Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2024

In an analysis of more than 100 real estate wire fraud cases, CertifID found that the most common wire fraud-related legal liability issues for real estate firms are negligence, breach of contract, deceptive business practices and breach of fiduciary duty. As a custodian of funds, you are in a position of trust and knowledge.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

District Court for the Northern District of Texas , Ginnie Mae has filed its response to a lawsuit brought against it by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) saying the warehouse lender lacks standing and discounts the authority the government has to extinguish a lender from its reverse mortgage-backed securities program.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The firm’s legal troubles began in late 2022 when it was sued by attorneys general in Florida , Massachusetts and Pennsylvania over its 40-year contracts. The property rights of American homebuyers must be protected,” Elizabeth Blosser, ALTA’s vice president of government affairs, said in a statement. “A

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

CoreLogic ensures that its data is used under the proper legal contracts and obligations. CoreLogic relies on an internal governance structure to guide its use of AI solutions based on what happens in the larger regulatory market. Risk factors. From there, Wheeler segues into AI cybersecurity.

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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. The government made the filing Saturday, June 15.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

While Monestier, who reportedly sold her Rhode Island home in 2022 and is part of the affected class, believes sellers were paying “inflated commissions,” she feels that prior to the settlement changes going into effect, the rules governing the industry were “clear and confusion did not reign supreme.” Following the Aug.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A former assistant inspector general for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been convicted by a federal jury of concealing efforts to direct tens of millions of dollars in government business to a friend and government contractor to whom he owed money.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

The suit alleges that the government-owned company “extinguished, in return for no consideration, TCB’s first priority lien on tens of millions of dollars in collateral” stemming from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-sponsored Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Prospective Arizona real estate agents must fulfill a 90-hour prelicensing program from an Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)-approved school and pass a six-hour contract writing course , for a total of 96 class hours. Course includes contracts used in real estate transactions with samples and practical contract completion exercises.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Mnuchin , have raised a $124 billion claim against the federal government, essentially arguing that the FHFA, which was created in the wake of the 2008 housing crash, acted illegally when it took several actions to prevent Fannie and Freddie from collapsing. Because an acting director doesn’t have 10 years to begin with.”.

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Raleigh Realty

MARCH 29, 2021

Buying a Home As a Government Employee Are you a government employee preparing to buy a home? With the right resources, you can ensure a successful investment and one in which you may save tens of thousands of dollars thanks to being a government employee. Who Is a Government Employee?

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 1, 2022

As a minimum basis, a real property appraisal report written for the government sponsored entities (GSEs) and agencies are what USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) refers to as Appraisal Reports. When reading contracts, words will always have their ordinary meaning unless defined otherwise. adjective.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Settlor is a spin-off of Land Title Guarantee Company , but Qualia noted in its complaint that it is still investigating how much governance and oversight the title firm has over its title production software startup. In the complaint, Qualia states that is reached out to Myers on Sept.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 21, 2024

The servicing industry has seen multiple policy updates in the last several months, with potentially more on the way between now and the end of the year, as the GSEs and government agencies manage both post-COVID workouts, and questions about supporting housing affordability given the current economic environment.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 7, 2024

Prior to his government service, Chopra worked at McKinsey & Company, the global management consultancy, where he worked in the financial services, health care, and consumer technology sectors. Chopra previously served at the CFPB from 2010-2015.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

The groups also request “sufficient data to evaluate the impact” of the new representative score calculations, as well as “sufficient detail” to evaluate the accuracy “and fair lending analysis” of bi-merge combinations.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A simple conservation easement definition is a legal contract to protect private land, permanently. When an Ohio landowner or investor decides to preserve their property, they likely turn to a conservation organization such as a state government agency or land trust. Legally Binding. Land Trusts.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The trade organization announced Elizabeth Blosser as its new vice president of government affairs. This year, he has also been driving ALTA’s internal legal efforts regarding the SECURE Notarization Act while overseeing the Title Insurance Political Action Committee and its regulatory efforts.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This way it is all part of the sales contract, and the buyer doesn’t have to come out of pocket to actually pay the broker, just like it is today,” Tozer said. “In As Tozer sees it, this enables buyers and sellers to negotiate their agent’s compensation independently before coming together to negotiate the sale of a house.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

The law at the center of the suit came into effect on July 1, 2023, and it “generally restricts the issuance of government contracts or economic development incentives to, or real property ownership by, foreign principals, which are certain individuals and entities associated with foreign countries of concern,” according to the Florida Senate.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The DOJ also noted that this type of conditional offer is permitted under federal government lending programs, thus requiring no changes to lending regulations. Originally filed in 2020 in U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

HousingWire recently sat down with Steve Meirink, executive vice president and general manager, Compliance Solutions, Wolters Kluwer’s Governance, Risk and Compliance Division, to discuss the impact of digital technology on mortgage and the future of digital lending in an era of accelerated innovation and digital transformation.

