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Home prices in opportunity zones continue to fall behind

By Marian McPherson | August 29, 2019 - 8:00 am |August 29, 2019 Uncategorized

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Median home prices in 80 percent of opportunity zones are below the national average, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions. Continue reading →

Zillow moves to dismiss derivative shareholder lawsuit

By Patrick Kearns | August 26, 2019 - 3:16 pm |August 26, 2019 Uncategorized

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The real estate tech company argues in a petition for dismissal that its independent directors did not personally profit from the alleged wrongdoing. Continue reading →

A small town in Arizona has been overrun with short-term rentals

By Marian McPherson | August 22, 2019 - 5:04 pm |August 22, 2019 Uncategorized

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Residents and state legislators in Sedona are debating how to reclaim the 20 percent of housing now used as Airbnb rentals. Continue reading →

Housing companies are forcing consumers into arbitration

By Jim Dalrymple II | August 20, 2019 - 7:21 pm |August 20, 2019 Uncategorized

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Lennar, Centex, KB Home, D.R. Horton and Airbnb are among a bevy of companies that include forced arbitration clauses in contracts, according to a new study. Continue reading →

HUD moves forward with ‘disparate impact’ proposal

By Patrick Kearns | August 19, 2019 - 5:07 pm |August 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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Activists argue the change will make it easier for businesses and landlords to discriminate and harder for tenants to bring lawsuits for housing discrimination.  Continue reading →

National Association of Realtors asks judge to toss antitrust suits

By Jim Dalrymple II | August 15, 2019 - 5:24 pm |August 15, 2019 Uncategorized

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A pair of lawsuits could upend how compensation works, but NAR believes the cases “are wrong on the facts, wrong on the economics and wrong on the law.” Continue reading →

Federal Housing Authority reveals condo loan approval guidelines

By Patrick Kearns | August 15, 2019 - 2:09 pm |August 15, 2019 Uncategorized

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The National Association of Realtors cheered the new policy, which is aimed at increasing the number of condos eligible for FHA mortgages. Continue reading →

Oregon becomes first state in nation to nix single-family zoning

By Patrick Kearns | August 9, 2019 - 2:52 pm |August 9, 2019 Uncategorized

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Gov. Kate Brown signed a quartet of housing bills Thursday including one that would eliminate single-family zoning in cities with more than 10,000 residents. Continue reading →

Critics slam presidential hopeful’s plan to ‘tax the hell’ out of the rich

By Jim Dalrymple II | August 2, 2019 - 8:26 pm |August 2, 2019 Uncategorized

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One analyst said Friday that the tax proposal from presidential candidate and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ‘would destroy a lot of wealth in the country.’ Continue reading →

48 companies sued for denying tenants with criminal records

By Andrea V. Brambila | August 1, 2019 - 6:51 pm |August 1, 2019 Uncategorized

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Florida’s state Realtor association is warning its more than 187,000 members against blanket policies that deny housing to tenants with criminal records. Continue reading →