Trump administration ‘effectively disbands’ the PAVE task force

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has ended the major policy provisions of the Biden-era Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) task force, “effectively disbanding” a program that sought to eliminate racial bias in the appraisal process. The directive primarily applies to two rules. One required appraisers and mortgage

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PropStream expands lead generation tech through acquisitions

PropStream, a real estate data and analytics subsidiary of Stewart Information Services, has acquired lead generation and marketing platforms Batch Leads and Batch Dialer. The acquisitions merge PropStream’s property data capabilities with Batch Leads’ artificial intelligence-driven lead generation tools and contact dialer. Company leaders said the move is aimed at

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Century 21 expands in Utah, adding Edge Real Estate

Century 21 Real Estate has announced the affiliation of Edge Real Estate, a Kaysville, Utah-based brokerage founded by Tiffany Kennard. The move expands the footprint of the Century 21 brand along Utah’s Wasatch Range and marks the rebranding of the firm as Century 21 Edges. Founded two years ago, Edge

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Is Trump playing politics with natural disaster aid?

President Donald Trump has responded to the devastating floods in central Texas the way presidents usually respond to natural disasters — by offering unconditional aid, comfort and condolences. But it’s a different story for California, which was ravaged by wildfires that occurred in January near the end of the Biden

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Perchwell adds two leaders to its technology team

New York City-based real estate data platform Perchwell on Thursday announced the hirings of Adrian Facini and Joe Kondel to help lead its technology modernization efforts. ”Facini will serve as the company’s vice president of product while Kondel is the new vice president of engineering. They’ll report directly to Perchwell

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Fairway pledges $1M toward Texas flood relief

Fairway Home Mortgage announced this week that it’s donating $1 million to the ongoing relief efforts following catastrophic flooding in Texas. Fairway has a large presence in Texas, where at least 170 people are known to be missing in the epicenter of Kerr County as a result of the flooding,

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