Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A housing watchdog group has filed more than 100 complaints that target more than 200 defendants for allegedly discriminating against potential housing applicants who sought to use Section 8 housing vouchers to secure a dwelling. In 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law that bars “housing discrimination, including discrimination through public or private land use practices, decisions, or authorizations, based on specified personal characteristics, including source of inco

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Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Has your house been sitting on the market longer than expected?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Department of Justice could be ready to square off again with the National Association of Realtors — this time over an optional rule to prevent commingling of MLS and non-MLS listings. (Image generated by AI in Midjourney) The Department of Justice and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) are currently locked in what may be the culmination of a decades-long battle over a variety of NAR’s policies and rules.

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Three major Texas MLSs — Unlock, HAR and SABOR — agree to share data; REcore unveils new compliance product for buyer agents; Stellar subsidiary goes global.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Redfin is taking a stand against the video privacy lawsuit filed against it by Guillermo Mata. On Monday, the brokerage firm filed a motion to compel arbitration or, alternatively, to dismiss the suit. Originally filed in late June in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California , the suit accuses Redfin of violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by allegedly sending consumers’ personally identifiable data — includin

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Real Estate News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In the first of a 2-part series, NextHome CEO James Dwiggins explains the history of NAR’s policy and warns of the legal consequences of eliminating it.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

West Penn MLS was also dismissed, with the judge ruling there was no evidence of a conspiracy between the parties to fix rates.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A panel of experts with the Yale School of Medicine this week offered tips for aging in place , giving service to both physical health while addressing the social and emotional well-being of older people who seek to stay in their homes as they get older. Research from multiple sources has shown that older people have an overwhelming preference to age in place in their current homes.

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Inman

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Compass founder and CEO Robert Reffkin writes that Clear Cooperation and mandatory disclosures undermine seller choice and put them at risk of the unintended consequences of a mass exposure of property details.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast , host Tracey Velt sits down with Debbie De Grote, founder of leading real estate and business coaching company Forward Coaching. The duo explore strategic negotiation skills in the modern real estate market and best practices for agents in adapting to the new rules mandated by the industry-changing settlement from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

What happens if the listing agent won’t return your phone calls? Compliance expert Summer Goralik has the answers you need. Don't let another agent’s unresponsiveness stand in your way.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

West Penn MLS finally got its way in the Moratis commission lawsuit. Despite having opted into the nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement reached by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Judge William S. Stickman IV, who is overseeing the Moratis suit in the Western District of Pennsylvania, refused to stay the case for the MLS.

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Inman

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Broker Romeo Manzanilla spoke to Inman ahead of his appearance at Connect Austin on Oct. 9 about raising professionalism in the real estate industry in the wake of NAR settlement changes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Ginnie Mae has taken a far more active role in the reverse mortgage industry over the past two years, stemming from the failure of a major industry lender that threatened liquidity for other major players in the space. The government-owned company has long overseen the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM )-backed Securities ( HMBS ) program, through which reverse mortgages are securitized and sold to investors.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Are you finding it increasingly difficult to protect your time and energy in your real estate business? Coaches Melanie Klein and Emily Bossert write that boundaries are the foundation for thriving.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Real estate technology platform Propy is now enabling its users to handle property inspections without leaving its app. The San Francisco -based Propy has formed a partnership with property inspection platform Inspectify , according to a joint announcement on Tuesday. Through this strategic partnership, Inspectify will be directly integrated with Propy’s platform— and users can access the features immediately.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

The homeseller suit known as Moratis alleged a West Penn MLS commissions-related rule violates antitrust laws, but unlike a similar NAR rule, the former expressly allows offers of zero dollars.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

As the housing market fluctuates, inventory levels are a critical factor for builders, developers and buyers. While low inventory might seem like a challenge, especially for buyers, it presents a unique opportunity for builders. The following explores how low inventory impacts the competitive landscape and the advantages of building in such an environment.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, Dwiggins claimed brokerage leaders fighting to repeal the pocket listing rule are concealing an agenda to hoard listings, recruit agents and generate internal leads.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Real estate software provider Qualia is looking to improve how it serves its title company customers. On Tuesday, the firm announced the launch of the Qualia Bank Partner Network. The banks in the network include BankUnited , Capital Bank , Citizens , Encore Bank and Emigrant Bank. Through the network, Qualia said it hopes to help the title and escrow companies on its platform in reducing operational costs and “increasing efficiency and security via robust bank integrations.

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Inman

OCTOBER 8, 2024

According to Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, big brokerages have a vested interest in getting rid of Clear Cooperation, even at the expense of agents and consumers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

After a lengthy decline precipitated by lower inflation , a cooling labor market and hints of a Federal Reserve policy change , mortgage rates appear to have bottomed out for now. According to HousingWire ‘s Mortgage Rates Center , the average 30-year conforming fixed rate dropped to 6.23% on Sept. 27. That was the lowest figure of the year, but it has increased to 6.31% as of Tuesday.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

A New York City-based software company for the multifamily industry, called 100, has emerged from stealth mode with a $5.2 million seed round of financing.

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Bigger Pockets

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Discover the benefits and challenges of self-managing rental properties, from cost savings to tenant management, with real-world examples.

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Inman

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Two weeks after California District Judge George H. Wu denied its preliminary injunction request against CoStar, Move has filed a new motion claiming former Realtor.com News & Insights editor James Kaminsky violated the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act when he accessed Move-owned documents roughly 40 times after being laid off in January.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

What’s your financial independence number (FI/FIRE number)? Are you being too conservative, or are you cutting things close? Do you even have one?

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

The luxury broker is the latest to leave embattled Official in the wake of multiple lawsuits alleging the Alexanders committed rape and sexual assault. Lustgarten has closed more than $250 million in career sales.

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Estate Agent Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Conveyancers are calling for more respect for what they do when it comes to property transactions.

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Inman

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Ready to begin your career? Trainer Bernice Ross writes that your choice of brokerage is an important one, so here's how to make the right decision.

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Seattle Times Real Estate

OCTOBER 8, 2024

As Amazon ramps up in-person work, Microsoft tweaks hybrid arrangements and sheds more office space.

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