Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) officially implemented an updated pricing framework for Loan-Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs) in May to improve homeownership prospects for first-time homebuyers with lower income and weaker credit scores. housing policy, it is being executed in a very complicated manner. Ratcliffe added.

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded $47.4 million to fair housing organizations across the country under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The post HUD Allocating $47M to Fight Housing Discrimination appeared first on RISMedia. ” See the list of grantees here.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Prior to the deadline for public commentary on Tuesday, housing industry trade groups, companies and organizations responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rulemaking for the general qualified mortgage definition and the expiration of the QM patch in January 2021.

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Redfin

APRIL 8, 2024

These 20 factors are split up into 4 umbrella categories highlighting important aspects of living: Community and Health; Navigability; Housing and Economy; and Recreation and Leisure. To make the top ten list and be considered a “Best” place to live, a metro area must average a high score across each of the umbrella categories.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

APRIL 25, 2024

NOTE: Housing economist Tom Lawler has written extensively on demographics and the impact on household growth and housing demand. Below is a table from the USCIS showing approved initial I-765 applications by selected categories, by fiscal year. Note: This is important for the demand side for housing.

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RIS Media

MAY 6, 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that it is making $20,229,156 available to fair housing organizations across the nation working to fight housing discrimination. Housing discrimination complaints may also be filed by going to www.hud.gov/fairhousing. Source: www.hud.gov.

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Realty Biz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

With a network of approximately 12,200 affiliated sales professionals, associates nominated their broker and sales associate peers who have proven to demonstrate exceptional leadership, superior service, and business excellence among four notable categories: Marketing, Community Involvement, Technology, and P.A.I.G.E.,

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RIS Media

JUNE 10, 2021

In 2018, Scott received the award in recognition of his industry leadership; this year, he was awarded for his work in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within the industry in support of fair housing. This is the first time the same individual has been selected twice. “We In addition to the Brokerage Leadership Award, John L.

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RIS Media

MAY 7, 2021

Bryan Greene , vice president, Policy Advocacy at the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), represents NAR in Washington on all regulatory and legislative matters related to fair housing. BG: NAR, in recent years, has been placing more emphasis on addressing housing discrimination. In some ways, it just focused our thinking.

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GeekEstate

JUNE 7, 2022

Nope—I own it, and there are two houses on it, so pay up,” says another player. That’s not fair!” If you’re a middle-class American trying to buy a home in today’s housing market, you’re the person who just sat down at the Monopoly board. In 1982, 40% of the country’s newly constructed houses were entry-level homes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2023

Ginnie Mae guarantees mortgage-backed securities issued by lenders who originate loans through government-backed housing programs, such as the Federal Housing Administration. Fannie and Freddie purchase and securitize conventional mortgages that meet their guidelines.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

AUGUST 30, 2023

When you’re looking for a house, you not only want to buy one that you love, but also get it at the lowest price possible. But that hasn’t been the easiest task in the recent past, due to a lack of houses on the market and fierce competition from other buyers. It’s not a bad hypothesis. It can certainly be worth a try.

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Kyle Handy

JUNE 11, 2023

In this section, I’ll will walk you through selecting a page category and adding essential information to your Facebook Business Page. Selecting a Page Category When creating your new page, Facebook will prompt you to choose a category that best represents your business. Ads that fail to comply may be rejected or removed.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Size and culture Do you have a specific real estate area or category you’re interested in? Since your commission checks will be larger if the brokerage has a fair rate, consider each brokerage’s rate before making a decision. Passage of Senate Bill 131 brings license reciprocity to Ohio” [link] Ohio House of Representatives.

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RIS Media

JUNE 15, 2021

As real estate professionals, we believe that all types of discrimination in housing should be explicitly prohibited,” said CEO Bess Freedman in a statement. Currently, the Fair Housing Act does not specifically mention sexual orientation and gender identity as protected categories.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 1, 2021

When tasked with selling a hoarder house, pinpointing a step one is no small feat amidst the rubble of collected newspapers and rotting food. Cleaning out the overabundance of personal possessions left behind can feel nearly impossible, and fixing up a house that has fallen into disrepair is a stressful process.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

As of April 2024, “Fifty-seven percent of all respondents in a recent Zillow survey reported experiencing housing discrimination of some kind. However, fewer than half of respondents said fair housing is important to them or their families — highlighting how much work is needed to educate people about these laws.” Good grief!

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Point2Homes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

buyer and compare housing preferences and priorities of home seekers before and after lockdown , we examined five months’ worth of search behavior on the Point2 real estate marketplace. Percentages and shares for each category were calculated based on how many searches included a certain keyword (e.g. Fair use and redistribution.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

APRIL 5, 2023

The spring real estate market isn’t necessarily the best time to sell your house; you can get your house sold quickly and for top dollar at almost any time of year if you price it appropriately and it’s marketed correctly. But spring is definitely a time of the year many homeowners opt to sell their house.

