Keyword: RESPA
Do your lenders love you? Something you might be overlooking
Every agent in the business today is looking for ways to attract and retain more clientele, right? If you’re not, I’m glad to hear you’re full up on new clients, but for most of us agents, we’re always on the hunt for more business. Almost every agent I know has a “preferred lender”. Sometimes it’s the lender that their company ...
NAR, RESPA and the Christmas Holidays
The real challenge with writing about politics and real estate is that everyone takes off during the Christmas holidays. Congress has left town and won’t be back for a bit so the health care debate has died down. Tea Party revelers are face down in the egg nog and probably too cold to come out and make a fuss. It ...
Understanding RESPA Section 8 Violations
What is RESPA? RESPA is the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) that was first passed in 1974. It is designed to: Help consumers become better shoppers for settlement services, and eliminate kickbacks and referral fees that unnecessarily increase the costs of certain settlement services RESPA Violation Referrals to non-licensed people (friends, family, past clients, etc.) is an enticement to ...
Do your lenders love you? Something you might be overlooking
Every agent in the business today is looking for ways to attract and retain more clientele, right? If you’re not, I’m glad to hear you’re full up on new clients, but for most of us agents, we’re always on the hunt for more business. Almost every agent I know has a “preferred lender”. Sometimes it’s the lender that their company ...
NAR, RESPA and the Christmas Holidays
The real challenge with writing about politics and real estate is that everyone takes off during the Christmas holidays. Congress has left town and won’t be back for a bit so the health care debate has died down. Tea Party revelers are face down in the egg nog and probably too cold to come out and make a fuss. It ...
Understanding RESPA Section 8 Violations
What is RESPA? RESPA is the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) that was first passed in 1974. It is designed to: Help consumers become better shoppers for settlement services, and eliminate kickbacks and referral fees that unnecessarily increase the costs of certain settlement services RESPA Violation Referrals to non-licensed people (friends, family, past clients, etc.) is an enticement to ...













