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Fair Housing Act a memorial to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
Since the 1966 open housing marches in Chicago, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s name had been closely associated with fair housing legislation. President Lyndon Johnson urged passage of the Fair Housing Act as a fitting memorial to King’s life work.
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
Should you write your own will?
Much as a word processor can't turn you into a writer and tax software won't turn you into a tax accountant, will writing software won't turn you into
Lifting editorial content for your blog or web site is a federal crime
DeadlineNews.Com Reprint Copyright © 1999-2011 Originally published Friday, July, 24 2007 MOST real estate professionals who violate copyright laws say they didn't know they were breaking the law, a response
Feds sue 17 banks, mortgage morass gets murkier
The same type of toxic mortgage securities recently awarded a questionable Triple-A rating are at the bottom of federal suits that allege 17 financial institutions illegally packaged mortgage
Landmark consumer protection law heavy with strong mortgage rules
President Obama recently signed the landmark H.R. 4173: Restoring American Financial Stability (RAFS) Act of 2010 which, in part, eliminates many of the lax mortgage lending practices that
Easier access to mortgage, closing costs
Three documents, crucial to the home buying transaction, give both the seller and the buyer a better fix on virtually all costs they can expect to face during
Eat, drink, be wary at holiday house parties
Eat, drink, but be wary at home during holiday festivities. Collect car keys at the door, check your insurance policy, skip the oxycontin sales, hire a host, serve no-buzz
Housing special event-goers short term? Beware!
Not long ago, property managers were pitching Pebble Beach, CA home owners the idea of renting their homes when the U.S. Open next visits the Monterey County area
Should you house sporting, special event fans?
When the Superbowl, U.S. Open, World Series, Olympics, and other major sporting and entertainment events come to town, the community cashes in on an influx of visitors dining,
Do you see dead people? Disclose it
As silly as it sounds, if your home has a reputation for ectoplasmic activity, you should disclose it. Disclosing things that go bump in the night, as well as
Spooky season for under-insured homeowners
Kids cavorting carelessly across your property. Playful pranks that become acts of vandalism. Party guests over doing it. Halloween can be scary. Before you put out the Halloween treats and
Why is plagiarism so rampant in realty blogs?
"Why Is Plagiarism So Rampant In Realty Blogs?" by realty blog award-winning real estate agent Mary Pope-Handy, made my day, at her expense, unfortunately. On her blog, Pope-Handy, ABR,
Sidewalks, trees and fences
The soft housing market has remanded you to your current home a little longer than you planned. Perhaps it's a good time to get to know some neighborhood
