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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

Housing Wire

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) surveyed them and heard complaints about: Regulatory requirements – including the requirement that housing units be inspected before voucher holders move in, which can extend vacancies between tenants and force landlords to make costly repairs. Why don’t landlords participate?

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Most good things change, and most change is good!

Appraisal Buzz

We all have seen the buzz phrases: appraisal modernization, bifurcation, data collectors, desktop and hybrid appraisals, and observation (rather than Inspection). Next gen appraisers Several white papers have been developed on the declining number of appraisers dating back to 2011. Some of these have been around for many years.

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California couple sues appraiser for race discrimination

Housing Wire

According to the lawsuit, Tate-Austin, and her husband Austin bought a house in Marin County for $550,000 in 2016. This friend, “placed some of her own family photos, depicting her white family” around the house “prior to the inspection.”. They refinanced their mortgage in 2018 and 2019, and sought to do so again in 2020.

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Fannie Mae pays $53M to settle recession-era discrimination suit

Housing Wire

Lisa Rice, president of the National Fair Housing Alliance , saw the statement and reached out to Frater to remind him of a related issue: a lawsuit the fair housing outfit had filed against Fannie Mae in 2016. As part of the settlement, the GSE said it would, or already has, enhanced its REO maintenance and marketing activities.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

469 LoanStar Technologies 1,241% 2016 Enabling lenders to connect and lend to customers who are traditionally underbanked or unbanked. 497 BOSSCAT 1,175% 2018 Digitizing home inspection data to create instant repair estimates for homeowners and real estate professionals. 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose. 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

Students chose the school for its offering of live instruction classes for salespersons, brokers, appraisers, mortgage, and home inspection courses at various locations and convenient times, including weekend classes. Metropolitan School of Real Estate Best real estate schools in MA for getting your license fast Overall Rating: 4.7

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Use Case Spotlight: Quest Imaging Solutions

GoForrmz

The organization developed and still delivers highly focused, personalized service tailored to the unique needs of each healthcare provider. This gives them the ability to track detailed inspection information of each piece of equipment they’re refurbishing. To solve this problem, they found GoFormz.