Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In a court document filed on Friday, HomeServices of America told the Supreme Court that each HomeServices of America client contract states that the “signatories can arbitrate any claim or dispute arising out of the contract.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

Supreme Court rejected a challenge to its funding mechanism in mid-May, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is now targeting the use of what it deemed ”unlawful or unenforceable” terms and conditions in contracts. On Tuesday, the U.S.

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Inman

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As real estate continues to evolve in a post-Sitzer | Burnett era, contract documents are likely to be refined and modified to reflect current trends, broker Cara Ameer writes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Our upcoming State of the Residential Construction Industry (SORCI) Report will reflect how builders have braced for impact: Despite the rate of new contracts slowing, margins didn’t decrease. of builders showed profitability with $1 million plus contracts on average. A documented process can help builders achieve industry standards.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 20, 2021

Oaktree Funding offers a wide range of mortgage products, including competitive non-QM and non-agency programs: for example, low-document bank statement and investor loans with limits as high as $4 million. “As The post Oaktree Funding Now a Participating Lender in Calyx Point appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The index plunged from record highs seen in late 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic caused the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression. A further reduction in loan programs with low credit scores, high LTVs, and reduced documentation requirements also continued to drive the overall decline in credit availability.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

In fact, if you were to describe the home-buying experience solely upon the things we see in advertisements, the home-buying process would end with the sales contract, and all parties would merrily proceed directly to the handing over of the keys. There’s an entire industry built upon the “what’s next” in question.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This includes financials, organizational documents, agent productivity reports, operating metrics, vendor contracts, lease agreements, employment agreements, insurance documents, and more. From a data lens, transactions can be broken out into three different stages: Valuation , Due Diligence , and Contract.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2024

government have requested an extension of deadlines related to discovery in the case brought by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) against Ginnie Mae over the extinguishment of a priority lien tied to the loan portfolio collateral of Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), according to court documents reviewed by HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

In a document filed last week, BHE asked Bough to reconsider his order denying BHEs motion to strike the class-action allegations and to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), the parent company of real estate brokerage firm HomeServices of America , has asked Judge Stephen R.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Qualia is suing both Settlor and Myers for misappropriation of trade secrets, and it is suing Myers for breach of contract, and Settlor for intentional interference with a contract. The plaintiff also states that as the former leader of the Resware team, Myers knew the value of the information she took.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

.” Nierenberg also added that the platform creates custom buyer-brokerage agreements in the wake of the National Association of Realtors ‘ settlement that requires agents to have buyers sign contracts.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In fact, if you were to describe the home buying experience solely upon the things we see in advertisements, the process would end with the sales contract and all parties would merrily proceed directly to the handing over of the keys. There’s an entire industry built upon the “What’s next?” in question.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

The BIG Agent is a consumer-agent-broker collaboration portal, which enables users to access buyer agency agreements, e-signature contracts, disclaimers, offer management and compensation disclosures. Users can send documents to clients’ phones for e-signature tasks. “The

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The department said it issued documents to LoanSnap within two weeks of that date, stating that the license would be revoked, and the company has yet to respond to request a hearing. These actions include a Wells Fargo suit filed in Minnesota, where the bank sought more than $430,000 over an alleged breach of contract. million.

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GoForrmz

APRIL 12, 2021

Augment your manufacturing contracts with these powerful fields and features Digital form fields and features can significantly improve the completeness and professionalism of your manufacturing contracts and service agreements. Ready to digitize your digital manufacturing contracts and service agreements?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Digital notary startup Notarize is now offering free notarizations in an effort to eliminate racial covenants in title insurance documents. “Changes to a title require a document to be notarized, and Notarize wanted to help,” said Cristin Culver, a spokesperson for Notarize. Notarize stepped in to offer help.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) submitted a motion to change the court venue where a case with Texas Capital Bank (TCB) is taking place, arguing that a contract clause has been violated by TCB’s choice to file the case in Amarillo, Texas, as opposed to Dallas. Attorneys representing Ginnie Mae and the U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Mortgage Industry Standard Maintenance Organization (MISMO) announced last week that the organization is looking for participants for an initiative focused on standardizing pre-closing title document data sets. This frequently results in delayed document review and general inefficiencies in pre-closing procedures.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The ruling states that EasyKnock’s sale-leaseback agreement was a “valid and enforceable contract,” and the total amount awarded includes back rent owed, late fees and attorneys fees. “We According to legal documents , the couple later asserted that the sale-leaseback contract was a “disguised loan” under Texas law.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Eghbal “Eddie” Saffarinia, 62, of Alexandria, Virginia, perpetrated a scheme to conceal key facts, including the extent and nature of his relationship with a “personal friend” who was the owner and CEO of an information technology company, according to court documents and evidence presented a trial.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Documents need to be collected, credit scores need to be checked, appraisers need to be arranged. Sales and contracts aren’t yet back up to normal levels, but the return of families – often for school – has meant more deals are being discussed, he said. The banks need bodies. There’s a lot of mortgages to be processed.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

