Good news for consumers in New Jersey: A new state law now allows real estate agents to rebate agent commissions to the buyer. This has the direct impact of reducing consumer
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Large multiple industry interests are watering down the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) bill through intense lobbying. One of the most recent amendments to the bill |
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Builders Should Not Own Title Companies
Submitted by CAARE on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 21:52
Builders want to continue to force consumers to use their in-house title companies. Allowing a builder to own a title company is little different than allowing a builder to determine if his own title is any good. Builders recently pummeled HUD witha mountain of letters and a lawsuit to protect this anti-competitive, anti-consumer and manipulative arrangement.
Appraiser's Code of Conduct Under Scrutiny
Submitted by doug on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 15:53On July 28th, 2009 CAARE was briefly interviewed on public radio about the problems with the new Home Valuation Code of Conduct. The purpose of the HVCC is to obtain sound appraisals free of influence and coercion from vendors and parties to the transaction. The goals are accomplished by preventing interested parties from communicating directly with appraisers.
