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HUD Grants Millions to Help End Homelessness, Prevent Evictions

Appraisal Buzz

Through the Eviction Protection Grant Program (EPGP), a first-of-its-kind federal program created to increase the availability of legal services to tenants at risk of or subject to eviction, the U.S. Legal experts supported by this funding help provide housing stability across the country.

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Zillow to list housing discrimination protections

Housing Wire

The update expands Zillow’s Local Legal Protections tool, which was created in 2018 to help LGBT home searchers identify if their rights were protected by local laws in certain jurisdictions. Still, federal law does not prevent landlords from rejecting all housing vouchers.

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FHFA Issues New Tenant Protections

Appraisal Buzz

A 30-day written notice of a lease expiration: Renters will be notified at least 30 days in advance of their lease expiration, whether fixed/scheduled or terminated by the landlord. Tenants can see if their property is Enterprise-backed using Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s multifamily property look-up tools.

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Bain Capital gains majority stake in residential investment lender Archwest Capital

Housing Wire

We are pleased to partner with Shawn and the Archwest team to deliver dynamic financing solutions to home builders , renovators and landlords who are expanding and improving the critically undersupplied U.S. housing stock,” David DePrez, managing director for Bain Capital, said in prepared remarks. “We

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LoanSnap loses mortgage lender license in Connecticut

Housing Wire

Struggling fintech LoanSnap had its mortgage lender license in Connecticut revoked in early October by state authorities, adding to the company’s legal and financial problems. The landlord now seeks judgment for unpaid rent in the amount of $537,304. Perez on Oct.

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Biden to call for first-time homebuyer tax credit, construction of 2 million homes

Housing Wire

Biden will propose several new provisions designed to control costs for renters, including the targeting of corporate landlords and private equity firms, which have been “accused of illegal information sharing, price fixing, and inflating rents,” the White House said. The NHC lauded the development.

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LoanSnap troubles continue as California revokes its lender license

Housing Wire

The company was evicted in May from its office in Southern California, with the landlord seeking unpaid rent of more than $530,000. A consent order signed by a Connecticut banking commissioner said that LoanSnap failed to notify the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) that its main address had changed.

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