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Keller Williams settles some of the lawsuits tied to its profit-sharing program

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In an email, Keller Williams confirmed that this agreement settles all of the breach-of-contract lawsuits filed against it by attorneys at the law firm of Humphrey, Farrington & McClain PC.

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Hot home-equity market fueling securitization deals

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Unlock’s HEA contracts typically feature 10-year maturities and involve a 3% origination fee based on Unlock’s original investment, which is not a loan. In exchange, the homeowner inks a contract providing the company with a slice of the homeowner’s future equity.

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Home-equity investment pioneer Unison taps the secondary market

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Unison, launched in 2004, joins another California-based fintech competitor, Point , in pursuing efforts to tap the secondary market to create more liquidity for the financing of shared home-equity contracts. Unison also shares some of the downside if the property loses value over the course of the contract.

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Supreme Court orders review of recession-era class action against Rocket

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million stemming from allegedly tainted appraisals for 2,769 mortgage loans Quicken Loans originated from 2004 to 2009. ” According to the Fourth Circuit decision in March, plaintiffs are entitled to summary judgment on their claims for conspiracy and unconscionable inducement, but not for the claim regarding breach of contract.

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DataDigest: New data shows how brokerages, agents, landlords & homebuilders were reshaped by the pandemic

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Business Dynamic Statistics data reveal that 2021 was a year of major growth for homebuilders but steep contraction for landlords (called “lessors” in the BDS). The increase in the number of firms in 2021, 6.16%, has only been topped twice since the statistics were first recorded in 1978 – 6.33% in 2004 and 12.06% in 1984.

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On Q Financial about Celebrity: “There’s nothing left to acquire”

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The company would assume leasing contracts, computers and other assets from the branches. Arizona-based On Q Financial, founded in 2004, originated $2 billion last year in 46 states. However, On Q Financial was not acquiring the loan pipeline or Celebrity’s equity. The company has a distributed retail platform, Lamb said.

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Title insurance industry volume rises 3.6% in Q1

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A strong purchase market and continued home appreciation helped offset ongoing contraction in refinance volume to help drive the 3.6% While the overall expense to purchase a home has increased significantly the past few years, the cost of title insurance coverage has decreased 7% since 2004. million), Florida ($696.6 million). “The

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