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02Jun

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Maumee Citizens Group Files Complaint with Ohio Supreme Court to Seek Referendum of Rental Housing Ordinance

Maumee, Ohio - May 30, 2023: The City of Maumee is under scrutiny for its refusal to place a crucial referendum on the November 2023 election ballot. The referendum would allow voters to determine whether recently enacted Ordinance 002-2023 should be overturned. The rental housing ordinance, promoted by City Administrator, Patrick Burtch, would impact approximately 25% of Maumee’s housing stock. It...

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02Jun

This Week’s Weekly Roundup

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website New Home Sales 4.1% in April The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in April, 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 683k, which is 4.1% higher...

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31May

Regulatory news & conference coverage in top stories of May ’23

Expert discusses preparing for CRA modernization Jason Keller, associate director of U.S. Advisory Services with Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions and former community and economic senior advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, spoke with Dodd Frank Update about the upcoming Community Reinvestment Act modernization rules and what lenders can do to get ready for any changes.   CFPB experiences data breach ‘major...

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27May

Memorial Day 2023

By: Brad Beckett Monday, May 29th is Memorial Day.  For most Americans the three-day weekend will mark the unofficial start of summer.  However, the solemn significance of the day is often forgotten.  It is actually a national day of remembrance for America’s military men & women who paid the ultimate sacrifice while defending freedom & liberty around the globe. Today’s infographic...

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26May

Weekly Roundup News & Updates

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Existing-Home Sales Down 3.4% in April The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 3.4% in April to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.28 million (down 23.2% year...

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23May

Dodd Frank Update: Experts discuss AI as the next frontier of fair lending; Wells Fargo to pay another billion-dollar settlement

Monday, May 22, 2023 Experts discuss AI as the next frontier of fair lending At CBA Live, hosted by the Consumer Bankers Association, Dodd Frank Update sat in on a discussion with experts about the next frontier in fair lending: artificial intelligence (AI). The panel of experts discussed the ways AI is being used in fair lending and what regulators are doing...

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20May

Dodd-Frank Update: CFPB issues Section 1071 small entity compliance guide; ICYMI: Economic forecast

Monday, May 17, 2023 CFPB issues Section 1071 small entity compliance guide At CBA Live, hosted by the Consumer Bankers Association, Dodd Frank Update sat in on a discussion with experts about the next frontier in fair lending: artificial intelligence (AI). The panel of experts discussed the ways AI is being used in fair lending and what regulators are doing in response...

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20May

The Best States for Retirement

By: Brad Beckett Citing data from WalletHub, the Visual Capitalist visualizes in a fancy bar chart the best states for people to retire in.  The rankings are based on 47 different metrics across three dimensions.  Indeed... According to their list Virginia, Florida and Colorado are battling it out for the top spot.  Stay safe and have Happy Friday!!!

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20May

Weekly Roundup: News & Updates

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Consumer Price Index Up 4.9% Year Over Year The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was up 0.4% in April, 2023. Click here...

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15May

Here We Go Again!

by Jeffery S. Watson Dear Anna, The content in this email is a reprint of an article I wrote a couple of years ago in response to a Facebook post containing misinformation from a so-called wholesaling “guru”. I want to get this information out there again because I recently had the opportunity to share my response with the authors of the ProPublica story...

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