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FTC Will Not Enforce Provisions of MARS Rule Against Real Estate Professionals Helping Consumers...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Trade Commission today issued a statement announcing that it will forbear from enforcing most provisions of its Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (MARS) Rule against real estate brokers and their agents who assist financially distressed consumers in obtaining short sales from their lenders or servicers.

FTC’s Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Advance Fee Ban Takes Effect

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The advance fee ban under the FTC’s Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (MARS) Rule is designed to protect financially distressed homeowners from mortgage relief scams that have sprung up during the mortgage crisis.

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Aivre slashes appraisal time by 50% with Restb.ai’s computer vision...

Aivre, a fast-growing real estate appraisal software company, has cut the time it takes to complete an appraisal by more than half, thanks to its integration with Restb.ai's computer vision and

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FHFA House Price Index® Up 0.1 Percent in February; Up 3.9...

U.S. house prices rose 0.1 percent in February, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 3.9 percent from