HousingWireHousingWire With all the recent media attention, by now most everyone is aware of major changes afoot in real estate this month. Commentary has run the gamut from the demise of the industry to real estate services in the future will now be essentially pro bono. Pardon if my words…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines fraud as the “intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right,” and from identity theft to sweepstakes and investment scams, it can take countless forms at a high cost to consumers. The…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The proposed settlement between the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) and class-action litigants has prompted much discussion about a series of practice changes affecting compensation for real estate professionals. Despite bipartisan agreement that supply shortages are driving housing’s unaffordability issue, some point to commissions. As a salve, a vocal…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In a court filing on Thursday, the National Association of Realtors said it will appeal the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the Department of Justice could reopen its investigation into the trade group. The decision to appeal to the Supreme Court comes after the appeals court denied…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Richelle Hopkins of Mutual of Omaha Mortgage has been a reverse mortgage professional for 20 years, moving to Arizona in 2006. In 2020, a colleague approached her about establishing a Phoenix-based chapter of Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS), an association of financial services professionals who aim to…
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