The coming surge in mortgage modification defaults
This article forecasts a surge in mortgage modifications in the wake of the coming expiration of foreclosure moratoriums — which will in turn lead to a rise in re-defaulting borrowers.
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Author: Benjamin J. Smith
The Votes Are In: Rent control doesn’t provide low-income housing
Readers weigh in on whether rent control laws provide low-income housing.
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DRE Hot Seat: Fined millions by SEC, broker finds the DRE close behind
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the DRE revoked the California real estate license of a broker who defrauded investors in his mortgage company — a criminal act substantially related to the practice of real estate.
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How CAR’s newest ad campaign misrepresents their ideology
This article covers the California Association of Realtors® (CAR)’s recent advertising push, an upbeat campaign that’s hard to square with its long history of domineering, monopolistic tendencies.
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DRE Hot Seat: Broker’s bid rigging scheme comes back to bite
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the DRE denied outright reinstatement of a broker license to a broker whose license the DRE had originally revoked due to his involvement in a bid rigging scheme.
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