Published by Think Realty on June 18, 2020 The real estate market in the United States has continued to do well ever since the Great Recession, which saw a significant amount of foreclosures and declines in property values all over the country. Ever since the 2008 lows, markets have continued to rebound and property owners …
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Published by Law360 on June 24, 2020 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo overstepped his authority when issuing a 60-day moratorium on evictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the governor’s order denies landlords their contractual right to court, a lawyer representing landlords challenging the order told a federal judge on June 24th. Mark Guterman of Lehrman …
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Here’s a special report on how the Dodd-Frank law affects note investments. It’s written by Ric Thom. PAPER SOURCE JOURNAL subscribers were the first to receive this information on Dodd-Frank. This is an example of one of the benefits of receiving the JOURNAL each month. For information, see the Journal tab above at https://papersourceonline.com/ Ric Thom is one …
Published June 24, 2020 by REALTOR Magazine Your identity can be bought for as little as $1,192.58, a new study from Reviews.org shows. Scammers who steal identities and private information through data breaches sell the private information on the dark web, a collection of encrypted websites accessible only through special browsers. And while you may …
The Supreme Court ruled Monday June 29 that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional, but it can keep operating under new rules. “The CFPB’s single-Director configuration is also incompatible with the structure of the Constitution, which—with the sole exception of the Presidency—scrupulously avoids concentrating power in the hands of any …
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Published June 27, 2020 by MarketWatch | Written by Jacob Passy The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has made the high rents in some parts of the country untenable With record numbers of Americans out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic, rents are decreasing in many parts of the country. Apartment List, an …
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Published June 24, 2020 by MarketWatch | Written by Jacob Passy ‘It’s likely housing will feel the broader economy’s downturn eventually,’ one economist says Home prices have continued to increase throughout the coronavirus pandemic, despite the hurdles the outbreak caused for the real-estate industry. The Federal Housing Finance Agency house price index rose 0.2% on …
Published by Bankrate.com on June 17, 2020 Mortgage rates reached a new all-time low last week. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dipped to 3.43 percent, a new record, according to Bankrate’s weekly survey of large lenders. This is the third week in a row that rates have fallen to a new low. The 30-year fixed-rate …
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By Steve Noviello Published June 10 Sally Tackett thought she found the perfect house in Arlington in the right neighborhood and at the right price. Tackett really needed a break after, according to the police report she filed, she had just gotten scammed on a different house for rent. “We were doing everything by text and email,” …
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Published by REALTOR Magazine on May 19, 2020 Application fraud is growing in residential rental markets since the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new analysis from Snappt, a real estate tech and fraud detection company. Applicant fraud has risen 9% month-over-month since the pandemic, with some inflating their income to qualify for rental or disguising …
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