Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 18, 2024

When a consumer applies for a mortgage, credit bureaus are notified that the consumer is interested in financing, which is referred to as a trigger lead. Senate has announced the passage of the bipartisan Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (S. 3502) , a measure that will ban trigger leads except in limited circumstances.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

The complaint alleges that Lalez received cash payments for referring clients to a particular lender and attorney, violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, or RESPA. 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

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The homeowner submitted a complaint to the HUD, which concluded that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act , and referred the matter to the DOJ. After she complained to Rocket Mortgage, the company canceled her refinance application. This is the second appraisal bias case involving a top-10 lender and a powerful regulator.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Moskver referred to a key result in the survey indicating that homebuyers still want human assistance despite a growing desire for more tech. “They want the ease and efficiency of automated platforms and a borrower-friendly user interface, but they are still relying on loan officer involvement,“ Moskver said in a statement.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 19, 2025

All of the following references come from the 15 th ed. references the term comparable sale 17 times but does not define the term. Therefore, the next part of this article is devoted to that issue, with the latter portion dedicated to a summary of the issues, and then a call to action. Consider p. Lets learn now how to choose comps.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Hive MLS compares its platform to a bee hive, where worker bees — referring to agents — work together to gather resources and keep the hive, or the housing market, alive. The platform will serve as a space for agents to share listings and ideas while simplifying transactions with greater speed and accuracy.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Foreclosure starts — which refer to lenders that have started the process but have yet to repossess the home — tell the same story, albeit from another angle. Cleveland (one in 2,186) and Fresno, California (one in 2,247) followed close behind. Indianapolis (one in 2,293) and Las Vegas (one in 2,314) rounded out the top five.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 2, 2025

Impact of Mom-and-Pop Investors The report highlights the significant role of small-scale investors, often referred to as mom-and-pop landlords. Despite the slowdown, lower-priced homes remain a battleground for competition between first-time buyers and investors.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

McCully referred RMD to a recent blog post from his company about the financial status of the HECM program inside the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund. The post mentioned the increased limit, also referred to as the maximum claim amount (MCA).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Redfin refers to these listings as “stale inventory.” But Redfin ‘s unsold inventory report for November , released on Monday, adds a layer of concern to rising inventory. The report focuses on homes that were on the market for at least 60 days at end of the month. ” According to the report, 54.5%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Jason Mitchell Group and its founder, Jason Mitchell, allegedly participated by referring thousands of clients to Rocket’s companies. The lawsuit details practices including $250 “Dog Bone” gift cards awarded to agents who made the most referrals to Mitchell’s preferred partners, including Rocket Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Stebbins referred to as Pistol Pete by his colleagues was also lauded by Dan Ventura, Fairways president of reverse lending. Regulatory reforms have made reverse mortgages safer and more consumer-friendly, Stebbins said. I believe the next five to 10 years will bring even greater innovation and acceptance of this valuable tool.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

StorageCafe’s analysis ranked the 50 most popular moving routes based on “individual move-ins,” referring to one relocation event where an individual household from California establishes a new residence in Arizona. The census report collected data from 3.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The network that Grimshaw and and Callahan reference stems from William Raveis’ affiliation with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World , a global network of 140,000 agents and 550 brokerages. Broadening our reach, we have a tremendous network supporting agents, buyers, and sellers at William Raveis,” they said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

RealTrends excludes transactions such as commercial, rentals, lease, land, empty lots, and outside referred business from published totals. The RealTrends Verified City Rankings are based on the agent’s and team’s physical location, as submitted to RealTrends in the submission application.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

These financial agents would then be legally empowered to put a hold on suspicious spending and refer the case in question to law enforcement. The measure would train bank tellers and other bank employees; investment brokers and advisers; and others dealing with the finances of older New Yorkers, in how to spot exploitation, Newsday reported.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2025

LTSS refers to the range of paid and unpaid services that help people with physical or cognitive impairments live independently at home, according to a summary of the study on the schools website. They say will lead to an unprecedented demand for long-term care services and supports (LTSS).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2025

