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Quicken Loans agrees to pay HUD $32.5M

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Quicken Loans confirmed today it has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $32.5 million to resolve a multi-year legal battle between the lender and HUD. Continue reading →

Trump admin blocking undocumented immigrants from FHA loans

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A Trump administration official confirmed this week that the Federal Housing Administration is not providing mortgages to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. Continue reading →

Agents: Check your bias at the door

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Regardless of your beliefs, your political affiliation or your passion for a specific cause, when it comes to real estate, personal bias can easily slip into a conversation. Even the slightest slip in this area can result in violations of the Fair Hous… Continue reading →

HUD rule would roll back transgender homeless protections

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Transgender people experience homelessness at higher rates than the average population, according to surveys. One recent report by the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), a trans rights advocacy group, found that up to 30 percent of its 27… Continue reading →

HUD Secretary slammed for confusing REO with Oreo cookies

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Despite the controversy that has swirled around his tenure, following the Oreo incident, Ben Carson attempted to downplay his apparent confusion. Continue reading →

President Donald Trump to speak at NAR conference Friday

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President Donald Trump will speak at the National Association of Realtors annual legislative meetings and expo on Friday, the association confirmed. Continue reading →

HUD releases new income limits for housing programs

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According to a primer provided by HUD, eligibility for programs is based on three income levels — extremely low income (less than 30 percent of the median family income), very low (less than 50 percent of the median family income), and low (less than 8… Continue reading →

Feds release long-awaited opportunity zone regulations

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The federal government released regulations Wednesday meant to stimulate investment in businesses and real estate projects in financially distressed areas. Continue reading →

Zillow accused of allowing housing discrimination in listings

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An enterprising Twitter user noticed over the weekend that Zillow’s listings portal is populated with listings that specifically mention race, including phrases like, “no blacks near me,” and “I will not rent to other ethnicities other than caucasian s… Continue reading →

Facebook’s ad targeting was more exclusionary than most realized

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Advertisers were offered thousands of attributes to choose from to exclude based on user data collected by Facebook, including words like “foreigner.” Continue reading →