Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-certified housing counseling agency prior to the loans origination. But right now, some home equity contract companies say that they dont have to follow those laws, the bureau said in a rundown of its recent HEI activity.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

However, neighborhoods with associations or other “common interest communities” with legally-binding zoning rules would be exempt, according to the Seattle Times. The term “common interest communities” can apply to larger planned developments or smaller housing subdivisions and condominiums, according to the Times.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2023

A new affordable housing law passed by Florida’s legislature and signed in March by Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly creating anxiety among local elected officials who are concerned that the new law cedes too much control over zoning and other matters to the state government. The process has gone more smoothly in St.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis , Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and Douglas DePodesta, special agent in charge of the Chicago field office of the FBI. He was sentenced to 205 months in prison by district court Judge Franklin Valderrama, who also ordered Diamond to pay $2.7

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

and the Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches , have filed a lawsuit that contends Florida Housing Law Senate Bill 264 violates the federal Fair Housing Act. We alleged that the law denies access to housing to people from China and these other countries. The suit was filed on Monday in U.S. District Court in Miami.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Canadian law enforcement executed search warrants at several call centers last June, allegedly catching the perpetrators in the act as they were making calls to victims in Virginia. Despite some positive developments in recent years, including data suggesting that baby boomers are more resilient against A.I.-powered

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

shared housing declined over the past 70 years due to increasingly restrictive zoning laws. Now, states are reversing this trend with laws that foster affordability and new housing models. These laws mirror Oregons 2023 legislation supporting microunits. 1042, a 2023 law permitting office-to-residential conversions statewide.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This article addresses two legal issues relevant to the review: FHFA’s statutory authority to reduce the number of Federal Home Loan Banks, and The application of the FHLBank statutory “super lien”. This provision may be challenged by the affected FHLBank under legal process. Short-term advances are not so restricted.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Legal League recently hosted four training sessions for more than 80 mortgage servicers. Classes included content from Legal League’s Level 1 and 2 certifications combined with new, unique content requested by the servicer’s Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, and Loss Mitigation teams. With member law firms spread out across the U.S.,

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2024

Kahane & Associates PA is a full-service law firm based in Sunrise, Florida, that represents secured and unsecured creditors and provides a full range of legal industry, from foreclosure and bankruptcy representation to litigation, evictions, collections, loss mitigation, and REO closings. Kahane Esq. ,

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Rocket Mortgage has entered into a settlement agreement with a group of current and former employees who have alleged the company did not provide sufficient overtime pay, according to court documents reviewed by HousingWire and reporting at Bloomberg Law. million settlement will go to cover legal costs. Nearly 30% of the $3.5

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2021

Rentals listed on Zillow will now show whether or not they lie in a jurisdiction with local laws protecting renters from discrimination based on the use of Housing Choice Vouchers. The app also lists any local laws protecting renters who use veteran’s benefits or Social Security insurance payments to pay their rent.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2022

Perry said that despite statements from banking regulatory agencies, the Federal Housing Finance Agency , the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reassure lenders that targeted lending programs do not violate fair lending laws, mortgage lenders remain hesitant.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In New York City, the Basement Apartments Safe for Everyone (BASE) Campaign advocates for legalizing and upgrading underground apartments, many of which qualify as interior ADUs. Innovations and Challenges in ADU Development These ADU programs showcase a range of innovations to meet specific housing needs.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

An action taken that is determined to be “arbitrary and capricious” would translate into “willful and unreasonable action without consideration or regard for the facts and circumstances,” according to Cornell Law School ’s Legal Information Institute.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This manifesto has helped MyState develop a national footprint with listings for all types of properties, including single-family homes, manufactured homes, newly built homes, foreclosures and even land. You have to follow the law, but if it’s legal, you can do it,” Pfaff said. “We We will always comply with the law.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Heidi brings deep expertise in areas across the legal spectrum, including in mortgage lending, servicing, credit access and regulatory matters, among others,” said Michael DeVito, CEO of Freddie Mac. “I Weiss was the fifth-highest earning named executive officer at Freddie Mac in 2021, with a total compensation of $2.3

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 28, 2024

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Clinton’s long-standing career in public service, in-depth legal expertise in housing policy and executive leadership skills will help bolster FHFA’s work as a world-class prudential regulator.”. Prior to joining the agency, he served for 24 years in various senior legal roles at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

