Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2021

In its notice of proposed rulemaking, HUD stated it believes the “2013 rule is more consistent with decades of caselaw and better effectuates the Act’s broad remedial purpose of eradicating unnecessary discriminatory practices from the housing market.” ” Prior to the effective date of the 2020 rule, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The passage of the so-called “heartbeat bill” in Texas and similar laws in other states, access to legal and safe abortions has become a major concern for some recent movers. About one-in-seven people who recently moved said they would not live in a place where abortion is fully legal, according to a Redfin report released this week.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

. “The new home market has been extraordinary in 2023, and I think heading into 2024, we’re going to have the golden age of new home construction,” David O’Reilly, CEO of Howard Hughes , said in a recent CNBC interview. For more than a decade, housing has suffered a structural shortage of homes rooted in supply-side issues.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

“So, what the brokerages have done historically is they’ve made all their money from the 80% of agents who actually don’t transact more than two deals a year , because they pay desk fees, monthly fees, technology fees and legal fees.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Offerpad also announced new hires on its executive team, appointing David Connelly as its new chief growth officer and Ben Aronovitch as its new chief legal officer. Moving to the mortgage side of the housing market, Waterstone Mortgage Corporation named Jeff McGuiness as the new president and CEO.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

Many industry participants have raised concerns about this, given that the data was generated during a time when the housing market was appreciating, and unemployment was declining to historic lows. “FHFA was comfortable approving VantageScore 4.0 for use by the GSEs based on limited historical data,” the letter reads.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The days of the low-FICO homebuyer returning to the housing market have ended, as I discussed in 2018. This protects the housing market from another crash in home prices like we saw in 2008. Simple: positive cash flow homebuyers typically buy homes when credit channels are standard.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2021

And while the housing market continued to surge amid these changes, some people were still hesitant to do business in a digital landscape and unsure how to navigate the litany of rules related to compliance and processes. Each video session is recorded and retained along with an audit trail of the transaction. The time for RON is now”.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

In addition, some white neighborhoods had zoning laws that legally banned non-white buyers from owning homes in those neighborhoods. The relationship between diversity, economic growth, housing and GDP The housing market is large and varied. Between the launch of FHA in 1934 and when President Lyndon B. Decades ago, U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Generally, a brand name will be easier to remember, which can only work to your advantage in a competitive housing market. Without a federal trademark registration, you’ll have little to no legal recourse. It’s how customers recognize you in the marketplace and distinguish you from your competitors.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Regardless of the outcome, real estate brokers are doing all they can to prepare their brokerages and their agents for more transparency, education on the value real estate agents bring to the transaction, and more, according to the 2023 Q4 BrokerPulse survey , a forward-looking housing market sentiment survey by HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

According to Katie Johnson, NAR’s Chief Legal Officer, jury selection started last week and should finish today. Named in the class action are NAR, RE/MAX , Anywhere , Keller Williams and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. “We are now anticipating opening arguments to begin on Tuesday, Oct.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

Between navigating a post-pandemic world, rate hikes and the threat of a recession, mortgage lenders across the country are managing a volatile housing market. A sharp rise in mortgage rates saddled the company with tens of millions of dollars in loans it couldn’t sell to investors in the secondary market at par.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

Between navigating a post-pandemic world, rate hikes and the threat of a recession, mortgage lenders across the country are managing a volatile housing market. A sharp rise in mortgage rates saddled the company with tens of millions of dollars in loans it couldn’t sell to investors in the secondary market at par.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) announced on Friday that it rescinded a 2020 Trump-era rule governing Fair Housing Act disparate impact claims and has restored a 2013 Obama-era “Discriminatory Effects” rule that takes aim at discriminatory practices from the housing market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

At the root of many of these predictions is the notion that the settlement agreement will result in a higher level of agent attrition than analysts would anticipate solely based on the housing market slowdown experienced over the past two years. “If

