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Navigating movement in the mortgage industry series: Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions

Housing Wire

The checklist covers such broad areas and topics as: organizational structure; litigation; compliance ; intellectual property; real property; financial and tax; labor and employment; material, vendor, and software contracts; insurance; and customers. It is often easy enough to do an initial online search to look for red flags.

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What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? We explain the key differences

Housing Wire

citizen or legal resident and be 18 years of age or older. This course covers real estate law, contracts, finance and ethics. Top real estate broker Ashley Harwood included some great questions to ask potential brokerages in her article about working part-time as an agent here. Generally, you need to be a U.S.

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Opinion: Two legal issues relevant to FHFA’s review of FHLB system

Housing Wire

This article addresses two legal issues relevant to the review: FHFA’s statutory authority to reduce the number of Federal Home Loan Banks, and The application of the FHLBank statutory “super lien”. This provision may be challenged by the affected FHLBank under legal process.

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Real estate firms may be on the hook for wire fraud losses: CertifID

Housing Wire

In an analysis of more than 100 real estate wire fraud cases, CertifID found that the most common wire fraud-related legal liability issues for real estate firms are negligence, breach of contract, deceptive business practices and breach of fiduciary duty. As a custodian of funds, you are in a position of trust and knowledge.

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Thinking of joining a real estate team? Here’s everything you should know

Housing Wire

If youre reading this article, youre not alone. They handle property searches, showings, and contract negotiations. You may even want to run it by an attorney to ensure it is a fair and legal agreement. Its a big decision to make whether youre just starting or want to take your career to the next level.

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NAR board votes to leave dues unchanged in 2025

Housing Wire

Code of ethics changes In addition to voting on membership dues, NAR’s board of directors also voted to amend Article 4 of the trade group’s code of ethics, in an attempt to clarify Realtors’ obligations when they have ownership interest in a property. represent themselves 2. represent a member of their immediate family 3.

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Real estate commission dispute? Do this.

Housing Wire

A typical commission dispute arises when, after signing a listing agreement or buyer-broker agreement: A seller-client “cancels” a valid purchase contract. Consider the following, fairly common scenario and the result: A seller signs a listing contract with a real estate brokerage for six months. A seller-client cancels a listing.