Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Portability: Cooperative For more information, visit Alabama’s Real Estate Commission page. Portability: Physical Location For more information, visit Alaska’s Real Estate Commission page. Portability: Cooperative For more information, visit Arizona’s Department of Real Estate page. Alaska Reciprocity: None.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

According to the CFPB, Experian failed to properly investigate consumer disputes, remove errors and prevent inaccurate information from being reinserted into credit reports. Experian also failed to inform, or simply provided confusing, ambiguous, incorrect, or internally inconsistent information to consumers.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 18, 2024

That information is then sold by the credit bureaus to data brokers (including other lenders) without the consumers knowledge or approval. Click here for more information on S. Senate has announced the passage of the bipartisan Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (S. 3502The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2025

Freddie Mac will provide information regarding any related party transactions and the new directors committee assignments as they become known, the Freddie filing said, while for Fannie the board has yet to finalize any board assignments for the new members. Pulte will also serve as chair of Fannie Maes board.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

This evolution in the market allows investors to make more informed decisions based on actual data, thereby reducing their risk when investing. HW: How does technology inform how you approach loan servicing and asset management? HW: Arbor has an in-house loan servicing platform, which every lender doesn’t offer.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Name Job Title Company Name Ajay Trilokeshwaran Head of Credit Services Product Development Informative Research Ajay Belambe Senior Vice President, Product Management ServiceLink Alisande Heriyanto VP, Product and Tech Support The Corcoran Group Andria Thomas Chief Product Officer FinLocker Bart Bailey VP, Product Management Sagent Bernice Lim Chief (..)

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Consumers will be able to access their data, such as transaction information, account balance information, information needed to initiate payments, upcoming bill information, and basic account verification information. Financial providers must make this information available without charging fees.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

.” Most borrowers believed they could access escrow information from their lender’s website, and 82% knew how to access it. Over 70% of borrowers found lenders were helpful with escrow information, while 21% still wanted more information.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 9, 2025

Fortunately, there are ways to detect deed fraud attempts early, but mortgage professionals need to be well-informed to protect themselves and their clients. Protecting the personal information of homeowners is also essential. Title fraud is becoming more widespread, with perpetrators growing increasingly bold.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Using Leo CoPilot, agents will be able to retrieve specific information from recorded presentations, finding the exact answers they need. It can also explain an agent’s payout on any transaction and is integrated with Real Academy, which will give agents access to the brokerage’s entire catalog of training sessions and workshops.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

After an investigation, it concluded that cybercriminals infiltrated its systems, potentially accessing and acquiring files containing sensitive personal information of 171,074 customers. The type of information affected by this event includes name and Social Security number.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The MLS is an unbiased, open marketplace where there is equal access to information. But the company’s strong stance on data transparency and in providing equal access to listing information for both agents and consumers appears to have changed that. I don’t think you should hide that piece of information,” Carter said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The new search paradigm for real estate The introduction of artificial intelligence overviews is changing how users consume information online. Traditional top-of-funnel searches like “how-to” topics and basic informational queries now stem from AI-generated overviews on search result pages.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2025

The new provisions, which take effect July 1, regulate the use of consumer information linked to mortgage credit inquiries and define who has access to it. They also must inform consumers that their data was purchased without the lenders knowledge or consent.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The new home sales estimate is derived using mortgage application information from the BAS, as well as assumptions regarding market coverage and other factors. This data also provides information regarding the types of loans used by new home buyers. For additional information on MBA’s Builder Application Survey, please click here.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In order to help lenders of all sizes make quicker, better decisions and help qualify more borrowers, LPA Choice provides customized information on purchasing needs along with actionable feedback. To read the full release, including more information, click here. up to 97% for Home Possible loans).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

