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Assault on the MLS: How the Compass-Redfin deal threatens the open market

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This isn’t about one company’s competitive edge, America Foy writes. It’s about whether the American real estate market remains an open, transparent system. Continue reading →

Fannie and Freddie’s low-income homebuyer goals dialed back

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Trump administration claims quotas for low-income borrowers hurt the middle class. NAR says where is the data? Consumer and civil rights groups say hundreds of thousands of working class and minority homebuyers will be sent packing. Continue reading →

Trump administration lays out 5-year goals for Fannie, Freddie

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Equitable housing and climate change risk are out, deregulation and combating fraud are in. The plan sheds little light on Trump administration’s bid to spur homebuilders into expanding housing supply. Continue reading →

‘Alliance members won’t back down’ before anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric

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No one in the real estate industry has the right to discriminate against or disparage a group of people, LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance President Justin “JZ” Ziegler writes. Continue reading →

Court denies CFPB’s request to vacate fair lending settlement

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Judge declines to reopen case and vacate settlement with Chicago mortgage broker Townstone Financial, calling the request “a Pandora’s box the court refuses to open.” Continue reading →

HUD and the FHFA are changing. Here’s everything you need to know

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Workforce cuts, the rescission of Fair Housing initiatives and COVID assistance, and multiple pathways for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all under discussion at the federal housing agencies. Continue reading →

Closing consistency drives launch of Goby Homes

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Goby Homes officially launched its flagship product designed to center transaction management around better communications and transparency. Continue reading →

Fannie, Freddie regulator issues dozens of orders out of public eye

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FHFA Director Bill Pulte tells ‘crypto influencer’ he’s signed more than 80 orders revamping policies and procedures at the mortgage giants, only 12 of which have been made public. Continue reading →

Groups slam CFPB’s bid to undo fair lending settlement as ‘dangerous’

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Fair housing and consumer groups are trying to stop the Trump administration from vacating a settlement the government reached with a Chicago mortgage broker just days before the November election. 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 →