
1 January 2013 | 5 replies
Much of what happens in our legal system is not only based on the written word of law but also the intent and applicability of law to some activity.From what I read in forums, many give advice based solely on how they may read a regulation or leagl requirement without looking at the overall inetnt.
26 February 2013 | 28 replies
Regulations are so fun!

15 November 2012 | 27 replies
-There were recent accusations of fraud from the bank to the LO and the LO is no longer working there.Im probably missing a few things from this story but its merely hypothetical so try not to read too much into it.....Do regulations of other agencies supersede commercial regulations when a principal residence is involved?

23 November 2012 | 3 replies
The answer is “Yes”...so long as income tax benefits are not altered or enhanced in the process.4 As we’ve discussed in other chapters, federal lending regulations fully authorize the creation of inter vivos trusts of all types, requiring only that the borrower creating such a trust remain “A” beneficiary (a very important indefinite article, that “a”).

27 November 2012 | 15 replies
Doesn't your state regulate real estate agents?

19 November 2012 | 8 replies
This is different from CA and other states where permitted use is medical in nature, and the substance is viewed as 'medicine:' (d) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT A PERSON, EMPLOYER, SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, DETENTION FACILITY, CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER ENTITY WHO OCCUPIES, OWNS OR CONTROLS A PROPERTY FROM PROHIBITING OR OTHERWISE REGULATING THE POSSESSION, CONSUMPTION, USE, DISPLAY, TRANSFER, DISTRIBUTION, SALE, TRANSPORTATION, OR GROWING OF MARIJUANA ON OR IN THAT PROPERTY.

26 November 2012 | 3 replies
Hi;If I were to pool investor funds together to loan out as a hard money lender, are there any special regulations I must follow?

28 November 2012 | 8 replies
Just saying, don't be buying farmland where the proposed airport road will go thinking you'll have access as it will probably be regulated as to access as well as to improvements.

9 December 2012 | 33 replies
Unemployment percentage is in double digits over here, and businesses continue to leave California because of higher taxes and regulations.

20 January 2013 | 27 replies
Now, with MERS and regulatory constraints, such an approach may be limited, the art of underwriting being lost in favor of a mechanical approach meeting certain requirements.Lastly, and I am not including Ann in this at all, but if you look around as I did in my area, you'll find that many of the older, less regulated mortgage brokers began by an investor, an ex-bank employee (loan officer or processor) and someone who had a real estate background, like a Realtor.