RE Q&A: Must Condo Boards Send Candidate Info?
Also: Is it OK to suspend voting rights for people who haven’t paid their dues? And: A condo board makes motions and takes votes via email. That’s wrong, right?
With Mortgage Servicers, What Is an Actual ‘Service’?
RESPA and Regulation X create strict obligations a mortgage servicer must follow – but courts have been tasked to decide which “services” fall under that regulation.
Communication Mistakes Agents Should Avoid
The “you” everyone loves at parties might not work with every client. Sometimes familiar banter can be misinterpreted or give clients the wrong impression.
Cheaper to Rent than Buy? One Huge Caveat
In a handful of U.S. metros, studies say it’s cheaper right now to rent – but those studies assume renters must take any savings and invest it rather than spend it.
Fla.: 2nd Highest Foreclosure Rate – But No Big Deal
Foreclosure rates are low and inching their way back to normal, with no post-pandemic impact so far. Still, only Calif. had more than Fla. in January.
Study: FEMA Underestimates U.S. Flood Risk
North Carolina State University used AI to predict potential flood damage and found 790K square miles have a greater risk than FEMA identifies in its maps.