In a news release, Zillow explained that artificial intelligence (AI) tools often fail to account for the myriad requirements of fair housing laws. The AI technology can identify cases of noncompliance with equal housing laws when it is given a question or answer. System developers have the ability to intervene in these cases. “In

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Residential zoning laws are designed to promote orderly development, control traffic flow, and ensure that noise and activity levels are appropriate to each specific neighborhood. Decades ago, zoning laws were used to legally segregate local communities based on race.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

All lenders must explain their rationale when denying credit to loan applicants, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau affirmed Thursday, after looking into whether companies claiming exemption because they rely on “complex algorithms” were in violation of federal anti-discrimination law.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

A lawsuit over allegedly deceptive and misleading advertising practices between two of the reverse mortgage industrys leading players saw a new development this week. Website placement allegations In its legal strategy, Mutual counters by citing the same guidance from Longbridges original complaint.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In his new role as President of Default Services, Lambropoulos will oversee professional talent development and compliance functions as a member of the Stern & Eisenberg executive team. I am grateful for my partners’ confidence in my ability to serve as President of Default Services,” said Lambropoulos. “I

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Prior to the pandemic, ALTA and MBA saw a need to develop model RON legislation. The model legislation creates legal certainty across the country by providing a uniform and consistent framework that is based on a common set of core principles. Through October 2020, more than 2,200 of the 3,600 recording jurisdictions in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2023

An arbitrator conclusion issued last week caps a four-year legal battle over allegations of trade secret theft involving two of the biggest companies in the housing industry, Black Knight Servicing Technologies and PennyMac Financial Services. In March 2020, the companies entered arbitration. per share.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Under California law , this requires a reasonable and good faith attempt at an informal resolution of each issue during the discovery process, according to the California Lawyers Association. Sabraw agreed, saying good cause had been shown for the requests.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

After nearly 10 days of trial proceedings, Zillow is ready for its years-long legal battle with REX Real Estate to be over. On Wednesday, just nine days after the long-awaited trial’s September 18 start date, the real estate behemoth file a motion for judgment as a matter of law in the U.S. District Court in Seattle hearing the trial.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The recent developments surrounding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have left many in the mortgage industry wondering what comes next. If IMB executives fail to recognize this, they may risk legal and financial consequences. Even if the CFPB remains inactive, the statutes governing our industry remain fully enforceable.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 3, 2025

In California alone, John Burns Research and Consulting pulled data from the California Department of Housing and Community Development that shows ADU construction went from 3,000 units per year in 2018, to 23,000 a year in 2023. Not following local zoning regulations can lead to fines, penalties, and even possibly legal action.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Lets revisit the basics: In an H&BU analysis, real estate appraisers determine the most probable use of a property by applying four tests: whether the use is legally permissible , physically possible , financially feasible , and maximally productive. Under the old zoning, the H&BU analysis was finished at the legally permissible test.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2024

Morris, VP, Associate General Counsel and Corporate and Corporate Development at CoreLogic “ It was such an honor to receive the HousingWire Insiders award and to this day I am still receiving compliments about the recognition. ” — Jan S. ” — Kristi M. This has become an easy conversation starter.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Meanwhile, Todd Maki, head of business development and partnerships at Snapdocs, remarked that integrating Notarize’s services will help mortgage lenders “orchestrate a more perfect mortgage closing” that is fully digital and error-free. Partnering with Snapdocs gets everyone there faster.”. million in the U.S. —

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday resolved uncertainty around special purpose credit programs, 45 years after Congress allowed lenders to tailor products to groups that have historically been excluded from homeownership. In a legal memo, HUD stated that SPCPs are allowed under the Fair Housing Act.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Ginnie Mae largely deny any allegations made against the company in the original complaint. TCB attorneys claim that Ginnie Mae’s positions are not supported by previously approved agreements, nor are they supported by law. Attorneys for the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

These anti-discrimination statutes make it illegal to refuse to rent, sell or lease housing because of a lawful source of income being provided. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD), state attorneys general and fair housing organizations to start applying this legal framework to homebuyers FHA loans accounted for 15.6%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

On Thursday, the trade group informed members that it was bringing in a third-party human resources reporting system and a third-party independent law firm to conduct a review of the organization. The letter also addresses a separate letter from Denise Drake, an attorney at Polsinelli Law Firm , to Goldberg dated July 14, 2023.

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