Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

“Inco-Check has not only developed proprietary technology to support its clients, it also uses these same tools to provide a highly differentiated service offering, making it a one-stop shop for software and tech-enabled services,” said Michael Detwiler, who partnered with NGC on the acquisition, in a statement. Berkery Noyes & Co.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Department of Treasury that would keep the firm certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The agreement puts an end to a short-lived legal dispute with the Treasury Department. Change is proud to be certified as a CDFI and to continue our mission,” Carlos Salas, CEO of Change Lending, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (Neighborhood Homes) would begin addressing these challenges by developing or renovating 125,000 affordable homes in economically distressed communities. It’s a fact: the homeownership gap between Black and white households is wider now than when the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

Chief Operating Officer Rob Lux was named co-CEO for operations, technology, business development, client management, human resources, and legal. He returned to Cenlar in 2015 as chief risk officer and, in 2019, began an advisory role for the board. year over year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance data.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

ALTA was proud to work closely with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to help develop these regulations, which went into effect in 2015. Having owner’s title insurance means the cost of defense and legal fees that typically would be the homeowner’s responsibility instead are paid by the title insurer.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

The lawsuit , first brought in 2015, takes issue with a policy that has been in place within New York City since 1988 and reserves 50% of the units in most subsidized affordable housing developments for residents of the local community district.

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Miller Samuel

MARCH 19, 2019

The New York state political zeitgeist was recently and suddenly tilted against luxury development in New York City. If this latest turn of events plays out as written, we'll be able to look back at this era as a milestone where the supertanker began to turn in the wrong direction for the new development multi-family industry.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 22, 2024

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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Simonson Real Estate

JULY 10, 2020

Appraisers assemble a series of facts, statistics, and other information regarding specific properties, analyze this data and develop opinions of value. Helpful information includes tax parcel numbers, legal descriptions, number of buildings, building size, etc. Key Appraisal Items to Communicate. Do you have questions on these topics?

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McKissock

MARCH 17, 2023

Whatever the reason, supervisors play an essential role in the training and development of future appraisers. In other words, if you have been subject to any disciplinary action within the last 3 years that affects your legal eligibility to engage in appraisal practice, then you are not currently eligible to become a supervisory appraiser.

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The Robert Weiler Company

MARCH 15, 2021

And, it is a major development that the Columbus region should celebrate. But for commercial real estate developers, brokerage firms, and appraisers, there’s another story hiding in plain sight. This scenario is what many real estate developers face. And, they too, face a variety of challenges unique to their designation.

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The Robert Weiler Company

JULY 4, 2022

But it’s important that you select books that are newly published; this is especially critical when you’re relying on the books for legal or tax-related information or forms. However, property management some books will focus on the tax, regulations, and legal aspects of renting spaces.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In this role as a licensed broker of record, Angela acts as the designated representative for Lamacchia Realty and is responsible for ensuring legal compliance as well as upholding respective state real estate requirements. stated Anthony Lamacchia, Owner/CEO of Lamacchia Companies.

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McKissock

AUGUST 5, 2020

According to RISMedia , in 2015, the vast majority of FSBOs who couldn’t sell their homes on their own eventually listed with real estate brokerages. However, in-person visits are legal. However, NAR’s Field Guide to Working with FSBOs contains numerous links to help members work with FSBOs. Why work with FSBOs?

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Simonson Real Estate

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Helpful information includes tax parcel numbers, legal descriptions, number of buildings, building size, etc. Source: The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, Sixth Edition, Appraisal Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 2015). Key Appraisal Items to Communicate. Prospective Values. What is the actual occupancy of the property?

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McKissock

JULY 28, 2020

I paid just $48,500 for it in 2015, put $6,000 into remodeling and would have been happy with a sale price around $100,000. legality of docks. In addition, we’ll present several examples to help you identify complex assignments and develop procedures for dealing with the challenges presented by this market segment.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 14, 2023

The sale of homes with pending legal issues cannot be completed until the matter is resolved. This has caused challenges for buyers seeking financing to purchase a home in the two-tower community that opened in 2015. That’s because traditional lenders typically do not underwrite loans when there is a high risk of pending litigation.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 10, 2024

These policies were the result of a collaborative effort between the GSEs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). There is administrative time involved, as well as legal factors. From 2015 to 2018, there were 5 significant fires. First, the burden on borrowers.

