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Minnesota housing program under federal fraud investigation

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Federal agents are probing what they describe as a massive scheme to defraud Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program, according to a search warrant. Numerous outlets reported that a federal investigation is targeting a Medicaid-funded benefit created in 2020 to assist people with disabilities, mental illnesses, substance use disorders and seniors in securing and maintaining housing. […]

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Colorado officials push to save property tax breaks for seniors

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Government officials in Mesa County, Colorado, urged state legislators in an open letter this week to preserve a property tax exemption for older adults and disabled veterans amid the state’s ongoing budget constraints. Colorado’s senior property tax exemption, which has been in place for the past 25 years, cuts 50% from the first $200,000 of

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The Rolling Stones, real estate, and reality checks

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In 1969, The Rolling Stones gifted us their 10th studio album, Let It Bleed. Tucked away as the final track, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” started life as a B-side to “Honky Tonk Women” before becoming an anthem for an entire generation. Here’s the kicker: this iconic track never actually hit number one.

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VantageScore 4.0 is coming. But much work needs to be done

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In the days following the announcement that VantageScore 4.0 was suddenly in play for conventional mortgages, FinLocker‘s Brian Vieaux had to burst some bubbles. Most of the 15 to 20 loan officers he spoke to were ecstatic about being able to use the new credit scoring model. Millions of new prospective borrowers could be scored

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Real estate investors eye space economy as the new frontier

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Real estate investors are turning their gaze skyward in preparation to take part in upcoming needs of the space exploration and data sector. This week, a CNBC report pointed to global real estate firm Hines and its recent acquisition of the Titusville Logistics Center — a nearly 250,000-square-foot industrial facility on Florida’s Space Coast. The

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Top San Diego luxury real estate brokerage joins Compass

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The Exude Luxury Group — a top-producing real estate firm in Southern California — has departed Side and joined Compass in San Diego’s La Jolla neighborhood, marking a new phase for the six-person team led by Erika Borunda Ahajanian. The group has closed more than $500 million in career sales — including $121 million in

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NAR moves to dismiss California agent antitrust suit

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It’s been just over a month since real estate agent John Diaz refiled his lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, but the National Association of Realtors (NAR), along with other state and local associations, are already asking the court to dismiss it.  On Monday, NAR and the California Association of Realtors, Lodi Association of

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ERA Real Estate firms merge in Atlanta

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Two established Atlanta metro-area real estate firms — ERA Foster & Bond and ERA Sunrise Realty — have merged, combining operations under a single brokerage that now includes more than 175 agents and six office locations. The combined firm now has a Georgia footprint that extends across Atlanta, Canton, Duluth, Marietta, Milton, Athens and Savannah.

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Federal regulators scrap 2023 CRA rule

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Three federal banking regulators announced on Wednesday the rescission of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule issued in October 2023. The decision made by the governing boards of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) will result in the agencies reinstating

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Blend, Doma expand partnership with title solution integration

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Blend Labs Inc. and Doma Technologies LLC announced on Wednesday an expanded partnership to bring Doma’s AI-powered instant title decisioning technology to lenders through Blend’s home lending platform. Lenders using Blend’s mortgage and rapid home lending solutions can now access instant title decisions via Doma’s Upfront Title, which is now embedded into the borrower application

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