The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network, launched PreventLoanScams.org, a new Web site to prevent loan modification scams. The Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network developed the Web site to provide homeowners with a single destination to report alleged scammers. Complaints filed online are added to [...]
Posts on ‘March 4th, 2010’
Buyer Sues Over Secondhand Smoke
A lawsuit over secondhand smoke that went to trial this week in Boston will decide whether the real estate practitioner who represented the now-unhappy buyer is liable for damages over smoke that is wafting from a neighboring apartment.While secondhand smoke has been a target of many lawsuits, a lawsuit that alleges that the real estate [...]
Vacant Lots Become Hot Property
Vacant residential lots are looking better and better to real estate investors.The cost of a finished, ready to build lot, can cost a developer about 25 percent of the finished home price. There are a number of these ready-to-go lots on the market at about half what they actually cost to prepare. Investor groups are [...]
