PDF Version BY: KELLY A. NEAVEL, ATTORNEY AT LAW CASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL The California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) will release eight (8) new and twenty-one (21) revised forms during the week of December 14, 2015. It will also discontinue the use of one form. In our last Courtside Newsletter, we discussed the eight new forms being released; past Newsletters […]
December 2015: C.A.R. to Release Revised Forms in December
December 10th, 2015 by Ryan CowenNovember 2015: California Association of REALTORS® to Release New Forms in December
December 10th, 2015 by Ryan CowenPDF Version BY: KELLY A. NEAVEL, ATTORNEY AT LAW CASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL The California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) will release eight (8) new and twenty-one (21) revised forms during the week of December 14, 2015. It will also discontinue the use of one form. In this month’s Courtside Newsletter, we are going to explore the new […]
August 2015: SCOTUS Rules on Sign Codes: What Does this Mean for REALTORS®?
August 28th, 2015 by Ryan CowenBY: KELLY A. NEAVEL, ATTORNEY AT LAW CASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL In mid-June, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) issued a ruling on sign codes that could affect how real estate practitioners conduct business throughout the country. In Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz. the Supreme Court addressed the question of whether a Sign […]
July 2015: Recent SCOTUS Ruling on the FHA & How It Affects REALTORS®
August 14th, 2015 by Ryan CowenBY: RAMENEH K. TORRES, ATTORNEY AT LAWCASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL “Disparate impact” is a phrase sometimes heard but oftentimes not well understood. However, in late June, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) brought the issue front and center in narrow ruling that held that disparate-impact claims are cognizable under the federal Fair Housing Act […]
June 2015: TRID May Impact Your Real Estate Transactions
July 2nd, 2015 by Ryan CowenTRID May Impact Your Real Estate Transactions BY: RAMENEH K. TORRES, ATTORNEY AT LAW The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) was tasked with integrating the TILA and RESPA to make TRID, which consolidates four existing disclosures into two forms: Loan Estimate (formerly the initial Truth-in-Lending and Good Faith Estimate) Closing Disclosure (formerly HUD-1 and Final Truth-in-Lending). The TRID disclosures […]