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HUD offers up new RESPA
Thirty years after writing an unreadable and often unenforceable
law, and six years after promising to reform it, the Department of
Housing and Urban Development has proposed changes to the Real Estate
Settlement and Procedures Act that theoretically will make it easier for
consumers to comparison shop for loans and eliminate surprise fees at
the closing table. News.
 FTC ignores NAR, sanctions
Milwaukee MLS
The FTC
has unanimously approved a final consent order against Multiple Listing
Service Inc. in
Milwaukee
, ruling the MLS must allow non-traditional listings, such as
fee-for-service listings, to appear in its database. News.
News
highlights:
Builders report little confidence in the
housing’s future
Home
Builders association reports only 1 in 5 members believe the market will
improve any time soon. Indicators.
People returning to
New Orleans
area
The
Census Bureau says St. Bernard and
Orleans
parishes, hit by Katrina, were the fastest growing counties in the
nation in 2007. Indicators.
Iowa
farmland prices up 18 percent in past year
Land
Institute says the value of
Iowa
farmland has gone up an estimated 18 percent in one year. Indicators.
Business Week says some
commission rates are rising
Business
Week magazine reports real estate commissions in some parts of the
country are as high as 8 percent. News.
Kansas
considers inspection law
Home
inspectors are battling real estate agents over a proposal to make
inspectors liable for botched inspections. News.
Illinois considering meth lab disclosure
The
Illinois Legislature is considering adding “methamphetamine lab” to
the list of disclosures home sellers must make. News.
Agent, son, charged with burglarizing colleague’s listing
A Florida
real estate agent and his son have been charged with taking a
refrigerator and stove from a colleague’s listing. News.
Carpenter union sues builder for using illegal aliens
The New
Jersey carpenter’s union has filed a lawsuit against D.K. Horton,
contending the builder uses illegal alien workers. News.
Charlotte, Raleigh, best cities to buy foreclosed homes
Forbes
magazine has named
Charlotte
,
N.C.
, as the best place in the country to buy a foreclosed home. News.
Need
a date? …
Association of
Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) meet in Pasadena at the end
of April. For more events: Calendar.
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One of the industry's most popular books for
new recruits.
A blunt look at the home
inspection business, it's profits and perils.
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