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Caution! 3 ways your buyer’s love letter could violate Fair Housing

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Jonathan Pressman offers real-world examples of the way buyer love letters can violate fair housing, along with fixes to help your clients write right. Continue reading →

Fair housing suit against Elliman, agents dismissed with prejudice

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Shaniqua Newkirk alleged that agents at the luxury firm violated the Fair Housing Act in either failing to respond to her requests for assistance in finding housing or simply not helping her with her Section 8 voucher. Continue reading →

Federal judge saves HUD fair housing grants from DOGE cuts

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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Housing and Urban Development from canceling 78 Fair Housing Initiatives Program grants. The judge’s decision comes as Democratic congressmembers demand HUD edit its cost-cutting plans. Continue reading →

Senators Waters, Warren sound alarm on HUD cost-cutting plan

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Senators Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner a letter on Monday, demanding that he halt plans to cut staff at the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Continue reading →

Tool Kit: What you should know about DEI and Fair Housing

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Experts predict that 70 percent of Americans will develop a recognized disability. DEI is essential for our future, writes Rachael Hite, and smart agents will invest in learning more. Continue reading →

Trump’s HUD seeks to eliminate climate change and bias initiatives

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President Trump’s second term is a second chance at overturning Obama-era housing discrimination policies. Housing advocates fear he will succeed, effectively undermining 56 years of fair housing progress. Continue reading →

Louisiana agents latest to file suit over divisive NAR 3-way agreement

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Industry members argue in the new lawsuit that NAR and other defendants have engaged in anticompetitive practices. They want restitution — and an end to rules they don’t support. Continue reading →

Fairway blasts federal regulators in $10M redlining settlement

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Nation’s third biggest lender casts itself as a victim of politics, noting CFPB launched its investigation the day after Biden Administration took office. Continue reading →

HUD: Appraisal that erased $220K in home value was discriminatory

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Appraisal management company Solidifi and lending giant Rocket Mortgage are also charged with violating the Fair Housing Act. Rocket says it expects to prevail. Continue reading →

‘Historic’ agreement aims to break racial barriers in appraisal industry

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The Appraisal Foundation will establish $1.22 million scholarship fund to help aspiring appraisers navigate “an alternative, more inclusive path” for fulfilling experience requirements that are said to have contributed to a lack of diversity. Continue reading →