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Lab Coat Agents

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

How can I get quality leads from open houses? Is there anything I can do as an agent to make a property stand out during an open house? Are open houses a high-conversion channel at all? Because you want to be fairly strategic about how you’re going to place the signs that lead people to the house.

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RIS Media

APRIL 23, 2021

Here, Mesa offers insight into what it means to be an RISMedia Real Estate Newsmaker —individuals who are recognized for their positive contributions to the real estate industry—as well as how teamwork and adaptability have helped his firm face the challenges of the pandemic and the current housing boom.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

JANUARY 24, 2023

For instance, you could go your entire life without hearing the term “comp” once, but the minute you decide to buy or sell a house you’ll hear agents say it like it’s a word you probably already know. Comparables are houses that are currently on the market, under contract, or ( most importantly ) recently sold. Similar lot size.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Those years were during the house crisis starting in 2007 and most recovered and exceeded their pre-crisis values within five years. David Shapiro: There is no question that there is competition in the residential housing market. Doing the right thing doesn’t have to be a compromise and shared equity is a viable alternative.

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The Close

JUNE 22, 2023

But for value-seeking investors like myself, the scariest time to invest is actually in a good economy, when housing prices are rising at a blistering pace. It’s a fair question! Reason #1: Recessions Create More Opportunities to Invest I know what you’re thinking; “There isn’t enough inventory and house prices are too high.

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RIS Media

DECEMBER 1, 2020

If you asked Donnell Williams , president of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)—an organization dedicated to housing for all, particularly among Blacks—what keeps him up at night, he would respond without hesitation: homeownership rates. ” He believes the “House Then the Car” program can help. .

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Realty Biz

JUNE 1, 2023

It’s also critically important for all of us in real estate to remember that sexual orientation and gender identity are still not protected classes under the 1968 Fair Housing Act leaving the LGBTQ+ community susceptible to housing discrimination.”

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Realty Biz

APRIL 25, 2022

This is a really important niche that few people talk about, but May’s put her experiences as a military housing inspector in Stuttgart, Germany to good use. He’s A+ in both of Expertise’s categories, active on Facebook and the rest of social media, and like Aubrey Hess and the others, is an award-winning real estate professional.

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Point2Homes

AUGUST 31, 2021

From housing affordability and household income to job openings and unemployment rates, these urban centers need to have it all. and ranked them based on 15 factors across four main dimensions: human capital, housing, economic activity and earning power & equity. America’s Top 10 Most Dynamic College Towns in Terms of Housing.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 29, 2023

The award is given across three volume categories based on 2022 performance. The award is given across volume and units categories based on the size of the company. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.

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HomeLight

MARCH 16, 2021

Basements tend to fall into one of two thought categories: Either they’re regarded as dark, creepy spaces only suitable for storage and mysterious happenings, or they’re a prized home entertainment venue, ripe with potential for big TVs and even bigger couches. What’s the difference between finished and unfinished?

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It's fair to say that only the best of the best will manage to survive what seems dreadfully close to a housing bubble crash. Even having left Facebook unattended for half a year, and with a website bordering on the train wreck category, her Sky Louis Realty gets the job done. But the mystery is solved.

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Point2Homes

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In fact, the share of income needed to afford housing continues to increase and monthly mortgage payments are becoming a financial burden in more cities across the nation. housing markets. As an article in The Atlantic emphasizes: The housing cost crises in the Bay Area and New York might be the country’s most obscene.

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Toronto Realty Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Some were monumentally awful, and others were in the “all-time” category. Fair enough? Properties were not just receiving multiple offers, but we were seeing 10, 15, or 20 offers on houses and condos alike. In short, the January TRREB stats were released on Tuesday morning and they were not pretty. Smile if you want.

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CT Homes

JANUARY 30, 2023

An ADU is a secondary housing unit built on the property, designed to accompany the primary home. ADUs go by many other common names, such as in-law units, tiny houses, or granny flats. adding value to your lives, to your financial stability, and ability to offer inter-generational housing).

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Realty Biz

MAY 23, 2022

Buyers will be turned off if it looks like a hoarder’s house with enormous amounts of junk, too much furniture, and counters filled with stuff. You will end up selling your home for less than the actual fair market value. When it comes time to sell, a clutter-free home will sell for more money than one completely disorganized.

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Point2Homes

DECEMBER 22, 2021

And, looking at the number of searches for “movers near me,” “how to paint kitchen cabinets,” “rent relief” and “houses for rent near me,” the worries and pain points of renters, owners and homebuyers come into full view. For owners , it was all about home improvement.

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GeekEstate

AUGUST 4, 2022

Remember, category kings sell different –yet this is the same value proposition and functionality provided by every online buyer for as long as I’ve been in the industry: Search for a region plus the same core filters (price, beds, baths). Takes me back to my thoughts on pop-up museums in open houses from several years ago.

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