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Posted Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
A joint initiative launched by more than a dozen industry trade groups and institutions is seeking to expand its network created to develop solutions to help reduce racial disparities in homeownership. Dubbed the CONVERGENCE Collaborative, the partnership was established in 2019 to create data-driven tools and strategies for industry stakeholders committed to better serving aspiring minority homeowners. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
By dropping the federal funds rate by a half point, the Federal Reserve may have not only encouraged professionals in the real estate finance industry, but also may have signaled the go-ahead to consumers who have been waiting for the right time to start house-shopping.
While the rate cut could have a positive psychological effect on some potential homebuyers, the full impact is not likely to be seen until early next year, according to experts consulted by Dodd Frank Update. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, May 31, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a request for information (RFI) on mortgage closing costs, seeking input on how closing costs "may be inflated and constraining" the mortgage lending market. Richard Horn of Garris Horn LLP and Mike G. Silver of Husch Blackwell, both former senior counsels at the bureau, shared their initial reactions with Dodd Frank Update, as did multiple trade groups. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
October Research, LLC debuted its new “Keys to Real Estate” podcast, hosted by Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster, on May 16. Industry professionals can now hear from some of the most knowledgeable thought leaders on topics impacting the real estate transaction while on the go delivered weekly via various podcast platforms and YouTube. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Companies that embrace change and stay adaptable during market shifts are the ones that will succeed and grow. That’s the message Taylor Morrison Executive Vice President and President of Financial Services Tawn Kelley plans to deliver in her keynote address at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) May 21-23 in Naples, Fla. Read on »
Posted Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Eleven trade groups representing all corners of the real estate industry expressed support for the newly inaugurated Bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus. The four legislators credited with creating the caucus said it will be tasked with addressing the lack of housing affordability and inventory across the country. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Diligent real estate and mortgage professionals tend to be
particularly vigilant in rooting out compliance issues in official documents
and when making credit determinations. But how many have ever considered the
legal implications of a poorly worded marketing email, LinkedIn post or TikTok
video?
John Levonick, senior partner at Garris Horn PLLC, and Nanci
Weissgold, partner at Alston & Bird, along with moderator, Leslie Wyatt,
director of regulatory compliance at SoftPro, speak on Dodd Frank Update’s
Compliant Marketing Tactics webinar about a host of topics that should be
top-of-mind for any financial institution when marketing their products and
services. Read on »
Posted Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023
During the 19th annual National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) in St. Louis, June 6-8, Ruth Dillingham, owner, Dillingham Consulting LLC, and a representative of the MISMO Title and Closing Community of Practice, will share about new initiatives MISMO is engaged in that will make a difference in the working relationship between and among mortgage and title professionals.
Read on for more details. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Data privacy is an ever-evolving area of concern for any industry that handles personal data, and this is especially important for those industries that handle individual’s financial data. Data privacy experts Ryan Cabrita of The Gulotta Grabiner Law Group and Greg Szewczyk of national law firm Ballard Spahr will discuss some of the big up-and-coming topics.
Read on for more details. Read on »
Posted Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
In a recent webinar hosted by October Research, industry experts discussed some of the ways lenders and title agents can become more competitive in a down market by smoothing out some of the common pain points between partners in the real estate transaction process.
Read on for more details. Read on »
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