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

. “These new members of the WFG team share our vision of eliminating friction, increasing transparency, and delivering a superior experience for our customers in some of the nation’s strongest housing markets.” Doma is a real estate technology company that aims to disrupt the traditional home closing process.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic increasing the need and demand for RON services, and nearly all states and counties across the country approved emergency legislation legalizing RON, Notarize rapidly expanded. How lenders can improve business models in 2022.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Airbnb estimates that 5,300 existing reservations would be affected during the first week of enforcement, according to an August legal filing. Airbnb hosts will have to meet several new requirements, including not renting out an entire apartment or home; and being present during guests’ short-term stays.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In a housing market like ours, buyers need to have as many tactics as possible when seeking to purchase a home. We have seen a near-sold-out market for years in many parts of our region – particularly for single-family homes with close access to freeways.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2022

The current application packages and final doc sets have become very long and full of legal jargon that most laymens don’t understand. But, I am confident that this question was intended to reference the housing market. I am not too worried about the housing market in the long term. I believe in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

mortgage and housing markets and serves an audience of lending, servicing, investment and real estate market participants. In connection with the transaction, Goodwin Procter LLP served as HW Media’s legal counsel. Minor & Brown PC served as legal counsel to REAL Trends. About HW Media.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

The White House says that, if enacted, this would save thousands of homeowners up to $1,500 — or an average of $750. Suggestions that another revamp of these rules is needed depart from the legal regime created by Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act and will only increase regulatory costs and make it untenable for smaller lenders to compete.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“We believe the pay-to-play marketplace is a step backwards for consumers and the industry as a whole and we very much like our position and growth plan in a market structure the continually evolves towards our principles of access, independence and transparency,” he said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

At the same time, Realogy’s CEO noted that the housing market is still pretty good – at least if you’re not a consumer trying to buy a home. We take it seriously, and we’ve got an experienced legal team.”. Realogy posted $902 million in 2021 operating income, and $343 million in net income.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The report notes that widespread foreclosure moratoria in place do not apply to legally vacant or abandoned homes. Blomquist confirmed that “strong demand” for distressed properties is tied largely to the strength in the retail housing market, which in turn is tied largely to low mortgage rates. . “We

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

HousingWire: What do you think will be the big themes for the housing market in 2022? Essentially, ensuring differentiation as the best place to win business in an industry which is increasingly devoid of standards. HousingWire: What’s one thing that people aren’t paying attention to that you think they should be paying attention to?

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

Solicitors are legally required when purchasing a home in Ireland.). MLS has spawned deeper collaboration among competitors where reliable, in-depth information is shared among participants, all to the benefit of the end consumers who get a fuller, more accurate look at the current housing market. And expedient.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to Reffkin, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the frenetic pace of the 2020, 2021, and even early 2022 housing markets, led to a reliance on technologies like Zoom, texting, email and social media for communication, leading transactions. Bad times create good habits,” Reffkin said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The trade group also faces two massive class-action lawsuits that could forever upend the agent commission structure , and is fighting a separate legal battle with the Department of Justice.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

This article is part of our 2022-23 Housing Market Forecast series. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2022

According to the legal filings , Barber’s alleged goal was to take real estate “prospects and leads assigned to other brokers” for “his own personal benefit” and that of the other defendants, Darcy Varney and eXp Realty. and 5:30 a.m. accessing “password-protected” company computers to steal client data. 7, 2021.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Lenders will have to work with legal, risk, compliance and IT to define AI governance before implementing AI technologies,” Buschman said. With AI expected to “lead to lasting change” unlike other technology hype cycles, enterprises will be significantly impacted whether they invest in AI or not, noted Buschman.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Kelman said Redfin could use that technology to market properties listed by Redfin directly to consumers. Redfin’s CEO was also positive about where the housing market is headed, despite a dire 2024 forecast by Goldman Sachs. “I I feel a twinge of optimism. Most people buy a home to move to a better life,” Kelman said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

. “Candidly, I’m not sure the CFPB has the legal standing to disrupt a contract law across the country, especially as some of these are private loans and there is a contract made between the borrower and lender. So I do suspect if they come out with this ruling, we might see legal challenges to it by somebody in the industry.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2021

“President Biden would have strongly supported a decision by the CDC to further extend this eviction moratorium to protect renters at this moment of heightened vulnerability,” said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. The CDC ban has also faced numerous legal challenges from property owners. were delinquent and 10.0%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

How to gain more listing visibility in a shifting housing market. As real estate professionals strategize on how to do business in 2021’s competitive, fast-paced housing market, they’ll discover the need for better tools to market their listings. According to the complaint, 70% of U.S.

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