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Opinion: Who decides what American neighborhoods look like?

Housing Wire

Concepts like getting a mortgage, taking out a line of credit, buying and selling a property and becoming a landlord are rarely part of classroom discussions or dinner-table conversations, unless your family happens to be in real estate. To expand the pipeline that leads people of color into real estate, an entire culture needs to change.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

6 months course access Ridgeline: All features of Base + Livestream option and Forms Training 101. Visit Website Overview The Lee Institute School of Real Estate combines professional instruction and video format training to make the concepts of the real estate business more digestible and engaging. 25 hrs livestream access.

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FREE Webinar: Fair Housing, Is It?

McKissock

Upon invitation, she has traveled throughout the United States speaking, teaching, and training state and federal law enforcement agencies, judges, attorneys, employers, unions, fair housing advocacy groups, realtors, the NAACP, corporations, and members of the general public on employment and fair housing laws.

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How to Become a Property Manager in California

CA Realty Training

A property manager is a licensed third party who manages the property for the landlord. A certificate is proof of your accreditation and proper educational training. Regardless of what is happening in the property, you must update both the landlord and the tenant. It’s a job that’s in high demand!

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HUD raises Housing Choice Voucher funding to $30 billion for 2023

Housing Wire

In its notice of increased funding, HUD also said that it has made additional materials available for landlords by creating specialized engagement tools including informational sheets, guidebooks, information about landlord-focused events and FAQ documents.

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What Do I Need to Know About Lead Paint in a Home?

Lamacchia Realty

In 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) passed a rule called the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule requiring firms to use EPA-approved training providers and follow lead-safe work practices when having work done. In Maine , landlords are required to provide certain disclosures to their tenants about lead paint.

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Homelessness is not an unsolvable problem

Housing Wire

Any amount of time is too long, but landlord engagement and counseling has reduced this home search time.(Brief) Since 2022, Dallas and Collin Counties have seen: An 18% increase in people exiting homelessness to permanent housing (Rare) The number of days an average person experiences homelessness is 95 days.

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