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Legal Alert: Vacant Lot Scams
LEGAL ALERT: VACANT LOT SCAMS We recently learned from The Fund® that the volume of scams involving vacant lots is on the rise. Typically,...
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Government Affairs
Legal Alert: Do Not Ignore Calls and Emails from FREC or DBPR
DO NOT IGNORE CALLS AND EMAILS FROM FREC OR DBPR WHAT IS HAPPENING? Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) and Department of Business and Professional Regulation...
3 years after big Newsday exposé, penalties come for brokerages
Keller Williams Greater Nassau, Keller Williams Realty Elite, and Laffey Real Estate will pay $115K as part of a settlement, the New York State Attorney...
IS DOJ’S NAR PROBE A HIDDEN HAYMAKER FOR REAL ESTATE?
Most boxers say it’s the punch you don’t see coming that knocks you out....
FTC fines Opendoor $62M for allegedly ‘tricking’ consumers
Regulators with the Federal Trade Commission on Monday accused the iBuyer of ‘cheating’ and ‘tricking’ consumers. Opendoor disagrees with the allegations but has agreed to...
Can tech help promote fair housing? This company says yes.
A groundbreaking solution will begin rolling out this fall...
Realtors Selling Own Property Still Bound to Follow Code?
Dear Shannon: If a Realtor sells a home they also own, are they still subject to the obligations of the Code of Ethics? What if...
Does a Short, Simple Clause Answer the 5 W’s?
Clients want to add a simple clause to a contract? It isn’t always simple. When parties add short clauses to their contracts, there can be...
REAL ESTATE LEADERS FACE ANOTHER SETBACK IN BURNETT/SITZER LAWSUIT
As the fight to preserve the agent compensation structure wages on, real estate leaders and advocates were dealt another courtroom loss in a critical antitrust...
DOJ ANNOUNCES $20 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN MAJOR REDLINING INVESTIGATION
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced jointly yesterday a $20 million settlement with lender Trident Mortgage, alleging that...