• Former DC housing official pleads guilty to mortgage fraud,Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation

    Former DC housing official pleads guilty to mortgage fraud

    A former employee of the District of Columbia Housing Authority who later became a real estate developer has pleaded guilty to federal charges — stemming from a yearslong scheme to secure millions of dollars in financing from private mortgage lenders. The announcement was made by the office of Jeani

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  • Zillow’s MRED feed remains safe, but Realtracs showdown nears June 8 deadline,Brooklee Han

    Zillow’s MRED feed remains safe, but Realtracs showdown nears June 8 deadline

    A federal judge in Chicago has extended Zillow’s temporary restraining order against Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) in the listing portal giant’s antitrust lawsuit against the Chicagoland MLS and Compass International Holdings.  On Thursday morning, Zillow filed a motion to extend its temporary res

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  • Berkshire Taylor Morrison deal puts vertical integration in focus,John McManus

    Berkshire Taylor Morrison deal puts vertical integration in focus

    Berkshire Hathaway’s planned acquisition of Taylor Morrison has opened the door for us to explore a set of uber-themed questions: about homebuilders’ present and future valuations, leadership and scale, and to the question that public homebuilder boards may now be asking: whether to build toward gre

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