Deborah Channell

Sound off: What do you think of the National Association of Realtors’ proposal to raise annual dues for its 1.3 million members? Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/Umj-VUxxz9k/       

Following Century 21 and Halstead, Seattle-based Windermere Real Estate this week became the latest real estate company to undergo a makeover, unveiling a $10 million rebranding effort that is rolling out across the company’s franchises from this week. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/2UpBm-vwU9A/       

Paul Manafort may not be getting the relief he’s hoping after a real estate investment by his former son-in-law went south. On Thursday, April 27, a bankruptcy trustee in California sued the embattled former campaign manager to President Donald Trump claiming Manafort’s investment in the failed project was not a loan. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/oXGtoA91We0/ […]

In an email sent to the 800 members of the NAR board Tuesday and obtained by Inman, zipLogix asked NAR directors to “voice your support for continuing zipForm as a NAR member benefit” in a three-question survey whose comments the firm said would be compiled and submitted to NAR. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/xD7_E3hk-VE/       

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are set to meet next month to examine competition in the real estate industry — and Zillow is already getting ready. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/QMoyuDDR94E/       

Two market-leading Coldwell Banker and Century 21 franchises in Pennsylvania have switched over to Howard Hanna Real Estate in the past month as the large Pittsburgh-based independent real estate firm continued its expansion in the eastern part of the country. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/8RzmDwFwMW0/       

Compass is adding a top-producing regional agent to the ranks of its newly-opened Seattle office: Mark von der Burg and his team, most recently of Coldwell Banker Western Region, are now coming over to the New York-baed high-tech brokerage. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/t3ken79VN2Q/       

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it’s reached settlements with three separate landlords over claims of sexual harassment — a violation the federal Fair Housing Act. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/txNO-vWzd-A/       

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) last week finalized changes to address so-called “black holes” in the “Know Before You Owe” mortgage disclosure rule. The “black holes” created ambiguity about when lenders had to tell potential borrowers about closing costs. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/bSM_MjsXtf4/       

Zillow may as well have declared war on iBuyers when it announced it would start buying and selling homes on its own. The intense competition between Zillow, Opendoor and OfferPad has agents paying close attention. Read more here:: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/inmannews/~3/I2g3b53hQp0/