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LoanSnap troubles continue as California revokes its lender license

Housing Wire

That policy, which is designed to protect consumers from lender fraud and financial risk, expired in early August. The company was evicted in May from its office in Southern California, with the landlord seeking unpaid rent of more than $530,000. 18, LoanSnap had its license revoked after it failed to renew its surety bond.

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Opinion: tools for landlords to help low-income tenants

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The federal Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is a powerful tool to help low-income families find apartments they can afford, but the program isn’t reaching its potential because far too few landlords participate in it. Why don’t landlords participate? Congress has helped, as well.

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Property management software: Why more Americans firing their property managers

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For those who think being an independent landlord is easy, congratulations youre wrong. Finding the best tenant is an uphill battle for some landlords. How can landlords simplify operations and still turn a profit? Landlords can do that themselves with the right tools. The challenges mount from the jump.

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Zillow plays renter matchmaker in Austin

Housing Wire

By bridging the gap between property owners and service providers, they bring a solution-oriented approach that benefits both landlords and residents in need. According to the announcement, most individuals and families targeted for support through the citys Housing Barrier Reduction Fund earn less than $21,000 a year.

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NAR partners with RentRedi for benefits program

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The platform provides tools for both landlords and renters, which the company said is designed to automate and streamline the management process. “As RentRedi will now offer NAR members a subscription to its property management platform at a rate of $1 for the first six months.

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Opinion: I wish millennials would stop complaining about housing and rent prices

Housing Wire

We millennials (at over 40, I’m an elder millennial or Xennial) are a vocal bunch for sure, having been the designers and original influencers of social media (Think: Mark Zuckerberg and Kim Kardashian!)! HB 404 will: Require that landlords ensure that residential rental property is “fit for human habitation.”

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Real estate industry is in flux after shocking guilty verdict in commission lawsuit trial

Housing Wire

One thing possibly preventing Bough from taking the second option is a specific Missouri state law , which allows for a seller or landlord to “agree that a designated broker may share with another designated broker the compensation paid by the seller or landlord.”