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A closer look at investor attitudes and trends in reverse mortgage stocks

Housing Wire

This brings earnings potential from the brand integration between FOA and American Advisors Group (AAG), he said, making for a much healthier position. “Over the past couple of quarters, they’ve gotten back to break-even, and this quarter, they posted a nice profit, both from the revenue side and the cost side.”

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Redfin makes its big rental play with RentPath acquisition

Housing Wire

Seattle-based Redfin has agreed to pay $608 million in cash to acquire RentPath , though the deal still requires sign-off by the Federal Trade Commission and a bankruptcy court. Despite RentPath’s baggage, namely a $650 million bankruptcy restructuring , Redfin sees big traffic and lead-generation potential with the pending acquisition.

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CFPB reaches $2.7B settlement with credit repair conglomerate

Housing Wire

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reached a multi-billion dollar settlement with a collection of brands that offer credit repair services to American consumers, the agency announced on Monday.

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Reverse mortgage volume and securities issuance trend lower in December

Housing Wire

For instance, the AAG brand still remains despite the FAR acquisition, but the exit of Open Mortgage and the ongoing ripples caused by Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF)’s bankruptcy will likely impact the business more notably, he explained. “It This is a different situation.”

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The appraisal industry’s hidden hand

Housing Wire

The next AMC branding campaign will be the first. “It In the fall of 2019, Brian Coester, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Maryland federal court, after CoesterVMS went under. Rickard, who said that she is still owed $3,800 for her work, is one of multiple appraisers listed as creditors in the Coester bankruptcy.

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ERA® Real Estate Teams up with Texas Affiliate Brawn Sterling Real Estate

Realty Biz

ERA ® Real Estate , a global franchising leader within the Realogy family of brands, announced today that Brawn Sterling Real Estate, based in Midlothian, Texas, has affiliated with the ERA ® brand. Broker/owner Erica Texada established the company in 2016. The median sales price in the market is approximately $383,557.

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It Only Looks Like Miami: Art Deco Home Shines in Portland, OR

Realtor.com

Influenced by a love of Art Deco, Wenner, the man behind the iconic vegetarian brand, began construction on the custom 2,796-square-foot, four-story house in 1989. Gardenburger filed for bankruptcy in 2005, and Wenner eventually sold his Art Deco creation to another owner, from whom Martin bought the property. Kitchen Jorge Rodriguez.

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