Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2023

In a joint statement , the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, CFPB, FTC, and EEOC outlined a commitment to enforcement of existing laws and regulations despite a lack of regulatory oversight currently in place regarding emerging AI technologies. These agencies have all had to address the rise of AI recently.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

Bost said in a statement that the VA appraisal requirements are a strain on veterans trying to compete in a hot housing market and that this legislation would make VA borrowers more competitive. “VA ” The post Proposed VA appraisal law looks to even the playing field appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2021

Clayton Collins, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Diego Sanchez, Chief Operating Officer, of HW Media , are proud to announce the promotion of Jennifer Watson Laws to Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations. Watson Laws was also named as one of Folio’s Top Women in Media in 2020. states Watson Laws.

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Miller Samuel

APRIL 27, 2019

Back on April 19th , I wrote about the New York AMC law in my Housing Notes newsletter. After years of AMCs chipping away at the public trust, the New York AMC law was designed to protect the consumer. Here is the NYS "AMC Law" as a PDF or in plain text on the landing page of the law. No, it isn't.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 30, 2021

Cade Holleman, Marketing Strategist for Padgett Law Group, was recognized by the Council for Inclusion in Financial Services with the Catalyst Award. The post Padgett Law Group Leader Recognized by Council for Inclusion appeared first on DSNews.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new policy statement on Monday that outlines standards for the legal prohibition of abusive conduct in consumer financial markets, summarizing over a decade of precedent. Chopra also issued prepared remarks regarding the new guidance at the University of California Irvine Law School. “In

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

With a rapid spike in interest rates, inventory at historic lows, home prices rising at unprecedented levels above income, and a purchase market that is both highly anxious and digitally reliant, mortgage and real estate professionals must be strategic to capture the market opportunity today. Inventory rising, historically low.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

In a notice published on Friday, Virginia Realtors wrote that “upon analysis of this ‘touring agreement’ form, Virginia REALTORS does not believe it is in compliance with the requirements of Virginia law.” We are in the process of piloting the touring agreement in select markets where it aligns with local rules.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2020

From this stronghold I have been able to see past the chaos and view the economy and the future of the housing market through the lens of my core economic principles. 9 , I described how each of those data lines had been passed: COVID fought the law of demographics and the law won. million, my number for an outperforming market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tiffany Fletcher, VRM Mortgage Services HW: What does the current market and demand for REO assets look like? Factors like location and condition of the property and the market demand for REO and other existing home sales, impact the current landscape for REO assets.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

Marketers are often the most creative and influential marketing minds in the housing economy. Their pivotal role in the industry is why we’re excited to offer marketing leaders a place to come together for a few hours to focus on what you do as a marketer and network with the brightest marketing minds.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In May 2022, the Florida Legislature introduced a new condominium safety law, which mandates more rigorous inspections and stronger financial reserves for HOAs. Before the new law was enforced, many condo associations were investing their reserves in government-insured instruments, sacrificing their liquidity to generate a return.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Newsom This law requires a purchase agreement in a real estate transaction to inform a seller and buyer of the opportunity to report, through the Department of Consumer Affairs’ internet website or telephone number, any suspicion of a discriminatory appraisal by the holder of a real estate appraiser license.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Marty Green thinks of the housing market in 2022 as two very different movies. But the housing market in the second half of 2022? “The The Big Chill” or “Frozen,” says Green, principal at real estate law firm Polunsky Beitel Green. By September, a full-fledged housing market recession had set in. over asking price.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

A former top executive at Better.com has voluntarily dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed about two years ago against the company and its leadership, including founder Vishal Garg , that accuses the defendants of violating labor and securities laws when pursuing the firm’s goal to go public.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JULY 12, 2023

How Agents Can Use The Law of Diminishing Return When Pricing a Listing As a real estate appraiser with over 30 years of experience, I have witnessed firsthand the critical role that accurate pricing plays in the success of real estate transactions.

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Lamacchia Realty

APRIL 5, 2023

Last week, the state of Florida finalized a new comprehensive affordable housing law which will infuse over $700 million into housing and make it easier to build new housing with zoning changes and tax breaks. Removes a provision in current law that would allow local government to impose rent control in certain circumstances.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2022

Two House Appropriations bills recently advanced by House negotiators have included language surrounding Business Email Compromise (BEC) in an effort to promote collaboration between federal and law enforcement agencies and private sector partners in monitoring and reporting for cyber-based crime events.

