On July 1, consumer protection, housing, civil rights and fair competition advocacy organizations sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, requesting an investigation into the Compass-Midwest Real Estate Data agreement.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a report on June 15 that details how actions by the current administration have impacted consumer protections and the financial system.
RESPRO’s Ken Trepeta and Ballard Spahr’s Rich Andreano spoke with RESPA News in advance of the July 9 October Research webinar, “Life After RESPA: Addressing Modern Practices the Rule Missed.”
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced $33 million in funding for the HUD–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program on June 26. The funds will support 2,532 new HUD-VASH vouchers for homeless veterans across 265 Public Housing Authorities in 44 states.
As part of a monthly feature, RESPA News reached out to Marx Sterbcow, managing attorney at Sterbcow Law Group, for his analysis of how multiple listing service policy changes can lead to increased RESPA risk.
Policymakers, researchers and industry stakeholders have focused on addressing a shortage of housing in the U.S., but changing demographic and market conditions suggest that the housing landscape may look markedly different in the years ahead. This is according to a white paper released on June 22 by the Mortgage Bankers Association that examined recent and emerging shifts in housing supply and demand.
Pending home sales in May increased by 3.8 percent month-over-month and 4.8 percent year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales report. All regions experienced gains both month-over-month and year-over-year.
The National Association of Mortgage Bankers sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte requesting a delay in the implementation of Fannie Mae Lender Letter LL-2026-03 and Freddie Mac Bulletin 2026-C, which deal with condominium project and property insurance standards.
Bill Ensley, the founder of Bear Printing, spoke with RESPA News about his company’s marketing platform that connects title companies and real estate agents. RESPA is the architecture of his company, he said, so the platform was designed so that no ‘thing of value’ flows from a settlement service provider to a referral source.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced 15 recent fair housing enforcement actions as HUD increases civil rights enforcement and delivers relief for Americans facing housing discrimination. The actions include charges and settlements involving allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination against families with children, failure to accommodate individuals with disabilities and violations of protections for victims of domestic violence.
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