Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

Thats when I came across a real estate investment series on VHS by Carlton Sheets (remember VHS?). It inspired me to get my real estate license and pursue a career in real estate. citizen The Colorado Division of Real Estate (part of the state Dept. I opted for the latter. hours to complete it.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

In some cases, AI and other digital tools have also been used to create convincing forgeries of documents or to automate the process of generating fake deeds and other legal documents. In 2024, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) highlighted the persistent challenge of seller impersonation fraud (SIF) within the real estate industry.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) noted that title insurance companies were already exempt from the BOI reporting requirement due to the rules exemption for state-licensed insurance producers. ALTA added that the Treasury announcement is likely to face legal challenges. This rule, which goes into effect Dec.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Three sources, who have asked to remain anonymous, have confirmed to HousingWire that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has run out of liability insurance funds. NAR’s insurance policy is tapped out, and there are no funds available for REALTOR Associations and MLSs for legal defense costs,” Hahn wrote.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2022

As the Metaverse expands, its offerings now include “virtual” real estate. But what does virtual real estate mean for real-world mortgage professionals? Defining virtual real estate. There is a legal description. Is there demand for “mortgages” to buy virtual real estate in the Metaverse?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2024

According to a report published Thursday by wire fraud prevention firm CertifID , real estate agents , brokers and title companies are increasingly being held accountable if a consumer loses money.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For most real estate industry professionals, title insurance needs no introduction. A trusted product , title insurance has been used to protect real estate transactions and property rights for over a century. Title insurance is different than most other insurance products.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Keough pursued legal action to stop any potential sale of the property soon thereafter. A study conducted by NDP Analytics found that 28% of title insurance companies experienced at least one seller impersonation fraud attempt in 2023, and in April 2024 alone, 19% of firms experienced at least one of these attempts.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2022

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , or FinCEN, is floating a proposed anti-money laundering rule that could impose reporting mandates on a broad swath of professionals in the residential real estate market, including real estate agents, brokers, attorneys, title insurance companies and settlement agents.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

A group of 2,769 West Virginian borrowers claimed in the lawsuit, which was originally filed on July 23, 2012, that Rocket Mortgage (known then as Quicken Loans ) and its insurance arm, Amrock (formerly Title Source ), were unfairly influencing home appraisal values. Rocket Mortgage has faced other legal activity over the last year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

The real estate giant was prompted to do this by the terms of National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement which requires agents to have a written agreement with a client in order to work with them as a buyer broker. According to Laura M.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Real estate transactions are rarely stress-free. This holds true for many of the most challenging situations in real estate. Legal disputes. Address other important items, including relevant contact information for support professionals, such as legal counsel, insurance providers and emergency services.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Real estate is an attractive field for experienced and aspiring entrepreneurs alike. The urge to innovate in real estate is only natural — any homebuyer or seller who is a creative problem-solver will notice glaring inefficiencies in the process. There’s been no shortage of effort, in other words. Emotions run high.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

Never in her decades-long career did Giguiere think she might be responsible for monitoring and reporting potential criminal activity in the real estate market. “It It is just ridiculous to put that on real estate agents and companies,” Giguiere said. That is not the role of a real estate agent.

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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. On Friday, the firm and some of its subsidiaries and agents were accused of violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and the Lanham Act.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Real estate technology company Homes.com analyzed the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods in order to quantify the number of homes destroyed and measure the financial repercussions of the wildfires. Gundersheim added that the companys analysis includes the value of destroyed real estate.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

The California Association of Black Real Estate Professionals (CABREP) hosted a webinar on Tuesday with key officials from CAR. Kalin led a segment on best practices for legal matters that agents may face when assisting Altadena residents. The meeting focused on the implications for Black homeowners and agents.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2024

But when we say this is the Ultimate Resource Guide for title insurance professionals, we mean it! Associations American Land Title Association (ALTA) ALTA serves as the national trade association and voice for the title insurance industry, representing over 6,000 title insurance companies, agents and real estate attorneys.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Those too young to remember the wild west of real estate believe that real estate commissions have always been evenly split between seller’s and buyer’s agents, with each receiving a portion of the sale price. Yet, the complexity of real estate transactions lies beyond the initial online search.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

Real estate transactions can be complicated, especially when it comes to titles and escrow. As a professional in the industry with over twenty years of experience, I know that two of the most crucial aspects of any real estate transaction are title and escrow. What is a title in the context of real estate?

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Open to all mortgage lending and servicing professionals, GSEs , government entities, and Legal League members, the annual Spring Servicer Summit gathers the nations elite financial services law firms to discuss default policies, procedures, and emerging issues with leading mortgage servicing executives.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Are you looking to get licensed as a real estate agent in Arizona? We’ve reviewed all the key information to determine the best Arizona real estate schools to help you get licensed quickly and efficiently with a state-approved, online program at an Arizona real estate school. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Prior to the advent and widespread use of title insurance, before taking title to a property, the buyer required that the title be free of any rights, interests, liens or encumbrances of others for which the buyer would be responsible for. We haven’t seen any real data based on the conversation that it is going to save money.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2022

In a brightly lit men’s restroom Friday afternoon, adjacent to where the inaugural Crypto & Real Estate Summit was convening, one conference attendee asked another, “Are you a real estate agent?”. Real estate agents, on the other hand, would benefit from blockchain transactions, the company has claimed.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

While the adoption of a standardized ROV policy was one that real estate appraisers understood and was generally good for appraisers and consumers, the issues associated with appraisal appeals will continue to evolve without the FHA policy, said Bill Garber, director of communications for the Appraisal Institute. (The

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Real estate prospecting is a necessary activity for agents aiming to build a robust pipeline of buyer and seller leads. The objective is to build relationships, understand the needs of potential clients, and position yourself as a go-to resource when they are ready to buy or sell real estate.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While tax planning is a year-round task, real estate agents can take some specific actions before the New Year to significantly cut their taxable income. Identify business deductions Every business has ordinary and necessary costs, such as office equipment, marketing , accounting, and insurance , that are tax-deductible.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines fraud as the “intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right,” and from identity theft to sweepstakes and investment scams, it can take countless forms at a high cost to consumers.

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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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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2023

The rule, which department officials first said they planned to implement in 2021, would require real estate professionals, such as title insurers, to report the identities of beneficial owners buying real estate in cash to FinCEN. real estate. billion was laundered through U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The American Land Title Association, alongside our real estate industry partners, are committed to making transactions easier for everyone through consumer education efforts. One of the most important roles we play at ALTA is strongly encouraging buyers to shop around for their title insurance company.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As global tensions have escalated in recent years so, too, have concerns in the United States about the ownership of real estate by people from other countries — especially those from adversary nations. Laws should also be clear on the role title insurance professionals play in facilitating transactions with foreign owners.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Stavvy enables digital transformation by helping organizations navigate complex financial and legal transactions easily and safely, which allows organizations to put customer experience at the forefront. Stavvy was purpose-built for real estate transactions, with a focus on the holistic user experience.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2021

will pay a $1 million fine for improper benefits given to California real estate agents. The company also agreed to pay $185,000 to cover the department’s legal and investigative costs. California prohibits title agents from providing perks to real estate agents as business inducements. First American Title Co.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

real estate with a fast, digital mortgage process. ” Waltz aims to support international buyers with a “comprehensive” solution that covers the compliance, legal, banking and regulatory processes to close the purchase process within 30 days. .” residential real estate is low.

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2022

American Digital Title Insurance Co. , a Denver-based insurtech title insurance provider controlled by insurance giant Munich Re , has been authorized to underwrite title insurance in California, the second largest title insurance market in the country.

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