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Miller Samuel

JANUARY 7, 2020

I joined Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Markets to talk about the results of my recent research for Douglas Elliman's Elliman Report: Manhattan Sales Report Q4-2019. Always enjoy the conversation.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2023

Whether you believe the worst market conditions are now behind us or that the coming months will remain turbulent, there’s no doubt that title related businesses will need a combination of thrift, ingenuity, innovation and persistence to be successful for the foreseeable future. Will it work well with your new clients in that market segment?

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

After 2010, qualified mortgage laws were in place, meaning everyone getting a mortgage has to be able to repay the loan. On top of more legitimate buyers, we fixed the credit markets, meaning housing credit looks fantastic. This matters because inventory was already heading toward all-time lows before COVID-19.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

According to the motion, the complaint is falsely interpreting antitrust law, alleging that the plaintiffs view competition as a “mortal threat” and not a “cornerstone of American capitalism.” Courts long have affirmed that the ‘central purpose’ of the antitrust laws is to preserve and foster competition,” the motion states.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

“Plaintiff’s bald, conclusory allegation that the parties somehow ‘agreed’ to the 2022 unsigned amendment to the 2018 wholesale broker agreement as a complete and total replacement for the 2018 wholesale broker agreement in some unidentified manner is entirely implausible as a matter of law,” according to Atlantic Trust.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

neighborhood, housing market, Fall, homes, new house sales, forbearance. The federal funds rate doesn’t directly dictate mortgage rates, but it does steer market activity to create higher rates and reduce demand. A less volatile market? The consumer-price index rose 8.6% mortgage industry to fund $4.1 trillion in 2023.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Local markets spotlights 5 different areas across the country, showcasing what is uniquely happening in those housing markets. Local real estate agents, loan officers and appraisers share what characteristics are currently defining their housing markets. Annapolis, Maryland. Manchester, New Hampshire. “We Provo, Utah.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A lawsuit filed by a renter in Seattle accuses the property management software firm and major landlords of violating antitrust statutes through a product used to set rent rates.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

The settlement includes some of the largest credit repair brands in the country, including Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com , following a court ruling that found the companies had collected illegal advance fees for credit repair services through telemarketing. Heath, Attorney-at-Law PC law firm.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

accusing them of violating antitrust laws. By outsourcing the management of rental pricing to RENTmaximiser, Yardi’s rent-setting tool, property management companies failed in complying with the antitrust laws, according to the lawsuit. Yardi marketed its tools to rental companies as a method to “beat the market” and maximize profits.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2023

The mortgage servicing rights (MSR) market has opened 2023 with a healthy volume of capital committed to purchasing the assets along with multiple sellers primed for deals — as evidenced by the $60 billion to $65 billion in MSR portfolio offerings currently out for bid, market experts say.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

With a 10% increase in year-over-year total transactions — even in a down market — NotaryCam is poised to drive even more RON adoption across multiple verticals in 2024 while also continuing to champion mortgage lenders’ digital transformation efforts.” Last year saw NotaryCam execute transactions in 160 of 192 countries worldwide.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Campbell’s office claims that EasyKnock “engaged in an unfair and deceptive equity-skimming scheme that involved purchasing the homes of cash-strapped consumers at bargain-basement prices and then renting them back to the consumers, at times for unfair rents,” in violation of the state’s consumer protection law.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

High-profile government actions against some of the nation’s largest financial firms for alleged violations of fair lending laws and loan servicing principles have sent a sobering message to industry CEOs and their boards: the buck stops at the top.

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Miller Samuel

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The interview with Robert Frank and Andrew Ross Sorkin In keeping with their audience, it was all about the “trade” and focus on pricing which reminded me of the stock market-like thinking of housing from a decade ago. This appearance was the first time on the actual set. Sorkin asks. Should all New Jersey homeowners move to Florida?".

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Inman

JULY 13, 2023

The power of the HOA may be over in some areas where personal preference and environmental concerns are ruling the day.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2022

In the midst of the current market volatility, many lenders are looking for ways to grow their broker channels in an effort to initiate and build relationships with borrowers. Between their expertise and access to tools, they’re the right people for the job and will come out on top on the other side of the purchase market.”.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

Additionally, she will ensure compliance with local licensing laws and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws concerning marketing in Europe. from the Stetson University College of Law. Among her core duties, Lopez will handle legal matters related to affiliate agreements in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

As the housing market enters a purchase-market cycle sparked by rising mortgage rates that have killed off a long-running refinance boom, we can expect to see mortgage-fraud schemes proliferate, industry experts say. The post Risk of mortgage fraud is on the rise in the current market appeared first on HousingWire.

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