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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Federal Laws
These are laws that affect everyone regardless of what state you are in.
- Fair Housing Act - prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability by housing providers, such as landlords and real estate companies as well as other entities, such as municipalities, banks or other lending institutions, and homeowners insurance companies.
- Home Mortgage Disclosure Act - (HMDA), requires lending institutions to report public loan data. In this section of the website, you can find out more about the regulation and its interpretation.
- Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act - RESPA is a HUD consumer protection statute designed to help homebuyers be better shoppers in the home buying process, and is enforced by HUD.