FRIDAY FACTS
March 25, 2011
Although the government has no money, HUD is increasing the grant amounts of $27.6 million in 2010 to $40.8 million in 2011 used to investigate allegations of housing discrimination, educate the public and housing industry about their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act. Most the money ($28 million) will go to enforcement initiatives.
From Inman News: Beach.com will launch this summer. It will feature customized searches for beaches, beachfront property and land for sale and for rent, hotels, restaurants and travel deals.
Also from Inman: In an attempt to insure accuracy of data, Trulia is providing a free system, Trulia Direct Reference. Participating MLS’s provide accurate data on factors such as list price and status. The system automatically reports discrepancies back to the MLS, broker, and listing agent. The agent can then visit the 3rd party sources and make corrections.
RealTrends reports that Realty Trac has released a foreclosure search widget which allows users to insert a fully functional nationwide foreclosure property search on their websites which delivers real time foreclosure data from Realty Trac.
As if Zillow’s zestimates for home sale price weren’t enough, they will now provide rent zestimates for about 70% of all U.S. homes and apartments.
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