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Frank Dodd: Taking away felony checks for housing

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 ICYMI: Experts discuss the ins and outs of SPCPs October Research and Dodd Frank Update hosted industry experts on a recent webinar to discuss the nuances and utilities of special purpose credit programs (SPCPs). This webinar was joined by industry experts Tai Christensen, co-founder, chief diversity officer, and public relations officer for Arrive Home, a “social enterprise facilitating homeownership...

State Senate Takes Aim at ‘Institutional’ Landlords

By: Jim Michaels COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – They are being called “institutional” landlords. Out-of-state corporate entities that buy a large number of homes in one fell swoop, many times not living up to their landlord-tenant agreements or even providing basic services. It has inspired bipartisan Senate Bill 76 in Columbus. The bill takes corporations owning 50 or more homes in a...

Frank Dodd Update: CFPB experiences data breach ‘major incident’; NYDFS to begin charging crypto firms for supervision

Monday, April 24, 2023 CFPB experiences data breach ‘major incident’ It has recently become public that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) suffered a data breach earlier this year when a now-former employee of the bureau sent confidential and personal information on more than 250,000 consumers to their own personal email account. The CFPB has referred the matter to the Office of...

Your Weekly Roundup News

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 Housing Costs Continue to be the Leading Increase in Inflation Indexes The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was up 0.1% in...

REIA Update – April 2023

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Millennials Make Historic Switch From Renter-Majority to Homeowner-Majority Generation

By: Alexandra Both With 52% of Millennials owning a home, the largest generation in the nation transitioned from renter-majority to owner-majority in 2022. The number of Millennial homeowners increased by 7 million in the last five years, more than triple the number added by Gen X, who came in second. Millennials remained the dominant renter generation, with 17.2...

Weekly Roundup News

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 Redfin Says Typical Down Payment Has Fallen 10% As Housing Market Cools The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in February, 2023 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,844.1...

America’s Population that’s 65 Years and Older

By: Brad Beckett Knowing your customers is vitally important in today's housing market.  Especially as aging baby boomers downsize and relocate it's important to know as much as you can about this demographic.  Today's interactive infographic from the U.S. Census bureau offers a wide range of statistics about America's over 65 population.  Interestingly, the pull down menu offers up over 20...

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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 Pending Home Sales Up 0.8% in February The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were up 0.8% in February, 2023 – the third month in a row. The NAR’s Pending...

Happy Easter ’23!

By: Brad Beckett This Sunday, April 9th is Easter.  Each year the holiday falls on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox.  Interestingly, the date fluctuates each year between March 22nd and April 25th.   Today’s infographic from the dataviz blog takes a look at “Easter by the Numbers” all the way from the resurrection of Jesus Christ...