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Housing Rights Initiative files massive discrimination case in Illinois

Housing Wire

The Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) is taking aim at 165 real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords in its latest series of lawsuits filed in Chicago. The suit alleges that real estate professionals discriminated against low-income families who were looking to use Housing Choice Vouchers.

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Big-name brokerages among those accused of income-based discrimination in California

Housing Wire

But as many as 200 real estate agents , brokerage firms and landlords are alleged to have violated this law by discriminating against applicants with federally subsidized Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, according to an undercover investigation conducted by the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI).

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

Housing Wire

Check out these nine downloadable real estate prospecting letter templates to help you make an impression in your neighborhood or zip code. My name is (your name), and I’m a licensed real estate professional with (your brokerage). Access to a hyper-local agent is more important now than ever. Great news!

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DataDigest: New data shows how brokerages, agents, landlords & homebuilders were reshaped by the pandemic

Housing Wire

Census Bureau shows how the business landscapes changed for homebuilders , lessors, agents , brokerages and other real estate professionals in the first full year after the pandemic began. This is likely because rates of nonpayment from both commercial and residential tenants skyrocketed during the pandemic.

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eXp CEO Leo Pareja is teaching agents to navigate the post-NAR settlement world

Housing Wire

In a new episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast , Editor in Chief and host Sarah Wheeler sits down with eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja to discuss the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit, the new rules that agents are facing, and how eXp is helping agents navigate these challenges to thrive in the marketplace.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

If your priority is landing a job as soon as you pass the exam, Freedom Trail provides access to its Massachusetts real estate job board, enabling you to get hired faster and start your new career. You can also opt-in to Freedom Trail’s broker recruitment program to be contacted directly by local brokerages that are hiring new agents.

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Inside the Realogy-Blackstone iBuying venture

Housing Wire

Chicago-based Home Partners is a corporate landlord that gives tenants an option to eventually buy their home. The Realogy/Blackstone foray comes at a pivotal, if not existential, moment for iBuying, which lets people sell their home for cash instead of listing it on the market with a real estate agent.

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