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Financial services firm Consolidated Analytics acquires Real Info

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With the acquisition , Consolidated Analytics expands its valuation solutions, offering clients tools — from data and analytics to appraisals — to predict market value and access a more comprehensive selection of collateral assessment products, the company said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

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The Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition (UMMC), a coalition of 32 housing groups initially convened by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy , published a report on Wednesday that recommended actions for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. mortgage finance system.

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Radian’s Pyramid Platform automates every step of the real estate process

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Clients can utilize real-time and customizable reporting, as well as direct data warehouse access,” said Rebecca Smith, VP, Sales and Business Development. Reduce delays and navigate the real estate closing process with ease. Rebecca Smith, VP, Sales and Business Development. icient and e?ective

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Biden’s executive order will extend foreclosure moratorium

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Brian Deese, Biden’s choice to lead the National Economic Council , said the president will call upon the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the departments of Veterans Affairs , Agriculture and Housing and Housing and Urban Development , to aid in an immediate extension of their federally backed mortgages.

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Industry supports FHA’s 40-year loan term option — with caveats

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Leslie Rouda Smith, president of the NAR, used her own letter to the FHA to explain the trade group has been “concerned” about the pandemic’s impact on the housing market. At the time, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said the option could prevent “several thousand borrowers a year from foreclosure.”.

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FHA, FHFA re-up eviction bans at Biden’s urging

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Departments of Housing and Urban Development , Agriculture , and Veterans Affairs to extend each of their own eviction bans. The same day, more than a dozen real estate trade associations sent a letter to the Senate, the U.S. The CDC ban has also faced numerous legal challenges from property owners.

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Opinion: 5 policy changes that can improve housing affordability

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Residential zoning laws are designed to promote orderly development, control traffic flow, and ensure that noise and activity levels are appropriate to each specific neighborhood. It is fair to say that the current shortage of housing supply is at crisis levels, which is the primary reason home prices have soared in recent years.

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