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• Rocket’s counterpunch: Calling Out HUD and the DOJ December 23, 2024
  In October, the Department of Justice (DOJ) made headlines when they sued Rocket Mortgage for housing discrimination in the form of exhibiting alleged appraisal bias. Linking the nation’s largest home lender to the actions of an independent appraiser may have been an effective way to garner national attention, but it raises many concerns. 
  Chuck Meyer
• Natural disasters push mortgage delinquencies to three-year high December 23, 2024
  Industry experts advise closely monitoring the trend but note that the share of borrowers missing payments remains low compared to the long-term average.
  Flávia Furlan Nunes
• RE/MAX wants to be the place that new agents thrive December 23, 2024
  With demographic changes, RE/MAX is working to make sure it's a place that younger and newer agents want to call home.
  Brooklee Han
• Safeguarding sensitive data: Essential practices for businesses December 23, 2024
  In today's interconnected digital landscape, information sharing is a fundamental aspect of business operations. However, the exchange of data comes with inherent cybersecurity risks, making it vital for organizations to adopt robust measures to protect sensitive information. This installment of the "Reducing Risk" series focuses on how careful review and encryption of sensitive data before […]
  Bruce Phillips
• loanDepot’s Frank Martell on building lifelong consumer relationships through technology December 22, 2024
  In this week’s episode of the Power House podcast, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez sits down for a tantalizing conversation with Frank Martell, the president and CEO of loanDepot, to discuss the company’s profitability in the third quarter of 2024 and its Project North Star growth plan for 2025.
  Kennedy Edgerton
• Housing market data positive despite Powell’s Grinch act December 21, 2024
  Fed Chairman Jerome Powell played the Grinch last week, but there are plenty of positive signals in the housing market data headed into 2025.
  Logan Mohtashami
• Two charts that explain why Texas housing markets have stalled December 21, 2024
  Relatively cheap housing, low taxes, looser COVID-19 restrictions and an influx of major employers turned Texas housing markets into hotspots after the pandemic began in March 2020. 
  Jeff Andrews
• 5 best online Florida estate schools for 2025 December 21, 2024
  We rigorously reviewed the best online real estate schools in Florida to help you launch a new career with ease and confidence.
  Sara Stover
• Anywhere settles lawsuit tied to Telephone Consumer Protection Act complaint December 20, 2024
  After more than five years of back and forth, Anywhere and the plaintiffs in the Bumpus Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) suit have finally reached a proposed settlement.
  Brooklee Han
• Investor purchases are sinking with the housing market at large December 20, 2024
  According to data from CoreLogic, investor purchases have tracked closely with consumer home sales, and the share of home sales attributable to investors is down as well.
  Jeff Andrews