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April 2026

Unison faces more legal trouble over allegedly deceptive home equity agreements

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A newly filed class-action lawsuit accuses home equity investment (HEI) company Unison of misleading homeowners and structuring its products in ways that leave customers with far less equity than expected. The complaint, filed April 6 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado by plaintiffs Katharine and Charles Kane, alleges that Unison and […]

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Virginia cities gain new tools to increase affordable housing supply

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For Virginia state Sen. Jeremy McPike, the third attempt was the charm for a bill that lets municipalities rezone to encourage affordable housing. It just took a new governor. Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law this week a measure giving every city and county in Virginia the authority to adopt an affordable housing program, marking

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Why the hiring rate matters more than unemployment for the housing market

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After painful delays following last fall’s government shutdown, labor market data is finally back on a consistent pace. Last week we filled in hiring, quits and layoffs from the BLS JOLTS report for February, plus unemployment numbers for March and the latest initial claims for the first week of April. Taken together, they help illustrate

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Top Century 21 firm expands into Michigan

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Century 21 Circle — ranked among Century 21’s top 10 companies globally — has entered the Michigan market by bringing on the Sparta-based Kelley Real Estate Group. Company leaders said the move reflects trends across Midwest markets surrounding Lake Michigan, where relocation patterns, second homebuyers and client referrals increasingly cross state lines. “This isn’t just

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NAR settles Tuccori homebuyer commission case for $52.25M

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to a proposed settlement that would resolve nationwide homebuyer commission lawsuit claims in the Tuccori homebuyer lawsuit. The agreement, announced Friday and subject to court approval, is structured as an opt-in component of the Tuccori master settlement. The opt-in window for the Tuccori master settlement closes next week.

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New American Funding adds One Goal Mortgage

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New American Funding (NAF) expanded its Midwest footprint with the launch of One Goal Mortgage powered by NAF, a new branch serving the Omaha, Nebraska, metro area and southwest Iowa, the company announced this week. The move gives the California-based independent mortgage lender its first physical branch presence in Nebraska. The One Goal Mortgage team

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Pre-marketing listings grows across Compass, Zillow and eXp

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With more companies signing on to pre-marketing platforms, it appears that the new trend of pre-marketing listings is here to stay, at least for the moment. While the notion of a coming soon listing is nothing new, with numerous MLSs across the country offering some variation of this status, more and more listing portals and

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US Treasuries fall as inflation data erode Fed rate-cut wager

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(Bloomberg) — Treasuries fell as quickening inflation stemming from the US war on Iran — and the prospect of escalation — eroded wagers that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates once this year. Processing Content The rise in yields began in early US trading after the release of consumer prices data for March —

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FBI: Real estate cyberfraud rises with more AI, crypto scams

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Losses from real estate cybercrimes soared last year as criminals utilized more artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency scams, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported. Processing Content The industry’s cybercrime losses topped $275 million in 2025, a 59% increase from approximately $174 million in real estate-related losses in 2024, according to the bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

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