When seller property disclosure laws were first enacted by the Oregon Legislature, circa 2003, the form came in two flavors: Disclosure or Disclaimer. Disclosure consisted
According to a recent article in housingwire.com, titled “Ocwen posts open letter and apology to borrowers,” the widely reviled Ocwen, apparently (sob) guilt-ridden because it,
Introduction. For most readers of my rants posts, it is no secret that I am a strong supporter of the “little guy;” the folks who
‘The former Federal Reserve chairman, speaking at a conference in Chicago yesterday, told moderator Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics Inc. — “just between the two of us”
In The Beginning. When OREF came into existence, circa 1997, the goal was to develop uniform state-wide real estate forms for use by Realtors® throughout
Lest folks believe we’re experiencing a gradual decline in the number of foreclosures Portlanders are experiencing, the answer is a resounding “No!” According to a May
This article is a continuation of Part One, below. It addresses many of the current – as yet unanswered – questions by real estate brokers,
When I was young – yo that many years ago – marijuana was the forbidden fruit. It was illegal under state and federal law. Getting
This secret congressional testimony was surreptitiously transcribed and delivered anonymously to me by a high-level government employee who had recently been foreclosed by Cerberus Servicing Systems, a
Being a Professional vs. Acting Professionally. The term “professional” appears to have lost some of its luster today. While it used to be that the
