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Airbnb will hand over data on 17K listings to New York City officials

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The data has to do with hosts and reservations on Airbnb’s platform and will be partially anonymized, Airbnb confirmed Friday. 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 →

KW, Realogy, RE/MAX and HomeServices slap back at ‘bombshell’ antitrust lawsuit

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Realogy, Keller Williams, HomeServices of America and RE/MAX filed a motion on May 17 to dismiss the class action lawsuit filed by homeseller Christopher Moehrl seeking to upend the traditional commission structure in the real estate industry.  Continue reading →

Redfin’s new agent-free service hits regulatory snag

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Redfin Direct, a pilot program that allows consumers to make direct offers on homes listed by real estate brokerage Redfin online without being represented by a buyer’s agent, is violating a regulation regarding agency disclosure, according to a Massac… Continue reading →

READ: Justice Department’s letter to CoreLogic demanding MLS info

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Inman has obtained a letter from the Department of Justice requesting information on multiple listing service data from CoreLogic, a California-based financial services and analytics firm. 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 →

Is US government investigating MLSs and vendors for antitrust?

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The Department of Justice is reportedly demanding CoreLogic and other MLS vendors hand over information related to buyer broker commissions. Continue reading →

Fair Housing Administration seeks to loosen condo financing: NAR

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For a decade, NAR has urged the Federal Housing Administration to make it easier for condo buyers to qualify for FHA-insured mortgages. Now the FHA is making progress on this front. Continue reading →

READ: President Trump’s remarks at NAR conference in full

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The following is the complete White House transcript of President Trump’s speech to the National Association of Realtors during its annual mid-year legislative and trade expo in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

House passes Equality Act in step toward LGBT housing protections

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Currently, 21 states and the District of Columbia offer prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Wisconsin only banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, not gender identity. Continue reading →