The FCC warns about “federal officials” asking for money or calls/texts asking for financial account information. “If you get a phone call about an insurance claim or policy, don’t give out any personal information or agree to any payment until you can independently verify that the call is legitimate.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Yet to successfully practice the sale of residential real estate and access the information compiled by the MLS, nationally and in the State of Michigan, membership in these organizations in mandatory,“ the filing states.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Criminal actors exploited the breach, installing malware and extracting sensitive data, including personally identifiable information, from the companys network. Bayview and its affiliates responded by notifying affected consumers, offering support services, and providing free credit and identity theft monitoring.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to stay top-of-mind with clients and prospects is by consistently delivering value in an informative, helpful real estate newsletter. Content: Agents can include any combination of data and information. Provide value Offer engaging content that both informs and entertains.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For more information on ClearValue Consulting’s Certainty QC Review platform and Restb.ai’s computer vision technology integration, visit clearvalueconsulting.com. For more information visit clearvalueconsulting.com. For more information on Restb.ai, visit its website. About Restb.ai Learn more about Restb.ai

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2025

I sincerely appreciate everyone coming to me with questions regarding this topic there can be a lot of confusing and misleading information circulating, and it’s clear that many individuals share similar concerns. Also, the foreclosure and bankruptcy data isnt even back to pre-COVID-19 levels.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Document management Did you know that, on average, employees spend nearly 20% of their workday searching for information? AI-powered tools can also quickly identify discrepancies and highlight essential information, reducing the time spent on manual reviews. This might include documents like deeds and title policies.

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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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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Keeping an agents CRMs up to date with the latest information of every client and where they are in the funnel and what they said in the last time is gold for them, said Poggi, who was previously Zillows vice president of product and engineering. Or the agent can call it and request tasks and ask for followup information.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Since it already has a lot of your business information, it’s going to know what exactly you’re wanting. So, if you’re a broker and you want to put together information for your agents, it’s probably a little better if you take the transcripts. And that can be used for so many different things.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

MFA provides an added layer of protection, helping to keep sensitive information out of the wrong hands. Bruce Phillips is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for MyHome. Protects sensitive data Unauthorized access frequently leads to data breaches, which can be costly in both financial and reputational terms.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Georgia House Bill 1292 was enacted to ensure that the persons presenting electronic documents for recording provide identifying information, according to the state Legislature. Title theft occurs when a criminal impersonates a property owner and sells or takes out a second mortgage on the owners property.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In its reply, CoStar largely denies Move’s allegations or states that it is lacking sufficient knowledge to provide information on Move’s claims. As a result, CoStar argues that Move should explore a more targeted discovery or a discovery of his personal devices. 11 and June 3, 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Native American tribes provided key information to better target the funding and communications about the program, the department explained. This funding allows Tribal Nations to meet the needs of their communities and make critical infrastructure improvements.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Functionality impacted Many of these contracts were focused on the functionality of CFPBs consumer complaint database, a repository of information about consumer-submitted complaints to the bureau and the nature of any follow-up correspondence. Contracts related to tools necessary for CFPB employees to do their jobs were canceled, Doe added.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

Proactive communication: Keeping borrowers informed and supported When disaster strikes, borrowers need clarity not confusion. A well-structured reporting system keeps investors informed, while dedicated borrower support ensures smooth operations this can be the difference between control and chaos.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The suit alleges that Redfin uses third-party code to track prerecorded videos its subscribers watch and sends that data to its third-party code vendors along with subscribers personally identifiable information (PII), all without its subscribers valid consent. In October, Redfin filed a motion to compel arbitration or dismiss the case.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The types of information and communications that we are distributing make sure that the Realtor members are as prepared as possible for whatever the market conditions are. So, they’re very informed. How are you advising your members in being resilient through different types of markets?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Both options offer immediate exposure, but the “featured” option also includes high-quality photos, videos and detailed company information. Those looking to sell their business have access to two listing options — a “standard listing” and a “featured listing.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Property managers should expect to receive far better informed and quality Zumper leads when Zoe passes them across.” “Zoe is a game-changer for the rental industry — she offers 24/7 support to educate renters, narrow down their search, and help set up their tours. Zoe isn’t the first time that Zumper has used AI.

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