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Josh Team accused of taking illegal kickbacks in battle between two tech firms

Housing Wire

According to the counterclaim, in 2015 while working for Keller Williams, Team was asked to build a platform for the firm. In order to do this, Team formed EMC, and a former colleague formed Aika, which subsequently obtained a contract to build the software for KW.

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Rising inventory is the most positive housing market story in 2024

Housing Wire

2023: 35% 2022: 38% Weekly pending sales The latest weekly pending contract data from Altos Research offers valuable insights into real-time trends in housing demand. Over the last 10 weeks of the year, there has been an increase in year-over-year pending contracts compared to 2022 and 2023 despite rising mortgage rates.

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CFPB issues warning on ‘fine-print tactics‘ used to ‘trick‘ consumers

Housing Wire

Supreme Court rejected a challenge to its funding mechanism in mid-May, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is now targeting the use of what it deemed ”unlawful or unenforceable” terms and conditions in contracts. A Supervisory Highlights from the Summer of 2015 refers mainly to home equity installment loan agreements.

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Mortgage rates head lower, helped by better mortgage spreads

Housing Wire

Here are the price-cut percentages for last week over the previous few years: 2024: 38% 2023: 33% 2022: 33% Pending sales Below is the Altos Research weekly pending contract data year-over-year to show real-time demand. These are live weekly contracts, compared to the purchase application data, which looks out to 30-90 days.

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Housing demand still showing double-digit growth

Housing Wire

We also see growth in our pending contract data compared to 2022 and 2023. Weekly pending sales The weekly pending contract data from Altos Research offers an insightful look into real-time housing demand. Last week, we witnessed a Santa Claus rally in mortgage rates alongside improved housing demand. Weekly inventory change (Nov.

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How are mortgage rates affecting housing demand?

Housing Wire

Weekly pending sales The Altos Research weekly pending contract data provides insights into real-time demand. Even today, the pending contract data remains resilient despite higher home prices and mortgage rates than last year. Last week saw 2% week-to-week growth but was down 1% year over year. Weekly inventory change (Nov.

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Housing demand firming up with lower mortgage rates

Housing Wire

Housing demand is very seasonal, so the fact that our pending contract data is firming up lately just shows that lower mortgage rates have stabilized and firmed up demand recently. Weekly pending sales Below is the Altos Research weekly pending contract data to show real-time demand. Weekly inventory change (Sept.

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