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Realtor

OCTOBER 29, 2020

You have a specified time period, as stated in the sales contract, during which you have to obtain a loan that will cover the mortgage. When you buy a home, you “ take title ” to the property and establish legal ownership—a process that’s confirmed by local public land records. A copy of your contract with the seller.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It’s the ultimate in legalized fraud. In and of itself, it’s legal, provided the lead really did come from the source and it’s diligently tracked by the lender. In and of itself, it’s legal, provided the lead really did come from the source and it’s diligently tracked by the lender.

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GoForrmz

JANUARY 31, 2024

Whether facing audits from government or industry entities, or undergoing internal process audits, they can be intimidating. The eSign fields allow you to collect legally binding, E-SIGN Act-compliant signatures in your digital forms. Audit season is here, is your business ready? eSignature What is eSign?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2023

You’ll need to enroll in and complete the following TREC-approved, qualifying real estate courses: Principles of Real Estate I Principles of Real Estate II Law of Agency Law of Contracts Promulgated Contract Forms Real Estate Finance Each course is 30 classroom hours, for a total of 180 hours. Department of State driver’s license U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

As the principal broker for a RE/MAX franchise in coastal Cannon Beach, Oregon, Alaina Giguiere’s typical responsibilities include marketing homes for sellers, touring homes with buyers, generating new business leads, managing client relationships, and drafting and reviewing contracts with buyers and sellers.

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GoForrmz

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In an ideal world, everything in your business runs without disruption; no paperwork is ever lost, no data is ever incorrect, and every signature is legally binding and captured quickly. But legally binding signatures aren’t always required for your documents either. However, in some industries, such as those governed by the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

“The buyers want the listing brokers to pay their buyer representative so they can have the most money invested in their down payment and get the best loan terms and rates possible,” Katie Johnson , NAR’s chief legal officer, said. I think listing agents are going to win. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S.

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Empire Appraisal Group

MAY 20, 2021

If an association board still wanted to require such vaccine passports, we would suggest that it would need to at a minimum amend its governing documents, with a full vote of the membership in the community, as a board vote would have to be “reasonable” and many would consider such a passport requirement as unreasonable.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2021

With that announcement came a modification to the UWM-broker contract, making note of significant financial penalties for violating this new policy. I discerned, frankly, that these companies all had good legal counsel and would address their reply to this very unusual policy proclamation in their own way. I was astonished, frankly.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A government-led effort to change the venue in a case brought by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) against Ginnie Mae over reverse mortgage-related collateral has been denied by presiding Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, according to a court filing reviewed by HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD). In June, attorneys representing the U.S.

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Eppraisal

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

We have considered the acquisition of vacant land, financing that purchase; and complying with legal standards. Alternately, make no warranties or representations to the legal status of the land if there are unanswered questions in this regard. Old liens, ambiguous contracts and local government can throw wrenches into the sale.

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Realtor

OCTOBER 29, 2020

You have a specified time period, as stated in the sales contract, during which you have to obtain a loan that will cover the mortgage. When you buy a home, you “ take title ” to the property and establish legal ownership—a process that’s confirmed by local public land records. A copy of your contract with the seller.

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PennyMac

AUGUST 31, 2024

During closing, you’ll need to carefully review, approve and sign numerous legal documents that officially transfer ownership of the property to you. The price is formally documented in the purchase agreement, a legally binding contract that outlines the terms of the transaction.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Government clients. Review assignments for government clients. Consequently, most work for government clients requires the reviewer to have knowledge of and competency with Yellow Book regulations. Other government or federal agencies might ask the reviewer to examine a report’s compliance with a different set of regulations.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 18, 2022

Eminent domain or the power of the government to take private property for a public use without the landowner’s consent is embedded in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. USPAP and the Contract – Tim Andersen, The Appraiser’s Advocate Podcast. Constitution, a clause which requires that just compensation be paid.

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