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More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. This week, Dr. Lacefield reviews the first five points of a ten point test to determine if your operation is legal or in danger of being cited by HUD as […]
Posted: December 15th, 2006
Topic:
RESPA Updates
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. Dr. Lacefield discusses the decision by Ohio’s state government to address sham business operations. In August, the Ohio Department of Insurance released a draft rule that would tighten the state’s […]
Posted: December 8th, 2006
Topic:
RESPA Updates
When I first became involved in the real estate business, I found myself with a manila folder and hundreds of bits of pieces of paper stuck any which way with no regard to purpose, chronology, or importance. Then the day came when I received the phone call from my most important seller…I frustrated him because […]
Posted: December 6th, 2006
Topic:
Organization
Throughout your real estate career the term “Positioning” refers to how you’re perceived by your clients and prospects through the reputation and image you’ve created of yourself. Ideally you want your clients and prospects to perceive you as the best choice they could ever make in a commercial real estate agent, before you ever walk […]
Posted: December 6th, 2006
Topic:
Marketing
Online directories are today’s version of the traditional Yellow Pages. In fact, you’ll find YellowPages.com on the web along with industry-specific directories for every vocation from attorneys to zoologists. These directories differ in the amount of information they allow you to post, the search options they offer and the fees they charge. Costs for directories […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2006
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Marketing
Q. If someone owns a piece of property and then does a Beneficiary Deed to her son and then she dies, does the property go to him? Second Question- If she wants to sell the property and she records the bene deed, will he have to sign off on the property? A. […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2006
Topic:
Ask the TITLEMAN™
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. Dr. Lacefield reviews this HUD case where six title companies in Texas being fined for financing virtual home tour programs to certain real estate agents as an incentive to refer […]
Posted: November 28th, 2006
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RESPA Updates
Q. We have an escrow for vacant land selling around $80,000.00. The Seller has recorded, but he has not filed, the Affidavit of Succession. I thought the ceiling for this type of doc is $50,000.00 and only for a home and not vacant land. What document should be filed with the County Clerk? A. […]
Posted: November 25th, 2006
Topic:
Ask the TITLEMAN™
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. This week Dr. Lacefield reviews two court cases against Countrywide based on RESPA claims filed by two brothers in Georgia. The court dismisses one case but refuses to dismiss the […]
Posted: November 25th, 2006
Topic:
RESPA Updates
Thanks to speculators buying up the great domain names and reselling them for hundreds, thousands, even millions of dollars, you can rest assured that the best real estate domain names are taken. As a result, you probably won’t stumble across a domain name that will generate phenomenal traffic so let that dream go! For you, […]
Posted: November 25th, 2006
Topic:
Technology, Marketing