Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 9, 2025

Fortunately, there are ways to detect deed fraud attempts early, but mortgage professionals need to be well-informed to protect themselves and their clients. Protecting the personal information of homeowners is also essential. Title fraud is becoming more widespread, with perpetrators growing increasingly bold.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

The plaintiffs claim the defendants then took things a step further by creating a “fake leads scheme” in which they distributed misleading information and utilized the defendants’ association with NAR to “fraudulently induce trust and reliance in” the misleading information.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Ohio REALTORS, one of the largest and most influential real estate associations in the Midwest, has announced its partnership with HousingWire , the leading source for housing market news and information. ” HousingWire has established itself as the trusted source of information for housing professionals across the industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Your goal should be to leave the open house with as many quality names and as much contact information as possible. You are there to, to meet, to greet, to gather that information, and then to follow up post open house. If you have not yet captured their information, this is your last chance to do so!

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

As concerns about flooding, extreme temperatures and wildfires grow — and what that might mean for future insurance costs — this tool also helps agents inform their clients in discussing climate risk, insurance and long-term affordability.” It also provides home shoppers with information on wind, fire and flood insurance requirements.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Some common cyber risks include: Data breaches: Unauthorized access to sensitive information, such as client records and financial data, which can lead to severe legal and financial repercussions. Foster a culture of cybersecurity awareness within your team, stay informed of emerging threats, and consistently implement best practices.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Consumers will be able to access their data, such as transaction information, account balance information, information needed to initiate payments, upcoming bill information, and basic account verification information. Financial providers must make this information available without charging fees.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

The letter was in response to the CFPB’s request for information on residential mortgage fees, which the Bureau issued in late May. The comment period for the request for information closed on Aug. Services that are legal, disclosed, and regulated cannot be ‘junk fees,’” the letter states. 2, 2024.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

Since the settlement agreement bans offers of compensation from the MLS, but allows for them be shared in other places, many have felt this could be the ideal solution and, understandably, several sites specifically designed to share compensation and concession information have popped up.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Conrad gives her clients a seller information packet, containing copies of JPAR’s forms and a guide to explain the new MLS rules. She says that an informed seller is more likely to trust an agent throughout the transaction process.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

But to better combat its growing commonality, more information is needed — particularly for vulnerable communities — according to senior advocacy organization AARP. But the issue with reliable data is exacerbated by insufficient information from vulnerable communities, AARP contends. cases go unreported every year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

HousingWire, the leading source for housing market news and information, announced its partnership with Columbus Realtors, the largest city-based Realtor association in Ohio. HousingWire is the trusted source of information for housing professionals across the industry.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

The alleged conspiracy also included falsifying property records, including “building safety and financial information of prospective borrowers to facilitate mortgage loan approval,” the DOJ alleged. Gallo joined CrossCountry Mortgage in October 2023, according to NMLS licensing information. Gallo originated more than $1.4

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

Jason Abrams, the head of industry and learning at Keller Williams, said it was important that the firm provide users with information in a variety of mediums. “I For Abrams, the resource guide’s best feature is that agents can gather insights and information from a variety of industry professionals. “I

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Lenders, for example, cannot use information about medical devices that could be repossessed as collateral for a loan. Lenders, in turn, are barred from factoring medical debt into their underwriting decisions. The rule is effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Customers must enter basic information — including their name, date of birth, address and loan purpose — to access the feature and map out the details of a new loan. Eligible debts include construction loans, personal loans, credit cards, auto loans and student loans.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Longbridge also states that certain informational blog posts on the Review Counsel website are written by Mutual of Omaha’s director of marketing communications. RMD looked up the website registration information of both Review Counsel and Advisory Institute, but the entries on the public WHOIS database are redacted.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

