Debt Collectors Permitted New Means of Communication
On Oct. 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule which permits debt collectors to use text messages, email, social media and voice messages for communications with debtors.
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Battle of the Forms: ACA vs. LTV
Often, the loan-to-value ratio and the Appraisal Contingency Addendum are seen as being the same thing and at their basic level, they do the same thing. However, they are not the same and more importantly, as they are built into the PAR forms, they function very differently.
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What Is Your Brokerage COVID-19 Plan?
Failing to properly handle a case of potential exposure of COVID-19 not only puts many other people at risk of infection but could jeopardize your career.
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Agreement of Sale to be Updated July 1
Beginning July 1, all of the agreements should have the following elements to them, where applicable: fixtures and personal property, inspection limitations and reports and the Internet of Things and recordings.
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Real Estate Best Practices Still Incorporate COVID-19 Forms
Recently revised to conform to guidance for real estate, use of the COVID-19 Property Access Notice (Form COVID-PAN) and the COVID-19 Health and Safety Acknowledgment (Form COVID-HSA) still have a place in your routine, even as restrictions loosen.
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Newer, Smarter Forms Debuting Jan. 1
Several forms will be updated as of Jan. 1 to address issues related to smart home technology. Here’s what you need to know.
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Inspection Contingency Review
The inspection contingency in the Standard Agreement for the Sale of Real Estate (PAR Form ASR) is one of the most frequent topics for the PAR legal hotline. The election, performance and ensuing negotiations make up a procedure that – it seems – has become so commonplace that many licensees don’t know what to do […]
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Clean Slate Law helps secure housing
Pennsylvania recently began automatically sealing certain criminal records from public view. Act 56 of 2018, called the Clean Slate Law, seeks to alleviate hardships that can come as a result of having a criminal record; a criminal record is often an impediment to finding housing and employment, which makes rehabilitation difficult.
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Revised Agreement of Sale debuting July 1
The only substantive change to its content is in Paragraph 8(I), which relates to FHA and VA financing.
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Summer forms update
Summer will bring one small change to the Agreement of Sale and more work for task forces.
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