Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Tax payment history, legal documents and zoning information are also available at the push of a button. Araya’s data will come from CoreLogic‘s 360 Property Data suite, which offers property and marketing intelligence.

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APRIL 28, 2023

Digital lending solutions provider DocMagic announced this week that it has added ADA-compliant mortgage loan documents to its document library. The new digital documents are accessible to visually impaired users and others with disabilities, unlocking opportunities for these consumers into the broader mortgage market.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The balance request includes additional damages for legal fees and a jury trial. The latest filing does not include details on the collateral, only to say it includes cash, investment property, intellectual property, equipment and documents, among other things. million promissory note Side extended in April.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Court documents show that Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, of Kimberling City, Mo., along with accomplices, orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently sell Graceland using a fake company, forged documents and false court filings. Keough pursued legal action to stop any potential sale of the property soon thereafter.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In a document filed on Monday in U.S. Additionally, Monestier claims that some buyers are being asked to sign documents that allow for “seller paid bonuses,” if the seller is offering more compensation than the buyer and their broker agreed to. She expanded on this in her legal objection. “If

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

and CoStar are back at their battle stations as CoStar and James Kaminsky , the employee at the center of the companies’ legal fight, filed their replies to Move’s second amended complaint on Tuesday. He also said he used his Move email account to grant access to certain Move documents via his personal email address.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

Things are ramping up in the legal battle between Move Inc. Due to the layoff, Kaminsky said he downloaded personal financial documents such as paystubs and W-2 forms, as well as his recent performance reviews and thank-you notes from staff, as he wanted to have access to these things for personal, tax and financial reasons. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Despite having long ago settled the commission lawsuits , legal challenges continue to mount for real estate industry giant Anywhere. The Campolis allege that the Bulls failed to deposit $100,000 in earnest money as agreed to in the contract, instead forging documentation falsely showing that the money had been deposited.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Brian Kemp signed a new law, which went into effect at the start of the year, that creates a spate of new requirements for those filing property-related documents and notaries involved in electronic document filing.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

Keller Williams legal battle with former CEO John Davis is heating up. Davis own legal battle with his former employer began because of sexual misconduct allegations made against him by Inga Dow, the CEO of various Keller Williams offices, in 2022, three years after he left the firm.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Richards alleged that the lender closed thousands of loans without proper documentation to boost its performance ahead of its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange. She also claimed a “misogynistic frat” culture permeated the halls of the Orange County lender.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

Additionally, NAR noted that listing agents representing sellers who choose to delay the public marketing of their listing must obtain a signed disclosure documenting the sellers informed consent to waive the benefits of immediate public marketing through IDX and syndication.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Last but not least, real estate agents prepare documents such as closing documents, purchase agreements, and leases while ensuring that the transaction is in compliance with local laws and their client’s terms are met. citizen or legal resident and be 18 years of age or older. Generally, you need to be a U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In a document filed on Wednesday in the Gibson commission lawsuit , Crye-Leike is asking Judge Stephen R. provides support, human resources, information technology and in-house legal services for the other firms in exchange for a fee. But now the Memphis-based firm wants to walk back these numbers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the suit, Move alleges that Kaminsky stole documents and trade secrets from Realtor.com, which he then provided to CoStar to fuel the rapid growth of Homes.com. Move also continues to allege that Kaminsky shared the documents he accessed with CoStar, which it claims CoStar used to boost user traffic on Homes.com.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

All these documents must be reviewed. He also serves as outside general counsel for his clients, assisting with legal and operational issues. What about those people you do not want to keep? Are those employees subject to non-competes, confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements? Are those agreements assignable to the buyer?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

These documents are typically negotiated post-closing using a well-crafted assignment and assumption of lease agreement. For the other locations, Seller, Buyer and Landlord will need to enter into separate assignment and assumption of lease agreements. Where there is a sublease or sub-sublease involved, additional consent(s) are required.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The department said it issued documents to LoanSnap within two weeks of that date, stating that the license would be revoked, and the company has yet to respond to request a hearing. According to a filing from the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation dated Oct.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