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Valuation Nation

AUGUST 2, 2021

Introduction: The purpose of the appraisal review is to develop an opinion of quality for the referenced appraisal report (blog). The appraisal review was developed, and the report was prepared in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Issues with the Development Process.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 11, 2023

Some developers are delivering smaller homes in the form of four- and six-plex townhomes on a parcel of land that once featured a single-family house. Bellevue has an average hourly wage for developers of $74.85. New York City saw the most development over the past decade, with 98% of its 242K permits comprised of multi-family units.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The most notable topic of discussion was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent rescinding of a 2015 compliance bulletin related to marketing services agreements (MSAs), which the bureau said “does not provide the regulatory clarity needed on how to comply with RESPA and Regulation X.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

.” “This clarification knocks down barriers which have been in place for LGBTQ+ folks to obtain financing, and as a result, start building generational wealth for the families we’ve only legally been able to form since 2015,” Weyandt continued. more, equivalent to a total of $8.6

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 13, 2024

Even with aggressive changes to state and local zoning and fewer obstacles for building developers, the highly regarded Urban Institute estimates that by 2044 the Puget Sound region will be 140K homes shy of real demand. The home was reimagined by architect Wittman Estes and developed by DowBuilt. bathroom , 3930 sq.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

And in a March interview with former president Bill Clinton, Department of Housing and Urban Development Sec. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge. Yes, regulators are legally obliged to assess CRA adherence. Marcia Fudge, called attention to the continued practice of redlining. “We Who watches the watchmen?

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Clear Capital

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

And they describe themself as a developer of the mobile-first home ownership platform. So I built a company in Europe that I sold in 2015. The thing about the qualifications is the only reason they exist and the only reason there’s a very tedious process is because of how fundamentally broken the legal system is.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 7, 2022

The brokerage last year hired a consultant to support its goal of advancing DEI and fair housing within the industry, developing educational presentations and programs for the thousands of John L. That’s certainly true with John L. Scott Real Estate. Scott brokers and staff throughout the West. In addition, John L.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development declared Wednesday that the Federal Housing Administration will once again back mortgages for immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. HUD said DACA recipients who are legally permitted to work in the U.S. are not eligible for FHA-insured mortgages.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The goal of the regulatory push is to prevent criminals from abusing legal corporate entities, such as shell companies, to conceal proceeds from “corrupt and criminal acts,” including using shell companies to launder or conceal illicit funds through the purchase of real estate assets. real estate between 2015 and 2020.”. metro areas.

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On Q Financial

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on January 19, 2021, that the FHA would once again back mortgages for DACA recipients. Among other protections, DACA allows recipients to legally work in the U.S. However, in 2015, the Obama Administration deemed the “lawful residency” language unclear.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development published a proposal to the Federal Register on Friday that would rescind the department’s 2020 disparate impact rule and restore the 2013 discriminatory effects rule. Supreme Court, which upheld the rule in 2015. ” Prior to the effective date of the 2020 rule, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

The fees mentioned are clearly disclosed to borrowers well before a home purchase on forms developed and prescribed by the Dodd-Frank Act and the CFPB itself,” Broeksmit said in a prepared statement. Broeksmit has argued for years that it’s the CFPB that has made mortgage lending more expensive for consumers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2021

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has restored its 2015 definition of affirmatively further fair housing with an interim final rule, but it falls short of fully restoring the Obama-era policy. The rule will go into effect at the end of July, after a 30-day public comment period. It’s a pickle.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Supreme Court, which upheld the rule in 2015. However, after the controversial changes were issued in 2020, a federal judge delivered a preliminary injunction in October to stop HUD from implementing the rule until the legal challenge was resolved. The use of disparate impact was challenged all the way up to the U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

To address the issue, Dr. Vivek Murthy developed six pillars that spotlight a need for social connectedness. SPOTTING TRENDS Builders are hearing from prospective buyers: Developers are being asked to create stylish and functional homes with little compromise on size and at lower prices. In fact, the U.S. THE YEAR OF HOUSING 2.0

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Few things terrify lenders more than the arrival of a manila envelope from the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) containing a redlining allegation. “The point is that [FHA] is a durable program,” said Edward Golding, who led FHA from 2015 to 2017. ” Building blocks, stumbling blocks.

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