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USDA expands rural home loan pilot with six lenders
# USDA Expands Rural Home Loan Pilot With Six Lenders The U.S. Department of Agriculture has broadened its rural mortgage pilot program by adding six…
Climate risk scores could be hurting home sales, two states allege in lawsuits
# Climate Risk Scores Spark Legal Battle Over Home Sales Impact Two states have filed lawsuits challenging climate risk scoring systems that appear o…
Open Real Estate: Housing markets must remain open to all
# Industry Demands Standardized Data Sharing to Keep Housing Markets Competitive Real estate industry leaders released an open letter demanding stand…
4 Real estate giants team up to create new, shared listings platform
# Real Estate Giants Build Unified Listings Platform to Reshape MLS Competition Four of the nation's largest real estate brokerages have formed an al…
Pennsylvania lawsuit targets $650 ‘broker fee’ at Keller Williams franchise
A Pennsylvania lawsuit has challenged what plaintiffs describe as an unlawful $650 broker fee charged by Keller Williams Elite, a franchise operating …
Appraisers warn of risks as more real estate listings go private
# Appraisers Sound Alarm on Private Listings Limiting Property Comparisons The shift toward private real estate sales is creating operational frictio…
Housing leaders weigh in on Trump’s scaled-back EO
# Housing Leaders React to Trump's Scaled-Back Executive Order President Trump's revised executive order appears unlikely to disrupt the mortgage and…
Compass takes CRMLS fight to court and promises to cover agent fines
Compass filed a lawsuit challenging fines imposed by the California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS), according to HousingWire. The brokerage…
HUD outlines 7 steps to update manufactured housing code
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has outlined a seven-step plan to update the manufactured housing code following changes enacted in Ju…
‘Lawfare is now the norm’: MLS leaders brace for more legal battles
# MLS Leaders Prepare for Escalating Legal Challenges Multiple Listing Service leaders expect increased legal battles ahead, according to discussions…
Compass’s Reffkin gives MLSs an ultimatum: Change listing rules or face lawsuits
Robert Reffkin, CEO of Compass, has escalated tensions with multiple listing services across the country by issuing a direct ultimatum: change your li…
Judge denies Zillow’s motion to dismiss antitrust lawsuit
A federal judge has refused to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit against Zillow, allowing claims of anticompetitive conduct to proceed to discovery. The de…
From policy to a path forward
# California's Mortgage Leaders Push for Clearer Disaster Recovery Pathways California's mortgage industry leadership is demanding a pivot from abstr…
Trump Admin Says It’s Clearing the ‘Biden Backlog’ of Fair Housing Complaints, But Activists Disagree
# Trump Administration Claims Progress on Fair Housing Complaint Backlog, Drawing Scrutiny The Trump administration says it is working through a back…
Compass asks MLSs to block listing data from recruiting tools
Compass, one of America's largest residential real estate brokerages, has demanded that multiple listing services block access to their property data …
Proposal seeks to standardize MSR accounting for recapture values
# Proposal Seeks to Standardize MSR Accounting for Recapture Values A new accounting proposal targets mortgage servicing rights (MSR) valuations, aim…
Judge dismisses UWM 401(k) forfeiture lawsuit under ERISA
A federal judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit challenging United Wholesale Mortgage's handling of 401(k) plan forfeitures, ruling that the mortg…
MLSs are changing. So is their relationship with Realtor associations
# MLSs Remake Themselves as Ownership and Governance Shift Multiple Listing Services are undergoing structural transformation across North America. C…
New Jersey looks to remove home interior photos upon buyer request
# New Jersey Moves to Protect Buyer Privacy in Home Listings New Jersey real estate regulators have proposed rules allowing home buyers to request re…
Perchwell CEO on landmark MLS shift to next-generation tech
# MLS Technology Overhaul Signals Faster Pace of Real Estate Data Evolution The multiple listing service sector is undergoing a meaningful modernizat…
AI won’t get sued over a bad listing — the agent will
# AI Tools Shield Agents From Liability, But Realtors Bear Legal Risk Nearly half of all U.S. real estate agents now use artificial intelligence regu…