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Is Alabama’s buyer representation bill a legal protection or liability?

Housing Wire

The bill passed the Alabama House of Representatives in mid-February and is currently on the calendar of the state Senates banking and insurance committee for further review. We havent noticed too much of a change in operating procedure, at least with the agents at our firm, said Ellison, the qualifying broker at ARC Realty.

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CFPB warns consumers about home equity contracts, comparing their features to reverse mortgages

Housing Wire

The companies advertise no monthly payments and require consumers to assume all costs for property taxes, hazard insurance, and property maintenance, and require a large settlement payment, similar to the loans originated in the early 2000s that were negative amortizing and required a balloon payment at the end of the loan term, the report said.

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HUD voucher recipient in Indiana will lose benefits after disclosing marijuana use

Housing Wire

All but 11 states allow for at least the medical consumption of marijuana, and it is also legal for both medical and recreational use in the District of Columbia , itself a federal district. But in these 11 states including Indiana recreational and medical use is barred at the state, local and county levels. [My]

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Here are the 2025 Tech100 Mortgage Honorees

Housing Wire

Now in its 13th year, the Tech100 program serves as a trusted resource for housing professionals, providing a definitive list of the industrys top technology providers. These companies are at the forefront of solving the biggest challenges mortgage professionals face every day. Check out the full list of this years honorees below.

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Real estate firms may be on the hook for wire fraud losses: CertifID

Housing Wire

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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‘Rules of the Game’ presentation returns to tackle reverse pros’ misconceptions

Housing Wire

The trouble with definitive statements The first topic the pair covered was the trap that some reverse mortgage professionals might fall into by making “definitive statements.” These include property taxes , homeowners insurance and — if applicable — homeowners association (HOA) fees.

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Stone Point Capital, Insight Partners to purchase CoreLogic

Housing Wire

After months of uncertainty , CoreLogic announced Thursday that it entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Stone Point Capital and Insight Partners for $80 per share in cash, or an equity value of about $6 billion. This would be a premium of 51% to CoreLogic’s unaffected share price as of June 25, 2020.

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