Law
Pause for the clause; a little something extra for sales contracts
Even in a sellers’ market as hot as it is today, contractual risks lurk, but there are ways sellers can contractually protect themselves. Take a pause to consider special clauses that are necessary in today’s housing market.
Housing discrimination against gays, transgenders, families, marital status alive, too well, legal in most states
“It’s high time to amend the Fair Housing Act to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity as well as source of income.” NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE -
April is ‘Fair Housing Month,’ for good reason
Welcome to National Fair Housing Month. On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, an expansion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The
HUD rolls out fair housing app
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today unveiled the first housing discrimination mobile application (app) for iPhone
What are the financial implications of transferring home ownership?
Q: "Hi Robert. My parents would like to transfer ownership of their home to either me or one of my siblings. They've asked me to look into this.
California Homeowner Bill of Rights effective Jan. 1, 2013
New consumer protections for California homeowners are effective Jan. 1 2013. The California Homeowner Bill of Rights (CHBR), extends key mortgage and foreclosure protections to California homeowners and
Will drone eyes-in-the-sky fly over your neighborhood?
In February 2012, Congress passed legislation that will ultimately open U.S. skies to unmanned aircraft systems (UAVs) operated by both civilians and commercial organizations as soon as September
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau grabs regulatory reins of consumer reporting industry
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently established the first federal program to supervise consumer reporting agencies, for good reason - the bureaus haven't always had your best
CFPB taps public input to put new, more transparent mortgage disclosures in the pipeline
One of the most daunting aspects of applying for a mortgage - understanding the complicated, overlapping and inconsistent mortgage disclosure documents - will soon become easier to endure. The
Forces gather to fight renewed war against credit, mortgage, housing discrimination
Following a round of recent fair housing complaints and mortgage discrimination charges, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has opened its own front to protect credit consumers from
Federal discrimination suit brews over REO marketing, upkeep
(Update: NFHA, on April 10, filed discrimination charges against Wells Fargo with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.) The same kind of discrimination that saddled minorities with
Trayvon Martin death puts HOA’s and Neighbor Watch programs on notice
Even if George Zimmerman is never charged with or convicted of Trayvon Martin's death in a criminal trial, Zimmerman's homeowners association (HOA) could be open to a Martin
Fair Housing Act a memorial to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT - On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was meant as a follow-up
Mortgage modification fraud persists
Maria Lozano, a Los Banos, CA homeowner, recently struggled to pay her mortgage so she hired who she thought was a real estate broker. The broker charged her
D.C.’s Theater of the Absurd: SEC sues former Fannie, Freddie execs for mortgage securities fraud
While taxpayers were pumping $150 billion into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to rescue them from collapse, Fannie and Freddie executives allegedly lied to investors, the public and
Mortgage fraud focus overlooks predatory lending evils
The government recently announced it has started a high-level task force to prevent mortgage fraud. This sounds great, but is mortgage fraud really a big worry? The Office of the
Killer weed in the common area?
PAUL WINDUST ESQ - Community associations increasingly face issues with medical marijuana. It is a confusing area because federal and state laws conflict and social mores are in
Buratovich: What are GOP candidates thinking?
Proceed at your own risk. When Ned Buratovich's political illustrations appear on DeadlineNews.Com you won't get a content warning, thumbnail preview or other precursor of what's to
TV’s leading haunted house is a disclosure nightmare
A house of horrors is the real lead character in the new FX suspense drama "American Horror Story," which, in early episodes, finds its owners trying to illegally
Foreclosure lawsuits highest ever
MORTGAGEDAILY.COM - Lawsuits alleging mortgage compliance violations more than quadrupled from the first quarter as a mortgage litigation index climbed to its highest level since 2007. MortgageDaily.com's Mortgage Litigation
