Keyword: Law

You want me to do what? The USPIC Law Of Lending.

You want me to do what?  The USPIC Law Of Lending.

Have you heard the latest news in lending? I had heard about it a bit here and there, but never by name. I had even had it happen to me personally, but I never thought much about it. According to a conversation and some serious research between @mayaREguru, @toddwaller, @linsey, @staceyharmon, and myself, it’s national in scope. This could be ...

Matt Stigliano | 2009/12/17  | 22 Comments Economy

Harbingers of Spring? Is the Market Changing?

Harbingers of Spring? Is the Market Changing?

Real Estate salespeople are usually optimists. They want to believe that things are getting better, and with the low mortgage rates, buyer demand, and arrival of the normal spring market time, there was some indication that the market is getting better. But I don’t know if it really is. There’s an old joke about the boss who came into his ...

Bill Lublin | 2009/08/26  | 14 Comments Real Estate

That’s Some Baaad Sausage!

That’s Some Baaad Sausage!

How does this … …  Become this??? With the caveats that: – Picking and choosing lines from an amendment is probably not fair, – I have not read the entire bill nor amendment (nor have any of our elected “representatives”), – Compromises and selling constituents’ best interests are accepted best practices and that, – I’m no politician … What in ...

Jim Duncan | 2009/06/30  | 24 Comments Editorials

Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 REvealed

Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 REvealed

UPDATE: The impact of this bill is not as first interpreted.  Please visit Exeter for the most comprehensive analysis.   Confirming that consulting an accountant is the best advice and that blogs are a fantastic way to work together for the greater good of factual knowledge.  Thanks to Linda & Dan for their comments below in clarifying some of the exceptions ...

Brad Nix | 2008/08/05  | 54 Comments Ethics

Buying Your Type of Neighbors?

Buying Your Type of Neighbors?

click for full image $10,000 …for Suggesting the Right Kind of People Buying neighbors is not a good thing, nor is attempting to decide their religion, or any other issues in relation to fair housing. But apparently one Mortgage Broker has allegedly attempted to do just that in an upper income New Jersey neighborhood. Jack Lefkowitz a New York Mortgage Broker ...

Benn Rosales | 2008/05/30  | 34 Comments Ethics