Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2025

A bill to expand Maryland s existing Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program which allows property tax abatements in exchange for housing reserved for low-income tenants has been signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore (D), a move lauded by affordable housing advocates.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

BDF Law Group , a provider of legal services to the financial services industry, has announced its expansion into four new states: Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. Mortgage Lending Institute by the University of Texas School of Law, 25th Annual Robert C. Gibson, Jr.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Navigating Mortgage Law: Insights with Stephen Hladik from Hladik Onorato & Federman In this episode of the MP Access Show, we’re thrilled to welcome Stephen Hladik, a Partner at Hladik Onorato & Federman, LLP, and a highly respected expert in mortgage foreclosure, bankruptcy, and lending law compliance.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

When California legislators voted in 2021 to eliminate zoning laws that require neighborhoods to have only single-family homes, supporters and detractors alike fiercely argued that it would have a big impact.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

Proponents of a uniform federal law say it would simplify compliance, improve transaction efficiency, and create a level playing field for real estate professionals operating across multiple states. During that time, however, more than a dozen states have adopted RON laws in a generally consistent manner. The two are very similar.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2025

Last Wednesday , Reffkin shared a quote from law firm Crowell & Moring LLP , which lists antitrust law as one of its specialties, on his social media accounts. Washington State Law requires a sellers agent to be loyal to the seller by taking no action that is adverse or detrimental to the sellers interest in a transaction.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Under federal law, mortgage lenders are required to work at arm’s length during the appraisal process, partnering with independent appraisal management companies who assign the work to state-licensed professional appraisers,” a spokesperson for Rocket told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

House of Representatives that would codify the “tri-merge” credit model into law, a rebuke to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)’s recent efforts to transition to a “bi-merge” model that would require only two credit reports to be pulled instead of three. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) has introduced a bill to the U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Legal League is a professional association of financial services law firms spread out across the U.S. Managing Attorney with IDEA Law Group LLC, and Chair of Legal Leagues SIWG; Michelle Garcia Gilbert Esq. Founder and Managing Attorney with Van Ness Law Firm PLC, and SIWG Member. Hladik Esq. Anthony Van Ness Esq.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

In December, Rocket sued HUD over the charge, saying it was not accountable for an appraiser’s actions given the arms-length requirement of the law. and Rocket Mortgage of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2025

New York City is preparing to enforce a sweeping new law that aims to eliminate most residential broker fees and is proposing fines as high as $2,000 per violation. The fines imposed by the law are reasonable and can be easily avoided by never charging a tenant for a broker they did not hire, Oss said in a written statement to the Gothamist.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

California law generally prohibits charging a price that exceeds, by more than 10%, the price a seller charged for an item before a state or local declaration of emergency, the alert stated. This law applies to those who sell food, emergency supplies, medical supplies, building materials, and gasoline.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

District Court in Pennsylvania claiming that NAR, the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR) and the Greater Lehigh Valley MLS (GLVMLS) have violated federal civil rights statutes, engaged in unlawful discriminatory practices, breached their contracts, created a monopolistic system and broken federal antitrust laws.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Federal classification While laws across several U.S. But Elkhart Housing Authority executive director Angelia Washington said her organization is required to stand by Indianas [state] laws on marijuana, and that the agencys policy is to revoke benefits if someone admits to using illegal drugs, according to the reporting.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

After the company failed to have new council file an appearance, the court dismissed EasyKnocks defamation lawsuit against law firm Feldman & Feldman last Monday. According to Feldman & Feldman, EasyKnocks defamation suit forced the law firm to withdraw from the truth in lending suits it was involved in.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

When consumers disputed errors on their credit reports , Experian conducted sham investigations rather than properly reviewing the disputes as required by federal law, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in a statement. Experian representatives did not immediately respond to HousingWire s request for comment.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This data underscores the financial viability of manufactured housing, which has historically faced negative perceptions and restrictive zoning laws. The analysis highlights how outdated zoning laws and negative stereotypes continue to hinder the potential of manufactured homes as an affordable option.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to hold accountable anyone who seeks to deceive elderly homeowners through fraud. These egregious criminal acts will not be tolerated, and my agency will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to hold other individuals like Diamond accountable for their actions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

StorageCafe describes this discrepancy as the “missing middle,” and analysts blame zoning laws and rising construction costs. .” Nationally, middle housing grew by 11.3% from 2005 to 2023 — the lowest inventory increase among all property types.

