On April 4, 2016, the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) issued its “Office of General Counsel Guidance on Application of Fair Housing
I am convinced there is a professional handwringer class that gains some perverse comfort in predicting the inevitable crash in real estate prices. They point
Background. As most Realtors® know, as well as their clients who have been involved in a real estate dispute, mandatory mediation is usually the first
The OREF Residential Sale Agreement provides at Section 10 (Licensed Professional Inspections) that: “Buyer shall promptly provide a copy of all reports to Seller only
Background. Not long after the housing bust and collapse of affordable mortgage lending, the “new subprime” became the FHA, that government home loan program insured
Background. Upon the closing of a real estate transaction in the U.S., a Federal law, known as the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act
Background. On October 3, 2015, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s “Know Before You Owe” program, aka “TRID”,[1] was rolled out. It was predicated on a
RMLS™ reports that for closed sales: “It was still the strongest January for closed sales since at least 1992— edging even over the 1,843 closings
Well, after 11 ½ months of waiting, homeowners who had a taxable distressed housing event in 2015 can rest a little easier. What with a
A Slow News Day. After a good week, it’s Friday, November 4, I’m closing up shop, looking forward to a relaxing weekend of doing absolutely
