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Some title insurance policies protect against home title theft. Does yours?

Housing Wire

This system worked remarkably well until fraudsters developed technology to defeat the notarial process. Sophisticated printers and software turned out fake documents that could fool even the trained eye, and notary stamps, once symbols of trust, became available for purchase online.

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The appraisal industry’s governance problem

Housing Wire

Apart from questions of governance, the report found significant gaps in the Appraisal Foundation’s fair housing requirements and training. The report comes just as a task force to root out bias in appraisals, led by the Department of Housing and Urban Development , finalizes its policy recommendations. “I

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UWM gave brokers big discounts to play with. It could be risky

Housing Wire

Mortgage compliance attorneys interviewed by HousingWire said the program, dubbed “Control Your Price,” raises potential areas of concern across three subjects: rules that govern loan officers’ compensation; fair lending; and unfair, deceptive and abusive acts and practices. “It’s not necessarily a problem.

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Topics include: Real estate license law, agency, contracts, real property, ownership, taxes, water law, land development and zoning, deeds and title transfer, escrow and settlement, fair housing, leases & more AZ Contract Writing Course: 6 hrs of required instruction. Deluxe: Required 90 hrs of coursework.

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What It Takes to Be An Expert Appraisal Witness in An Eminent Domain Case

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

But once these qualities are developed, many appraisers find eminent domain work to be interesting, challenging but worthwhile, and financially rewarding. Eminent domain or the power of the government to take private property for a public use without the landowner’s consent is embedded in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.

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Michael McDonagh Now General Counsel for Lamacchia Companies

Lamacchia Realty

Michael has years of experience and knowledge in the legal side of real estate and will be a tremendous asset to Lamacchia Companies and, most specifically, Lamacchia Realty. Michael will oversee all the companies’ legal matters, including preventative and ongoing cases. I am very excited to have Mike with us! November 14, 2022.

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State Initiatives Aim to Improve Housing Inequities

Will Springer Realtor

These acts were deemed legal by the Supreme Court until 1948 and by Congress until it enacted the Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968). Tens of thousands of documents with language against protected classes of people still exist in our state even as they no longer hold legal standing.