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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

Largely nonprofits, mission-based landlords provide affordable housing as a tool for systemic change, including advancing racial equity, reducing economic disparities, and strengthening community resiliency. Most importantly, mission-based landlords are committed to keep residents housed.

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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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Experiences with Firearms as an Appraiser: When Tenants Behave Unexpectedly in “Their Area”

Appraisal Buzz

Once inside his unit, with the door shut and the landlord now outside, he still was friendly. In both my Coast Guard and police training, we are taught to deescalate situations, keep things as calm as possible, and only to escalate use of force when it is called upon.

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

Housing Wire

In its notice of increased funding, HUD also said that it has made additional materials available for landlords by creating specialized engagement tools including informational sheets, guidebooks, information about landlord-focused events and FAQ documents.

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Homelessness is not an unsolvable problem

Housing Wire

Any amount of time is too long, but landlord engagement and counseling has reduced this home search time.(Brief) Since 2022, Dallas and Collin Counties have seen: An 18% increase in people exiting homelessness to permanent housing (Rare) The number of days an average person experiences homelessness is 95 days.

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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. The renter is presented with results they are prequalified for that fit their criteria and the app connects them with landlords/property managers. Those updates have to be baked into the process from the beginning.

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