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By Winston Heverly

Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty 433494

June 15, 2015 05:12 AM

The Daily Hot Sheet of Top Real Estate News

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Monday, June 15, 2015

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

Equifax deal to help credit-score-challenged buyers

Up to 26 million "credit invisible" U.S. residents could eventually qualify for a mortgage as Equifax begins to consider non-financial data. Read more.

Lenders sniffing out borrowers' 'white lies'

A loan applicant who says he'll live in a home - but has no plans to do so - commits fraud. Since those loans are riskier, lenders are digging deeper for the truth. Read more.

NAR releases 2015 Commercial Member Profile

NAR members who focus on commercial sales - land, office, industrial, multifamily and retail - made more money and completed more transactions in 2014. Read more.

Builder confidence hits yearly high in June

Buyers are excited about new homes again, according to this month's builders survey that finds an uptick in "serious and committed buyers at their job sites." Read more.

Quicken Loans now third-largest U.S. mortgage lender

The virtual lender without brick-and-mortar costs has passed Bank of America, and it's suing the U.S. gov't for claiming Quicken submitted shady FHA applications. Read more

NOW YOU KNOW

Seller tips for filming a 3-D home tour

Some tips apply to all home photos, such as nixing clutter. But 3-D shots can't be angled to cut out less-desirable attributes and may require more preparation. Read more.

Make a note of it

Realtor district conferences this week

District 2: Space Coast conference is at the Radisson Resort in Port Canaveral on Fri., June 19. District 3: At the Jupiter-Tequesta-Hobe Sound assoc. office the same day.