of the [loan] pool is concentrated in Maryland per the transaction documents,” states the November 10 Fitch presale report for PIMCO’s latest offering — issued through a conduit called BRAVO Residential Funding Trust 2021-HE3. Learn about the tools lenders should leverage to streamline home equity title and closing. Presented by: ServiceLink.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Courts universally hold that a non-signatory may not enforce a forum selection clause where the contract expressly precludes third parties from benefiting from or enforcing the contract,” the filing reads. TCB’s lawsuit ‘involve[s]’ both the tail agreement and loan documents […].

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2024

Separately, the government has been granted additional time in court to respond to the bank’s motion for a partial summary judgment in favor of TCB , according to court documents reviewed by HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD).

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Before any interaction between buyer and seller agents , potential sellers and buyers would sign contracts with their brokers The buyer agreement would state what services would be provided by the buyer broker and what compensation they would receive. The negotiation would continue until the parties agreed to the terms of the sale.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2024

Agently Brokerage pricing: $459 per month for up to 20 users Contract required: None Integrations: Follow Up Boss, Sierra Interactive, kvCORE, Chime Agently is a gamified agent productivity app that simplifies agent onboarding, accountability and training to help agents stay motivated to hit sales goals. Here are our three top picks for 2024.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Real estate forms : It is said that a contract is only as good as the paper it’s written on, and real estate purchase contracts are written on template legal documents that have been reviewed and approved by state-level real estate departments.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2024

Kaminsky spied on Move’s confidential documents at least 37 times after CoStar hired him.” According to the filing, Kaminsky only stopped accessing the documents after a Move employee discovered him in an allegedly confidential Move filing in real time, at which point Move blocked him from accessing the documents. “Mr.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The platform evaluates the loan purchase eligibility and data quality while also handling document management to help lenders operate effectively and efficiently, said Linus Petrén, Novaprime’s CEO. Loan details needing attention are routed to a professional for a better borrower experience.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the suit, Move alleges that Kaminsky stole documents and trade secrets from Realtor.com, which he then provided to CoStar to fuel the rapid growth of Homes.com. The two other claims were aimed solely at Kaminsky and allege a breach of contract and promissory fraud. In total, Move’s first amended complaint had six claims.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

What Does 'Under Contract' Mean in Real Estate? You've decided to buy a home and whether it's your first home or your tenth you're likely to stumble across homes that are listed as 'under contract' on the real estate listing. Then, you look at the status and that other shoe finally has a chance to drop: it's "under contract."

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Prior to the business practice changes going into place, brokers say buyer agency fees got swept into the contract through the practice of cooperative compensation. This is no longer the case now that buyers must sign buyer agency agreements outlining exactly how much their agent will be paid.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

HOA requirements and documentation: a case in point. As a case in point, let’s look at the settlement requirement to navigate homeowners associations (HOA) and their vast and disparate array of documents and requirements. The result is thousands of HOAs with thousands of varying requirements and mounds of varying documentation.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

However, an agent can help suggest a fair market value, draw up contracts, review documents, and ensure state-required protocols are followed. You might also consult a real estate attorney for contracts and tax implications that accompany a home sale. Closing costs are typically 3% to 6% of the purchase price.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The home equity products involved include home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), closed-end second mortgages (CESs) and shared-equity contracts. The recent Saluda Grade-sponsored rated offering represents the sixth securitization deal since 2021 backed fully by shared-equity contracts — valued in total at some $1.3

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Instead of paper promissory notes, the borrower’s promise to pay is recorded via an eNote — the key document signed at closing — and an original is stored securely in the eVault. The solution’s document repository allows users to tightly control and track access, status changes and retention policies of the original documents.

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