NAHB, 15 state AGs sue federal agencies over energy codes for new homes by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire A coalition of attorneys general from 15 states and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over energy-efficiency standards for newly constructed homes that were finalized in April…

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Former Pennsylvania Realtors president sues PAR, NAR over membership agreements by Brooklee Han for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire The lawsuits taking aim at the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) three-way membership agreement continue to pile up. W. Preston Moore, a former president of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR) and an agent with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, filed his antitrust suit in late November in U.S….

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AmeriTrust Mortgage hires Jett Farrington as COO by Kennedy Edgerton for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire California-based direct lender AmeriTrust Mortgage announced a new addition to its leadership team. The company welcomed veteran mortgage executive Jett Farrington this week as its new chief operating officer. Farrington joins a C-suite leadership team consisting of CEO Chad Schoep and chief financial officer Tapan Patel. The Arizona State…

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