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Housing Rights Initiative files massive discrimination case in Illinois

Housing Wire

The Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) is taking aim at 165 real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords in its latest series of lawsuits filed in Chicago. This violates Illinois House Bill 2775, which makes it illegal for landlords, brokers and agents to discriminate against housing applicants who seek to use vouchers to pay their rent.

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Opinion: Many mission-based landlords are at a breaking point

Housing Wire

The pandemic hangover, which has left many tenants straining to make rent, translates to lower rent collections, and in turn less cash flow, for owners. Mission-based owners also offer tenant services such as meal deliveries, after school tutoring, job placement counseling, and digital literacy training.

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Big-name brokerages among those accused of income-based discrimination in California

Housing Wire

But as many as 200 real estate agents , brokerage firms and landlords are alleged to have violated this law by discriminating against applicants with federally subsidized Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, according to an undercover investigation conducted by the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI). We are reviewing the claims.” ”

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HUD raises Housing Choice Voucher funding to $30 billion for 2023

Housing Wire

79,000 of the current beneficiaries are also formerly-homeless military veterans, while additional funding has been allocated for tenant assistance in public or low-income housing that is nearing demolition or retirement from service ($337 million), and a 15% budget increase to cover PHA administrative expenses ($2.8 billion).

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A recap of gen AI use cases at FHFA’s 2024 TechSprint

Housing Wire

AI is learning all the time, which means it has to be fed and trained on accurate, up-to-date data. Multifamily renting An Uber-like experience to match today’s 30 million renters with property managers, Domino would provide tenants with a personalized readiness rating. Below is a summary of all 12 gen AI proposals.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

6 months course access Ridgeline: All features of Base + Livestream option and Forms Training 101. Visit Website Overview The Lee Institute School of Real Estate combines professional instruction and video format training to make the concepts of the real estate business more digestible and engaging. 25 hrs livestream access.

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Thrive Real Estate of Shrewsbury, MA is Now a Part of Lamacchia Realty

Lamacchia Realty

Our values are very much aligned, and we know that offering their robust marketing and training will benefit both our clients as well as our beloved agents.” All home buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords, REALTORS®, and other brokerages in the area should know that it is business as usual at the company.