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Maverix Advisory Group adds Kevin Van Eck as principal

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Van Eck will assume the role of principal after a 16-year tenure at @properties. It offers a wide variety of services in the mortgage and real estate spaces, including pipeline development, integration support, recruiting, branding, strategic partnerships, sales support, events, mergers and acquisitions, and fundraising.

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HUD announces $72.6M in new Native American community grants

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced the disbursement of $72.6 million in new funding under the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program, adding up to $2 million to 38 individual community recipients to bolster housing development , expansion and preservation.

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With lower costs and other value, rural areas are enticing for older homebuyers

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And while it seems that this is a tactic for elders to avoid high costs, high crime and over development, those who keep an eye on who moves where in America say it has been happening off and on for decades. But the potential value for older homeowners is not strictly monetary, the article said.

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Analyst: HMBS 2.0 developments should benefit reverse mortgage industry

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Late last month, Ginnie Mae released a term sheet for one of the most anticipated new developments for the reverse mortgage industry — a new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) product referred to as “ HMBS 2.0.” To get a better idea of the potential impact that HMBS 2.0

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Announcing the 2025 Finance Leaders

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Name Job Title Company Name Alejandro Franco Vice President of Finance and Controller Cairn Real Estate Holdings Allyson Jackson Executive Vice President Finance and Treasury Planet Home Lending Amit Arora Chief Investment Officer Opendoor Andrey Gunin Chief Financial Officer A&D Mortgage Bill Warden Chief Financial Officer Dark Matter Brandon (..)

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Report suggests HUD is considering use of cryptocurrency, agency denies any plans

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is considering employing cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to monitor the employment of agency grants, which some staffers believe could be a trial run for wider deployment of the technology across the federal government. This is according to a report published Friday by ProPublica.

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Keller Williams taps Shanan Steere to head up leadership growth

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As we continue to invest deeply into providing our KW-affiliated brokerages support for the development of their team leaders and operating principals, we are excited to welcome Shanan, who will spearhead those efforts,” KW President and CEO Mark Willis said in a statement. “An

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