After an investigation, it concluded that cybercriminals infiltrated its systems, potentially accessing and acquiring files containing sensitive personal information of 171,074 customers. The type of information affected by this event includes name and Social Security number.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Criminal actors exploited the breach, installing malware and extracting sensitive data, including personally identifiable information, from the companys network. Bayview and its affiliates responded by notifying affected consumers, offering support services, and providing free credit and identity theft monitoring.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2024

This is a shame because the lack of accurate and current information prevents seniors from considering all their options. Over the years, I’ve made it my mission to educate consumers, real estate professionals, and financial planners so that more seniors can get the advice they need to make intelligent and informed decisions.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Tuesday issued an informational notice to mortgage lenders in which it reiterates various loss-mitigation options afforded to companies and borrowers who are engaged in FHA lending programs in presidentially declared major disaster areas (PDMDAs).

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The new home sales estimate is derived using mortgage application information from the BAS, as well as assumptions regarding market coverage and other factors. This data also provides information regarding the types of loans used by new home buyers. For additional information on MBA’s Builder Application Survey, please click here.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

Instead, the settlement agreement allows for offers of compensation ’off MLS,’ where that information is hard to find and not available to all buyers and brokers. That change is a step in the wrong direction and is detrimental to consumers and brokers alike.“

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In order to help lenders of all sizes make quicker, better decisions and help qualify more borrowers, LPA Choice provides customized information on purchasing needs along with actionable feedback. To read the full release, including more information, click here. up to 97% for Home Possible loans).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Since it already has a lot of your business information, it’s going to know what exactly you’re wanting. So, if you’re a broker and you want to put together information for your agents, it’s probably a little better if you take the transcripts. And that can be used for so many different things.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

When all parties operate from a unified information source, the process becomes quicker, simpler, and more effective. Clients also remain well-informed about essential updates like due date changes and delinquent taxes. CoreLogic understands that like no other. This partnership prevents critical errors in homeowners tax payments.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

His dream was to equip agents with the information, analysis, and data they needed to become the trusted advisors this country needed. Steve was the major driving force behind the movement of real estate agents to use the data and information they had to be educators their clients needed.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

According to the lawsuit, Smith’s supervisor also directed her to commit mortgage fraud by altering documents and hiding or changing borrower information to make them qualify for home loans, which she said she constantly refused to do. For example, Smith claims her supervisor demanded in May 2023 that she remove a $1.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

If you think this may apply to you, visit the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations website here for more information. Items that are not listed as permitted in the Candidate Information Booklet will be subject to removal. For more information, check out the Florida DBPRs Renewal website.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Yet to successfully practice the sale of residential real estate and access the information compiled by the MLS, nationally and in the State of Michigan, membership in these organizations in mandatory,“ the filing states.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

What should Realtors know about this information? 26, which youre a speaker at, why do you think information and insights on the housing market is so important, especially for real estate leaders? HW: Lets dive into some demographic shifts. HW: To wrap, as we get closer to the Housing Economic Summit in Dallas on Feb.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

An accessible checklist on the FHA website would give home sellers, buyers, housing counselors, real estate agents and others a reliable source of information, according to the report. The CFA also called on real estate associations to better educate agents on sources of financing discrimination and how to successfully work with FHA buyers.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to stay top-of-mind with clients and prospects is by consistently delivering value in an informative, helpful real estate newsletter. Content: Agents can include any combination of data and information. Provide value Offer engaging content that both informs and entertains.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The user inputs their personal information and the agent can supervise the identity verification process, during which the agent will prompt the user to perform biometric identity verification. According to Proof, companies using Verify will have access to secure video links for directing users to. There, users can meet with a human agent.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The chatbot provides instant responses to clients — guidelines, matrices, and lender tools among other information — based on the company’s knowledge base, “The Source.” The new functionalities will allow mortgage brokers to upload any PDF and instantly get information, for example, regarding appraisals or credits by asking for documents.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

The platform provides industry professionals with a single source for property listings and data, which promotes collaboration and the transparent sharing of listing information among industry professionals. Additionally, users have full control over whether their listings are syndicated to portals.

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