• VA updates appraisal rules, adjusts fees in some regions,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    VA updates appraisal rules, adjusts fees in some regions

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has updated several home loan appraisal requirements, removing and revising certain Minimum Property Requirements (MPRs), the agency announced Thursday. The changes are now in effect and reflected in the revised VA Lenders Handbook. The agency said in a n

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  • Wilbur in the wild: 250-pound sea turtle rescued from Tybee highway,Alexis Derickson

    Wilbur in the wild: 250-pound sea turtle rescued from Tybee highway

    TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Wilbur was not supposed to be in the marsh off Highway 80. She was nowhere near home — just a 250-pound Loggerhead who took a wrong turn, finding herself in the middle of a long, exhausting journey back to the ocean.The Tybee Island Marine Science Center shared Friday that

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  • Portals and brokerages escalate real estate vertical integration race,Dean DiCarlo

    Portals and brokerages escalate real estate vertical integration race

    The modern battlefield offers a lesson in real estate vertical integration. Look around. Rocket bought Redfin. Compass combined with Anywhere to become the country’s largest brokerage, north of 340,000 agents. Zillow is fighting over listing access. Homes.com is still buying its way to portal releva

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