EasyKnock , which offers sale-leaseback solutions to homeowners, announced a legal victory in Texas on Wednesday as it was awarded more than $153,000 by an arbitrator. The company has been fighting legal battles on multiple fronts through a series of consumer-initiated lawsuits and actions by regulators in several states.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Bough, who oversaw the Sitzer/Burnett trial and is also overseeing the Gibson suit, ruled after oral arguments that eXp must turn over all documents related to the negotiation of its settlement by this coming Wednesday, Jan. Last Wednesday, Judge Stephen R.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

A digital certificate is like a unique private key assigned to an individual and enables notaries to digitally sign a document using cryptography. Proof documents have a legal identity that you can instantly trust,” Pat Kinsel, CEO of Proof, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A spokesperson for CCM said the company “does not comment on legal matters.” According to the lawsuit, Smith’s supervisor also directed her to commit mortgage fraud by altering documents and hiding or changing borrower information to make them qualify for home loans, which she said she constantly refused to do.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

3 Besides portfolio monitoring, our tool offers property ownership / fast legal & vesting reports and access to externally sourced document images. . #2 Our platform provides updated insights through continuous monitoring for each property in your portfolio through dashboards, reporting, self-service capabilities, and more. #3

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

In practice, the CFPB said companies are using terms and conditions that make consumers give up certain legal rights and protections. On Tuesday, the U.S. consumer financial watchdog released a circular warning companies that use ”fine-print tactics to trick consumers” about the risk of violating the Consumer Financial Protection Act.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Real estate appraising is a complex practice that requires a diverse range of skills and knowledge, from understanding current market conditions to understanding and interpreting complex legal and financial documents. If you want to be your own boss, it also requires business acumen.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

NotaryCam , which offers remote online notarization technology for real estate and legal transactions, has launched its “Done For You” e-closing program, which provides lenders with a fast path to e-closings while requiring minimal effort, effectively addressing common hurdles that have traditionally impeded e-closing implementation.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

She later discovered that unknown fraudsters had forged and filed documents to make it look like her house had been sold at a foreclosure sale. For centuries, the notary public was the stalwart guardian against forged deeds , ensuring that every signature was genuine, and each document bore the official seal of authenticity.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2024

million settlement agreement between Rocket Mortgage and current and former employees who alleged in a class-action-seeking lawsuit that the company did not provide sufficient overtime pay, according to court documents reviewed by HousingWire. million settlement will cover legal costs. A judge in Arizona has approved a $3.5

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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

APRIL 11, 2023

The home-buying process involves numerous steps, documents and parties that you have to work with. They also help to prevent fraud and ensure that the sale is conducted legally and ethically. By having a neutral third party manage the transfer of funds and documents, the sale can be completed quickly and efficiently.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The first week of the much-anticipated Sitzer/Burn e tt class action buyer broker commission antitrust lawsuit concluded with the testimony of economic and legal experts. Roger Alford, a law professor from Notre Dame, was also called to testify on Friday. Ketchmark is expected to rest the plaintiffs’ case by the end of the day Monday.

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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. We can’t go back and retroactively change the conditions that have been signed into in those legal documents,” Bateman said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2024

Compu-Link Corporation , the servicer said that the recommendation was made on a more procedural basis rather than the actual merits of Celink’s original motion to dismiss “without prejudice” — meaning it can be refiled at a later date if granted — according to court documents reviewed by RMD.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The transition of three veteran sales executives from South Carolina-based lender Movement Mortgage to its California competitor Summit Funding led to a legal battle over poaching. Increasing the tone of the legal battle, Pennington filed a counterclaim against Movement requesting about $9.8 million in unpaid compensation.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Fathom notified shareholders of its decision to settle the antitrust claims related to the Siter/Burnett suit. Fathom Holdings , the parent company of Fathom Realty , has joined the list of corporate brokerages to settle the commission lawsuits.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

It aims to allow any person or business to legally notarize a document online through a web portal or dedicated mobile application after users go through an identity verification process. Proof is a financial services company that primarily offers an online notary platform.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2023

It’s the latest salvo in a legal battle that started after the three of Movement’s veteran sales executives — Deran Pennington, Matt Schoolfield and Chris Shelton — left for Summit in July. ” attorneys for Movement wrote in the document, which was filed on Dec. 12 in the U.S.

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