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Court grants CoStar’s motion for discovery in legal battle with Move

Housing Wire

Things are ramping up in the legal battle between Move Inc. The suit is the latest development in what has become a long-running feud between Homes.com and Realtor.com. district court in Los Angeles has granted CoStar’s ex parte motion for expedited discovery in regard to Move’s motion for a preliminary injunction.

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Opinion: Two legal issues relevant to FHFA’s review of FHLB system

Housing Wire

This article addresses two legal issues relevant to the review: FHFA’s statutory authority to reduce the number of Federal Home Loan Banks, and The application of the FHLBank statutory “super lien”. This provision may be challenged by the affected FHLBank under legal process. Short-term advances are not so restricted.

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MBA hires Astrid Vermeer as chief financial officer

Housing Wire

I am driven to develop organizational cultures focused on customer service, competences, and skills. She will also guide MBA’s long-term investment strategies, some of which include technology ; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; and workforce development. “I

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Mortgage Bankers Association Taps Astrid Vermeer as SVP, CFO

Appraisal Buzz

Vermeer has more than 20 years of financial leadership experience at acclaimed organizations in the fields of international development and education. Prior to that she served as CFO of the International Services for the American Red Cross from 2015-2017 and was in finance roles at the World Wildlife Fund from 2002-2014.

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loanDepot adds Andrews, Wilkish to its sales leadership ranks

Housing Wire

Andrews also previously worked in business development, sales and marketing roles at Hometown Lenders , Finance of America , Veristone Capital , Yarrow Bay Mortgage and Merit Financial. In his new position with loanDepot, he will be responsible for driving market share growth in Seattle and the surrounding areas. “In

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Homebot home education portal acquires mobile app firm Quo Finance 

Housing Wire

million in seed funding, led by SignalFire in December 2021 to develop the mobile app. Homebot was co-founded by Ernie Graham and Ira McMahon in 2015 with a vision to help people make smart financial decisions with their homes. Sandfox Advisors served as financial advisor and Goodwin Procter LLP acted as legal counsel to Quo.

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Homebuyers have many options; let’s make sure they’re aware of them

Housing Wire

The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) ensures that homebuyers always have the legal right to consider alternative title insurance providers and can never be forced into using a particular provider. ALTA has developed several multilingual documents to help educate potential homeowners whose primary language is not English.

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