From ZBS Law, LLP www.zbslaw.com Earlier this year, California Governor Brown signed the bill, AB 2343, which affects the notice period in non-payment of rent and breach of covenant of lease unlawful detainer actions and the response period in all unlawful detainer actions. The bill goes into effect on September 1, 2019 and will cause …

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The world’s headlong dash to zero or negative interest rates just passed another milestone: Homebuyers in Denmark effectively are being paid to take out 10-year mortgages. Jyske Bank A/S, Denmark’s third-largest lender, announced in early August a mortgage rate of -0.5%, before fees. Nordea Bank Abp, meanwhile, is offering 30-year mortgages at annual interest of …

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(not receiving it? Use the CONTACT US form in the tab above and ask to get on the email list) Click on a line to read the story: Real Estate Loan Fund CEO Guilty Of $1.3 Billion Fraud – Thousands Of Investors Victimized Yet ANOTHER Real Estate Note Fraud Landlords Sued For Not Renting To …

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Alaska recently amended its law regarding exemptions from mortgage lender, broker, and loan originator licensing requirements to, among other things, exempt bona fide nonprofit organizations and seller-financed lenders from certain requirements.  The changes for bona fide nonprofits will become effective on January 1, 2020.  Seller-financing license exemptions became effective on July 8, 2019. Individual sellers of seller-financed …

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If you think buying a fixer-upper house is going to save you money, think again, one survey says. Porch.com recently published a survey on turnkey homes versus fixer-uppers and found that even when fixer-upper homeowners stay within their budget, they end up spending about as much as homeowners who purchased a move-in ready house, on average. On average, people who purchased a move-in …

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 ATTOM Data Solutions reports that In the first six months of 2019, foreclosures nationally were down 18% from the same period a year ago and down 82% from their peak in the first six months of 2010. But a handful of markets are bucking the trend. Thirty-six of 220 of the largest metro areas have …

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Robert Shapiro, the former CEO of the Woodbridge Group of Cos., has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to what prosecutors described as a $1.3 billion real estate loan Ponzi scheme that hurt thousands of investors. Shapiro entered guilty pleas Wednesday to tax evasion and conspiracy charges brought by federal prosecutors in Florida, The Wall Street …

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The average American wedding costs nearly $39,000. A growing number of newlyweds-to-be are relying less on their families to pay for their dream ceremonies and are instead choosing to go into debt. These young couples, dreaming of “Instagramable’“wedding venues, cigar bars, candy buffets, photo booths and the like, are now spawning a new breed of personal …

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The Fair Housing Act does not specifically deny a landlord the right to reject an applicant based on a prior conviction or criminal background. However, property managers are increasingly getting sued for refusing to rent to ex-convicts. In Florida, 48 property managers have been sued by one law firm alone this year for refusing to …

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