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Anywhere faces racketeering charges in Minnesota lawsuit

Housing Wire

Despite having long ago settled the commission lawsuits , legal challenges continue to mount for real estate industry giant Anywhere. They allegedly withheld the earnest money deposit and misused equitable title by delaying the cancelation of the deal and using their partial claim on the property to extort money from the Campolis.

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EXIT Realty partners with earnest money collection platform

Housing Wire

This collaboration underscores our shared commitment to innovation and excellence in the real estate industry,” said Chris Basinger, a 2023 HousingWire Rising Star and senior vice president of Growth at Earnnest. “By As a leader in the real estate industry, EXIT Realty Corp.

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How to Avoid Losing Earnest Money Deposit When Buying a Home

RIS Media

Buying a home involves multiple steps, including providing an earnest money deposit. This deposit is a sign of good faith between the buyer and seller. However, losing this deposit can be a significant financial setback. It indicates the buyer’s commitment to purchasing the property.

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Fidelity National Financial expands its digital options to help prevent wire fraud

Housing Wire

Fidelity National Financial , a provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries, is working to prevent wire fraud in today’s growing digital environment. And FNF is now expanding its startSafe offerings by allowing consumers to deposit their earnest money through the portal.

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The tough market mindset: Compete or combine forces?

Housing Wire

Improving the experience there would have ripple effects across the entirety of the industry, not just for brokers and agents, but for the buyers and sellers who work with them too. A transaction is the crux of real estate, the convergence point, where everything and everyone involved comes together for one collective goal.

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Fight Fraud, Don’t Fear it

GeekEstate

Consumers are trusting professionals in the industry to take care of them and the buying and selling of their largest assets, so we have to be prepared for deceit. This is only one story of many that has inspired us to make a change in the money transfer process in the real estate industry. Real estate fraud is terrifying.

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Stop Making These Real Estate Videos (And What to Do Instead)

BAM Media

At some point, someone told real estate agents they had to make these types of videos, and they have become a staple in our industrys content strategy. Very rarely do people log on thinking, I really hope I learn something about earnest money deposits today! or The Difference Between Pre-Approval and Pre-Qualification.