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No ’horror stories’ from agents on the first weekend of NAR settlement changes

Housing Wire

17, 2024 , has come and gone, and the real estate industry is still plugging along, despite the business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement now being implemented nationwide. The landmark date of Aug. I know quite a few agents it hurt.

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Flagstar Bancorp cuts 20% of its mortgage staff

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“Gain on sale revenue was under significant pressure throughout the quarter as the velocity of the increase in mortgage rates rose at the fastest rate this century,” Alessandro DiNello, president and chief executive officer of Flagstar Bancorp, said in a statement. Meanwhile, refinances fell significantly, from $9.8 billion in Q1 2022.

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EasyKnock faces consumer lawsuits and actions from state regulators

Housing Wire

Residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock continues to face scrutiny from state regulators and is now under fire from disgruntled consumers. EasyKnock agreed to permanently end its sale-leaseback solution in Massachusetts, and to pay $200,000 to the state as part of the terms of its settlement. The platform closed a $3.5

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Fannie Mae unveils $997M reperforming loan offering 

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae has launched its fourth reperforming-loan sale of the year — an offering of 6,130 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $997 million. Loans in Pools 1 thru 3 are being serviced by New Residential Mortgage LLC , NewRez LLC and Fannie Mae — and subserviced by NewRez LLC, Fannie’s fact sheet on the deal states. billion.

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Why the US MLS system is the envy of other countries

Housing Wire

This past December, my mother and father closed on their home of 35 years in Limerick, Ireland, after 10 months “in escrow.” They also recently closed on their purchase of a new home. They paid a 1% transfer tax, called the Stamp Duty, (which can be 2% or 3% depending on sale price) also assessed on the final sales price.

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JPMorgan to buy almost $2B of mortgages in the PacWest deal: reports

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JPMorgan Chase will buy nearly $2 billion worth of mortgages to grease Banc of California ‘s purchase of PacWest Bancorp , Bloomberg reported. The bank entered into an agreement to buy $1.8 billion of single-family residential loans at a discount, according to the outlet.

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Compass acquisition could worry some California agents

Housing Wire

Compass announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy San Francisco-based real estate transaction platform Glide , a deal that some California real estate agents may feel uneasy about. The buy is Compass’s first since the residential brokerage started publicly trading shares earlier this month.