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Real Estate News

MARCH 21, 2025

Buyer agreements are a good thing, Alabama Realtors CEO says, but the law, inspired in part by the DOJ, gives consumers and agents more time to negotiate.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2025

” “Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), CRAs are permitted by law to resell consumer information to prospective creditors without the consumers permission if the prospective creditor is prepared to make that consumer a ‘firm offer of credit,'” the letter reads.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

NAR could be running afoul of tax law given that it is a nonprofit trade association, the report claimed. “It Many of us who practice association antitrust law have always wondered, ‘How can they get away with this?’” told the Times.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Ben Lalez is accused of violating federal anti-kickback laws by steering clients to specific service providers in exchange for undisclosed cash payments. The suit, filed in January by his former transaction manager Claude Cimino, claims Lalez retaliated by firing him after he reported the alleged scheme.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Housing industry experts attribute this to the states restrictive zoning laws. In 2017, the state passed a new law allowing for ADUs nearly everywhere single-family houses are permitted. Underlying issues Despite this progress, Dapice and others are frustrated by the lack of new construction especially starter homes in the state.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

And the emergency needs of Southern California residents whove been displaced have law enforcement officials on the lookout for those who seek to benefit financially by overcharging for homes. State law prohibits price increases of more than 10% on goods or services that were being sold prior to an emergency declaration going into effect.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Plaintiffs also assert a common law ’conspiracy’ claim but fail to allege an underlying tort, which is essential to a civil conspiracy claim. Finally, Plaintiffs allege a separate tort — economic coercion — that does not exist under Michigan law.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Nationstar Mortgage currently doing business as Mr. Cooper has agreed to settle a lawsuit which alleges that the company violated mortgage servicing laws and forced borrowers into foreclosure. million in payments to eligible borrowers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

RLTYco was founded in 2021 by Related Companies veteran Briggs Elwell and Daniel Kennedy, managing partner of Kennedy Luce LLC, a law firm in Connecticut. Were continually impressed by the companys strategic vision, educational approach to holistic business health for independent contractors and are eager for this next chapter.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Canadian law enforcement executed search warrants at several call centers last June, allegedly catching the perpetrators in the act as they were making calls to victims in Virginia. The total estimated monetary value of the scams allegedly bilked the victims out of as much as $21 million, according to the attorneys office.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

In the fallout of the sentencing, an organization in Illinois is seeking to codify a home preservation program for seniors into state law, according to reporting by CBS News. Those who became wrapped up in the web of Diamonds alleged scheme hope to see the measure become law. I dont believe he has any remorse.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 24, 2024

But for nearly 30 years, California has imposed limits on those limits, via a law known as the Costa–Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Gavin Newsom signed a law limiting annual rent increases statewide to 5% plus inflation. For instance, city governments could limit annual rent increases to less than 5%, and the state couldn’t intervene.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

shared housing declined over the past 70 years due to increasingly restrictive zoning laws. Now, states are reversing this trend with laws that foster affordability and new housing models. These laws mirror Oregons 2023 legislation supporting microunits. 1042, a 2023 law permitting office-to-residential conversions statewide.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

On Wednesday , Reffkin shared a quote from law firm Crowell & Moring LLP, which lists antitrust law as one of its specialties, on his social media accounts. By not allowing agents to market off the MLS when their client wants them to, Northwest MLS is in effect asking agents to break the law. State law supersedes MLS rules.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

property rights are established under state rather than federal law, making the shift to a centralized, national land registration system unworkable without a significant rewrite of private property law. The advantage of this system of local property records is that it keeps the claims to ownership close to the property itself.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The law also requires buildings to complete a structural integrity reserve study that will assess how much work needs to be done. Following the Surfside condo collapse in 2021 that killed 98 people, Florida lawmakers passed the Condo Safety Act , requiring condo associations to modernize buildings that had pushed off critical work for years.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

Under current state law, real estate professionals must provide clients with a written disclosure for describing the types of brokerage services, as required by the states Real Estate Consumers Agency and Disclosure Act (RECAD), prior to a consumer disclosing any confidential information.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Discrimination against voucher holders is not just a violation of the law its a barrier that keeps families in Illinois from accessing stable and affordable housing, Joshua Murillo, HRI’s deputy executive director, said in a statement.

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