Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

Appraisal costs have also soared 24% since 2016, according to the Freddie Mac data. One significant factor behind the lack of evolution in the appraisal industry is that the American housing market has grown at a much higher rate than the pool of licensed professionals that are legally certified to appraise residential real estate.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Merle Whitehead, who in 2016 sold his brokerage RealtyUSA to Howard Hanna Real Estate Services , “years ago, worked diligently to increase the share of buyers who were under contract to work with his agents,” says Murray. ” This concept of buyer representation agreements isn’t new.

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Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 7, 2023

Resolving Property Disputes Assisting Accountants in Legal Matters In legal disputes involving residential properties, appraisers can play a crucial role in assisting accountants. Let me be your appraisal resource in 2016

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

But that engine could stall if action isn’t taken to increase the supply of affordable housing and expand opportunities for lending to underserved families. Since 2016, legal immigration growth has declined by 40%. Increasing the supply of legal immigrant construction workers would accelerate economic growth.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 8, 2023

year over year in the third quarter to 48,667—the lowest level of any third quarter since 2016. The first question to talk about is this: “Does the real estate appraiser have any ethical, moral, or legal responsibility to protect the consumer/mortgagor2, 3, 4 when appraising a property for a mortgagee/client?”…

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

In addition, regulators should be aware of any unbalanced market effects of AVMs regulations, conflicting interpretations of the legal framework, and the lack of established methodologies in examining systemic bias in the U.S., the trade groups state.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Nearly 50 million Americans — disproportionately including the poor and minorities — lack a credit score and cannot obtain mortgages, credit cards or other lending products. At one time, it was legal for credit underwriters to consider race, neighborhood and even religion.

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Raleigh Realty

APRIL 19, 2022

LGBTQ+ Guide to Finding a New Home LGBTQ+ Housing Guide: How to Find a Welcoming Home From discriminatory lending practices to exorbitant interest rates, LGBTQ people have faced many barriers to homeownership. If the Department rules in your favor, the person or party responsible could be subject to a fine or other legal action.

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Will Springer Realtor

JANUARY 7, 2022

Since 2016, Seattle area home prices have climbed 70% and average rents in the metro area have risen 23%. The so-called missing middle housing legislation would legalize and incentivize multi-family housing construction on all residential land located within a half-mile of a major transit stop in our state’s larger cities.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2021

“They have a responsibility to protect consumers’ interest, but to now come in and intervene in areas of mortgage lending that have already been pre-litigated with rule-making created under a similar democratic regime creates a lot of confusion and distrust, which is the last thing we need right now.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Sculptor also said in the letter sent on Tuesday that Och and the other shareholders have requested millions of dollars in cash for legal expenses incurred during the process of being acquired by Rithm Capital. million in cash for the group’s legal expenses supposedly incurred in connection with the company’s sales process.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2022

In 2016, it emerged that the FHFA was planning to require a language preference question on the redesigned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). The statement further offered lenders and servicers guidance for mitigating ECOA, UDAAP and other legal risks.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2020

Eight years ago she became known as the toughest negotiator among the 49 state attorneys general who went up against the nation’s biggest banks to secure a $25 billion settlement for mortgage servicing violations such as robo-signing and predatory lending practices that contributed to the foreclosure crisis.

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