The US House on Thursday passed the CHOICE Act, reversing much of the overregulation of Dodd-Frank, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Democrats created the CFPB as an independent agency, accountable to no one – not even the president. A single, unelected bureaucrat was inappropriately given jurisdiction over regulating mortgages, credit cards, bank accounts, …
In recent months, real estate professionals have reported an upswing in a particularly insidious wire scam. A hacker will break into a licensee’s e-mail account to obtain information about upcoming real estate transactions. After monitoring the account to determine the likely timing of a close, the hacker will send an e-mail to the buyer, posing …
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From the May, 2017 PAPER SOURCE JOURNAL: The good news is that the number of seller-held notes of all types created in 2016 was 62% more than in 2009. And notes created in 2016 secured by commercial property and land were down just 3% compared to 2015. The not-so-great news is that the number of newly-created residential seller-held notes dropped 16% in 2016 vs. 2015, according to …
Before the housing meltdown, Maryland’s foreclosure process was so quick that it was nicknamed “the rocket docket.” Foreclosures had to be filed in local courts and approved by judges, but the court’s involvement was so minimal and the deadlines so swift that a lender could schedule a foreclosure sale 15 days after the borrower defaulted. …
Adding to the growing body of cases disputing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) authority to issue civil investigative demands (CID), a U.S. district court judge in the Central District of California, on May 17, rejected multiple challenges and ordered a company to comply with a CID within fifteen days of the decision. The defendant, …
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With the recent ransomware attack taking its toll on nearly a quarter of a million computers and affecting millions of users and their customers around the world, the question in the minds of many right now is, “How do I protect myself from something like this?” Fortunately, the solutions are simple, even if some of …
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Perspectives on tax reform, global real estate investing, and more at the NAR Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo: http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2017/05/18/word-from-dc-tax-reform
Highest foreclosure rates in New Jersey, Maryland and Nevada ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest multi-sourced property database, today released its April 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market data, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 77,049 U.S. properties in April, down 7 percent from the …
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Strong buyer demand this spring is pushing home prices up at double the rate of increase in income growth, The Wall Street Journalreports. The median price of an existing home for all housing types was $236,400 in March, up 6.8 percent from a year ago, when it was $221,400, according to the National Association of …
DocuSign says that a third party has stolen more than 100 million email addresses from their system. They say that no names, physical addresses, passwords, social security numbers, credit card data or other information including documents were accessed. DocuSign recommends these steps: Delete any emails with the subject line, “Completed: [domain name] – Wire transfer for recipient-name …
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