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Different Sectors, Same Page

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I recently attended the IMN Distressed CRE Forum in New York, alongside my colleagues Brian Cohen, Zev Gewurz and Doug Rosner.  It was great to connect with and hear from people across many different places in the industry,...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (7/31/24) – International Homebuying Shrinks Commercial Real Estate Focus on...

In our latest roundup, mortgage rates drop to lowest levels since March, hotel construction activity highest since February 2023, Biden administration calls for legislation regarding property owners, and more!...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Final Interagency Guidance on Reconsiderations of Value of Residential Real Estate

While we reported in our last Cabinet News & Views on the final rule regarding quality control standards for AVMs which will take effect one year after publication in the Federal Register (i.e., it has not yet been...more

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Title Insurance or Not, Don’t Dismiss the Value of Title Search

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For those of you who question whether an owner’s policy of title insurance is a waste of money, please remember that examining title is still an essential component of due diligence investigations. Real estate investments are...more

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देश से बाहर हेज फंड स्थापित करने के मामले में केमैन आइलैंड का नाम दुनिया में पहले नंबर पर आता है। इसका टैक्स-न्यूट्रल प्लेटफॉर्म, स्थिर अर्थव्यवस्था, व्यवहार-कुशल बैंकिंग क्षेत्र, गोपनीयता और पेशेवर वित्तीय सेवा उद्योग ये तो...more

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Navigating Desbrunes: Implications and the Case for Overturning

In a less-than-thousand-word opinion, the Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida put foreclosure cases across Florida in jeopardy. Namely, in all foreclosure cases in which a borrower is deceased, unless the legal...more

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CFPB Addresses ASC Appraisal Bias Hearings and Structure of The Appraisal Foundation

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The CFPB published a blog discussing a few key takeaways from a series of public hearings addressing appraisal bias....more

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CFPB Director Chopra Publicly Challenges The Appraisal Foundation’s Governance Structure and Transparency

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On March 18, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), submitted comments to the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) regarding its oversight of The Appraisal Foundation. Director Chopra, who serves...more

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Could We Bring It All Down?

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I’m going to tell you a story. This is the type of thing told around campfires designed to scare naïfs, who know too little, and PhDs who (think) they know too much. I don’t necessarily believe in the story, but it could be...more

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Diverse Group Expresses Support for Bills to Limit Trigger Leads

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As previously reported, bills were introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 7297) and U.S. Senate (S. 3502) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to curtail the practice of trigger leads with mortgage...more

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FHFA Again Addresses Underutilization of Appraisal Time Adjustments

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently published another FHFA Insights blog post addressing the underutilization of appraisal time adjustments by appraisers that is a companion to an FHFA Insights blog post that...more

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CREFC Miami Takeaways

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Days two and three of the CREFC Conference in Miami were active for the Ballard Spahr Team, with the highlight being our annual reception attended by more than 220 guests. In follow-up to our day one summary alert, we wanted...more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Foreclosing on “Zombie” Mortgages: What Lenders and Servicers Should Know

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We discuss various issues faced by lenders and servicers when attempting to foreclose on “zombie” mortgages, meaning second mortgages on which the borrower has not made a payment for a considerable length of time and the...more

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Adapting to a Dynamic Commercial Real Estate Landscape

The commercial real estate (CRE) market is in a transformative period as remote work has reduced occupancy levels at the same time that financing costs have risen rapidly. The changes have created opportunities for investors...more

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Federal Jury: Trade Association and Real Estate Brokerages Conspired to Inflate Commissions, $1.8B in Damages to Plaintiffs

On October 31, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri found the defendants, a trade association, which represents residential and commercial real estate industries, and multiple...more

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Developing Opportunistic Real Estate Lending Market Poised to Thrive

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A unique set of conditions appear to be setting up a market that is primed for opportunistic real estate lending and investing opportunities with private credit positioned to thrive. Higher interest rates, increased operating...more

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Real Estate of Mind: Takeaways from IFN UK Forum 2023

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The annual IFN UK Forum 2023 was held in London in September 2023 and, once again, was a well-attended event, giving attendees a chance to connect and reconnect with colleagues, clients and friends alike from all over the...more

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National Security and Investment Act 2021, Part 4 – Impact on the Real Estate Finance Market

In this month’s edition of REF News and Views we are going to wrap up our series on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “NSI Act”) and explore the NSI Act’s impact on the real estate finance (“REF”) market....more

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How to Prepare for a Real Estate Enforcement in Europe, Part 4 – Challenges

In this mini-series on European real estate enforcements and restructurings, we have covered how to prepare for an enforcement in Part 1, emphasised the importance of valuation evidence in Part 2 and highlighted key...more

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What’s on the Horizon for Commercial Real Estate Loans?

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Like many of you, we are seeing a significant increase in commercial real estate (“CRE”) loan workouts. The magnitude of the swell in distressed CRE loans remains unclear, although one thing is certain: appreciating the...more

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Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Propose Quality Control Standards for Use of Automated Valuation Models

On June 1, six Federal financial regulatory agencies (Agencies) jointly issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) requiring the implementation of quality control standards for the use of automated valuation...more

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Senators Urge State AGs to Protect Consumers From Cash Homebuying Companies

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On June 13, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra provided the CFPB’s semiannual report to Congress, which included concerns about predatory house-flipping practices by companies like HomeVestors....more

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Agencies Issue Proposed Interagency Guidance on Real Estate Appraisal Reconsiderations of Value

Last week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”), and the Consumer Financial...more

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Federal Agencies Issue Joint Request for Comment on ROV Guidance

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On June 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and Office of...more

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How to Prepare for a Real Estate Enforcement in Europe, Part 2 – The Importance of Valuation in Enforcements

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair once famously declared that “our top priority was, is and always will be education, education, education.” To adopt this mantra in an enforcement context, for lenders the top priority...more

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