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Housing Rights Initiative files massive discrimination case in Illinois

Housing Wire

According to HRI’s announcement, the organization trained and deployed a group of undercover investigators over the past year who posed as prospective tenants looking to use Section 8 vouchers. The other brokerage defendants contacted by HousingWire did not return a request for comment.

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Xactus names chief operating officer

Housing Wire

In his expanded role, Crockett will guide day-to-day operations and key departments at Xactus, including credit, verifications and tenant screening. He previously served as the company’s chief data officer. Crockett will also evaluate internal and external customer experiences, with a focus on enhancing service quality and technical support.

Tenants 446
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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

Over the course of a year, HRI trained, equipped, and deployed an army of undercover investigators, who posed as prospective tenants with Section 8 vouchers,” HRI said in a statement. These investigators contacted hundreds of brokers and landlords by text message to determine compliance with California’s fair housing laws.”

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Consumer advocate says policy changes are needed to help FHA buyers compete

Housing Wire

The authors suggest a two-fold recommendation — that more states and local municipalities pass “source of income” legislation so that tenants and homebuyers will be better protected; and for the U.S. of the U.S. mortgage market in 2023, up from 14.3% in 2022, according to HUD. ”

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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).

Landlords 395
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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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