedicated reverse mortgage department at his new company from scratch and has found a notable degree of success by building Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) business through the use of continuing education (CE) classes designed for licensed real estate agents. Curtis Mangus.

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Miller Samuel

MARCH 24, 2020

With New York State on lockdown, real estate brokers/agents can't sell real estate right now because they are not considered an essential business (yet they are in nearby Connecticut!) Are real estate appraisers considered an essential business in New York? Stay safe!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not count buyer’s agent commissions as part of their allowable interested party contributions (IPCs), according to announcements from the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) on Monday.

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The Appraiser Coach

MARCH 30, 2021

I was recently asked by a newbie in real estate appraisal how much I think a new real estate appraiser should charge. Many new appraisers and trainees want to get. Read More.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The pandemic has shifted the pecking order of the real estate industry’s location-location-location axiom for many homebuyers — high-cost and high-density urban is out, while suburban is back in vogue and rural is experiencing a bit of a revival. A deal for me is a property I can buy for under $100,000, typically.”.

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Eyes on Housing

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to the Federal Reserve Board’s January 2024 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS), lending standards loosened for all commercial real estate (CRE) loan categories and residential real estate (RRE) categories in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Miller Samuel

MAY 1, 2021

To listen to the entire one hour and 49 minute show (sorry about that), you can go here: The post [Podcast] Masters In Business: Jonathan Miller on the Real Estate Industry first appeared on Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants.

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Inman

MAY 2, 2023

Real estate tax credits are incentives provided by governments and municipalities to encourage investment in certain types of real estate projects. Here's how to take advantage.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Booth will join Zillow’s government relations and public affairs team, spearheaded by Jennifer Butler. “I Modernizing real estate and improving the home buying, selling and renting experience for consumers and real estate professionals is central to Zillow’s mission,” a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “We

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

In his new role, Thompson will also be responsible for driving growth and expanding the company’s market presence while fostering relationships with real estate partners. Thompson, recognized as a HousingWire Rising Star in 2018 , will oversee more than 60 loan officers across Texas , Oklahoma and New Mexico.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Banks reported having tightened lending standards across almost all categories of residential real estate loans over the fourth quarter of 2023 amid an elevated interest rate environment. banks said they saw weaker demand for all types of residential real estate loans except for government (46.2%) and subprime mortgage loans (41.6%).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Kentucky is on the brink of ending exclusive real estate listing contracts. The property rights of American homebuyers must be protected,” Elizabeth Blosser, ALTA vice president of government affairs, said in a statement. “A

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

The recent settlement involving the National Association of Realtors and major real estate firms revolves around the practice of “broker cooperation,” where agents representing sellers share commissions with agents representing buyers.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Government policies and the rise of remote work contributed to declining affordability, but real estate agents have an opportunity to show their value.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It appears that no real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, alleging that Real Estate Board of New York rules governing the multiple listing service in Manhattan kept commissions high and violated state and federal antitrust laws. 8, 2019, and the present.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Current legislative proposals would require states to “mandate a real estate-related disclosure form with specific flood-related questions,” which would require 49 states to “make significant amendments to its laws and regulations” leading to an administrative and enforcement burden, NAR said. “The 17 unless Congress acts.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

“REdistribute provides clean, timely, highly compliant, and accessible listings data, which complements our comprehensive property data solution for banks, portfolio managers, government agencies and others who need access to the best, most up to date information on the housing market.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Prior to that, Landon was the vice president of government affairs for the San Antonio Board of Realtors. It is currently named in two copycat commission lawsuits , in which it and other real estate players are accused of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Digital closings could be coming to California , the country’s largest real estate market, within the decade. California is a massive real estate market, the largest in the country, but Kinsel said there’s more to it than just deal volume. “It’s He has until Oct. 14 to act on it.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Sears, a broker/partner of Sears Real Estate in Springfield, Massachusetts , was NAR’s vice president of government affairs in 2017 and president of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors in 2010. Lastly, Kevin Brown is NAR’s 2024 first vice president.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

CMLS’s new board members and executives join the trade group’s leadership during a challenging time for the industry , which is currently facing multiple lawsuits regarding real estate agent commissions and the policies in place governing what a listing agent must do in order to list a property on an MLS.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Under existing FHA policy, for example, if sellers continue to pay buyer-side real estate agent commissions and fees as a matter of state or local laws or customs — and if the commissions and fees are reasonable in amount — these payments would not be treated as interested party contributions provided all other requirements are met.

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The Robert Weiler Company

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Buying Columbus OH commercial real estate is a great investment. Why Buy Columbus Ohio Real Estate? Whether you are moving the whole family or looking to make a business investment, it’s essential to understand the ins and outs of where you are purchasing Columbus, Ohio real estate. Why is that, you ask?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The residential brokerage was dismissed this week from one of the early real estate commission lawsuits , known as “Batton 1” after its lead plaintiff, a homebuyer named Mya Batton. At issue are the NAR’s rules and policies that govern MLSs, which are enforced by local Realtor associations that own the MLSs.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

million Hispanic households own their home, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals ( NAHREP ) said in its 2023 State of Hispanic Homeownership Report released on Tuesday. Despite elevated interest rates and tight inventory, the national Hispanic homeownership rate reached 49.5% In total, more than 9.5

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