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10 ways for real estate agents to stay compliant with fair housing laws

Housing Wire

Understanding the act’s provisions can help you become a more ethical real estate agent and help you follow a law that encourages open access to high-quality housing for all. The Fair Housing Act was just one aspect of this law. Department of Housing and Urban Development and can result in fines and other penalties.

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Non-white homebuyers feel discrimination despite laws against it: Redfin

Housing Wire

Discrimination persists despite fair housing laws making it illegal The Fair Housing Act is federal legislation aimed at protecting people from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability when they rent or buy a home.

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Commission lawsuit: HomeServices files motion for judgment as a matter of law

Housing Wire

Just prior to the plaintiffs resting their case late Monday afternoon, HomeServices of America , one of the three remaining defendants in the commission lawsuit , filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law. According to Goldberg, NAR takes antitrust law very seriously and it instructs members to not fix or control commissions.

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Florida affordable housing law that dilutes local power has upset the apple cart

Housing Wire

A new affordable housing law passed by Florida’s legislature and signed in March by Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly creating anxiety among local elected officials who are concerned that the new law cedes too much control over zoning and other matters to the state government. The process has gone more smoothly in St.

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CFPB report finds state community reinvestment laws can go beyond federal version

Housing Wire

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week published a report analyzing state-level community reinvestment laws and ways they promote reinvestment activities for entities including mortgage companies.

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Boston suburb works to comply with new state multifamily construction law

Housing Wire

The town of Newton, Massachusetts is working to comply with a new state law that requires the construction of new multifamily housing units in areas served by public transit, according to reporting from the Boston Globe. However, the debate in Newton could be more contentious than in other parts of the state, according to the Globe.

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WA zoning law changes will exempt some wealthy neighborhoods

Housing Wire

In particular, provisions in the bill state that the zoning rules already established by homeowners associations (HOAs) and other “common interest communities” cannot be superseded by the new bill once it becomes law. Lead bill sponsor Rep.

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