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09/02/2010 - 16:05

In this letter to HUD we point out the problems with what the builders are doing as well as Affiliated Business Arrangements (AfBA's) in general, and from a different perspective - from that of

08/23/2010 - 17:17

Lennar promises a $5000 bonus and a free Lexus to the Realtor who refers them enough business.  This offer is only being sent to Realtors and is a reward for the Realtor's loyalty to

08/21/2010 - 14:08

In Minnesota, this weekend is "Open House Weekend" sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Realtors (MAR).   MAR encourages its membership to hold as many open houses as

Who Are the Regulators?

We want to collect information on regulators who are charged with enforcing residential licensing laws.  The Consumer Federation of America "CFA" did a study on this topic in 2006 and found some very disturbing results (See attached CFA Report).  We want to expand on their work and challenge these regulators to examine how they have neglected to disclose their conflicts of interests and how those conflicts at a minimum provide the appearance of impropriety.  Regulators are fiduciaries at the highest level and we believe that conflicts of interest do not belong.

Also, here is an interesting blog posting by our Executive Director that he did prior to his work for CAARE:http://realestateethics.blogspot.com/index.html#4834937585758812116

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