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Fired SDAR CEO claims wrongful termination ahead of October embezzlement trial
Michael Mercurio was fired from the San Diego Association of Realtors in April 2023 after he was accused of fraudulent activities.
Are private listings and fiduciary duty truly opposites?
The debate over private listings often cites an agent’s fiduciary duty to their client. We consulted the experts to find out what that means.
Fannie Mae rolling out its third CRT offering of 2022
Fannie Mae is about to unveil its third credit-risk transfer deal of 2022, with a $1.24 billion note offering backed by a reference loan pool of 150,000 single-family mortgages valued at $44.4 billion. More than 62,000 of the mortgages received appraisal waivers.
Will zombie foreclosures haunt servicers?
Experts forecast fewer cases of zombie foreclosures this year, but heightened responsibilities for servicers. HousingWire explores how servicers are handling the cases.
The impact of UWM’s appraisal shakeup
UWM vowed to shake up the appraisal by creating its own AMC. We talked to a dozen appraisers to find out how the program is going, and what impact it’s made on the industry.