The department also reported that 83% of homeless students in 2022-23 were “temporarily doubled-up,” when referring to their current dwelling type. During the 2022-2023 school year, the cumulative statewide homeless student enrollment figure totaled 246,480, according to the California Department of Education.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 16, 2025

By diligently examining neighborhood boundaries, characteristics, land use changes, and economic trends, appraisers can deliver precise and reliable valuations that meet industry standards.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Zillow is hoping agents refer clients to Zillow Home Loans instead of their usual rotation of loan officers from outside mortgage companies. .” If a deal closes, Zillow will collect 40% of the agent’s commission. The lead generation program is designed for top-producing agents and teams who spend thousands a month on Zillow leads.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

1406 has been referred to the Pennsylvania House Housing and Community Development Committee for consideration. Provisions would also strengthen the legal standing of those affected by fraudulent transfers, ensuring they have a defined process to challenge the theft in court and reclaim their property.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Congress must pass the NDAA each year, since it refers to laws that specify the annual budget for the U.S. Senate bill introduced in December to target mortgage trigger leads, has been incorporated into the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Department of Defense.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

The clause, colloquially referred to as “The Ultimatum,” forbids broker partners who send loans to UWM from also doing business with Rocket Mortgage and Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program for rental assistance , widely referred to as Section 8 vouchers. The source of the financial discrepancy reportedly came from the misallocation of funds tied to U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

And so I think having that opportunity to be like, I’m so glad you referred to me. Davin: It’s almost like you’re volunteering. They don’t really understand how you were getting paid. I just want to have an opportunity to sit down and chat with you about how the process works and how I’m compensated.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

The capital gains tax is a federal tax that is applied when the sale of a particular asset including a home, personal items, or stocks and bonds held as investments is sold for more than [a sellers] adjusted basis, referring to the initial cost of the item being sold, according to the IRS.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Rob Hill Platinum’s director of growth and market development, said in a statement that SunWest is “receiving a lot more than what a typical merger brings,” referring to the shared technology assets and resources through Platinum that will soon be available to SunWest agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Additionally, Universal notes that almost one-third of its investors never referred a single title or closing order to the operation, and that the capture rate of the affiliated business was 13%. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB).”

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Some 80% homebuyers said they would refer their agency to others or use them again. The majority of sellers (87%) stated that they would refer their agent for future services either definitely (72%) or possibly (15%). These were the biggest down payments for first-time buyers since 1997 and for repeat buyers since 2003.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In addition to retrieving VOIE reports and pay documents from Argyle , nCino also has the capability to capture data elements like GSE Reference IDs and automatically transfer them to the lenders loan origination system (LOS).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

Additionally, they claimed that they had proof the defendants conducted reverse auctions to obtain their settlement agreements, which the Gibson plaintiffs have previously referred to as sweetheart deals. eXp settled the commission lawsuits with the Hooper plaintiffs for $34 million in October and Weichert for $8.5 million in November.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 15, 2025

HOA dues are far more common among listings for condos, rowhomes, and townhomes (henceforth referred to as condos) than single family houses, much like the divisions between new construction and existing homes. In 2024, 69.9% of newly constructed homes listed on Realtor.com had a monthly homeowners association dues, compared to 37.1%

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Accurity understands the trust homeowners place in appraisers, which is why the Accurity team often referred to as the A-Team recognizes that a home is more than just a property; oftentimes, its a place filled with memories and meaning.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

We found something surprising; the majority of these areas also fell into the warm to hot range, said Vehige, referring to markets where inventory is scarce and homes move fast. A key metric, absorption rate which measures how many homes sell relative to how many are listed reveals a competitive landscape even in remote counties.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

According to the complaint, Newhart and the other defendants transferred “things of value,” specifically underpriced, nonvoting stock in Newhart-owned mortgage brokerages to real estate agents and brokers, who in return referred their clients back to the Newhart-owner mortgage brokerages.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2025

When you’re getting that many referrals coming through, it really helps you not only on the front end in closing more deals, but those people refer their friends and family [to JMG], said the brokerages founder Jason Mitchell.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2025

The so-called silver tsunami referring to some kind of rush of older people into certain places, out of the workforce or to their housing stock, depending on who you talk to has larger communities scrambling about how to effectively absorb more older residents.

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