Read Residential Real Estate law updates, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:
Condo Adviser: Condominium Rules and Enforcement
Condo Adviser: Adjacent Development Rights and Objections
Condo Adviser: What is 'FHA approved,' exactly?
Condo Owners and Dealing with Uncooperative Management Companies
Reserve Funds: Purposes and Common Mistakes
Accessibility Concerns for Disabled Condo Owners
Ventas' Debra Cafaro on why the Health Care asset class is well positioned in today's economy
Widow Foreclosure Catch-22
A New World for Mortgage Banking – What You Need to Know About the CFPB’s Final Mortgage Servicing Rules
Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team
Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia
Weekly Brief: Lawyers Laid Off After Foreclosure Settlement
Allen Matkins/CBRE 360 in 60 - Industrial Markets Overview
Allen Matkins/CBRE 360 in 60 - Capital Markets Overview
Allen Matkins/CBRE 360 in 60 - Economy Overview
Weekly Brief: Hurricane Sandy, GC Donations, Tweeting Fake News
Weekly Brief: BoA Sued; SCOTUS Shortlists; Fund Fights Argentina
Weekly Brief: CFPB, Legal Fees & Hashtag Hijackers
Can Cities Use Eminent Domain To Seize Mortgage Loans?
How to Fight a Wrongful Foreclosure
California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, Civil Code Section 51, generally provides that all persons within California are free and equal, regardless of their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability,...more
The city council of Boise, Idaho voted this month to extend anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment and public accommodations to its residents, the second city to...more
In This Issue: - CFPB and FHFA Begin Developing Nationwide Mortgage Database - Federal Court Finds County Recorder's Office Has Standing To Pursue Claims Against MERS - CFPB Issues Final Debt Collection Larger...more
In This Issue: - FTC Settles FCRA Enforcement Actions Alleging Wrongful Sale and Use of Prescreened Lists - Colorado Court of Appeals Finds “Fractional Interests” Not Lots under the Interstate Land Sales Full...more
On September 30, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law several bills applicable to California employers that were passed by the Legislature during its 2011-2012 regular session. We are providing this brief summary to...more
In This Issue: - Maryland Ruling Highlights Risks of Mortgage Loans Secured by Property Under Litigation - FDIC Revises Classification System for Citing Violations - CFPB Settlement Requires $112.5 Million...more
A low-income housing development that was funded through a combination of below-market interest rate loans from a county and its housing authority, and assistance from redevelopment agency low and moderate income housing...more
In a decision filed on June 15, 2012, the Fourth Appellate Court of Appeal determined that an affordable housing project in San Bernardino was subject to the requirement for the payment of prevailing wages under Labor Code...more
A federal district judge in Washington, D.C. has upheld an “Administrator’s Interpretation” issued in 2010 by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) that loan officers in the mortgage banking industry typically do not qualify...more
Revised Ruling Awards Overtime to Loan Officers; May Affect More Than 250,000 Employees Nationwide Employers: beware when relying on Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Opinion Letters. Even better, don’t rely on...more
Govenor Patrick recently signed into law “An Act Relative to Gender Identity”. The Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in a variety of areas, including education, housing, credit and employment. ...more
On January 31, 2011, the Federal Reserve, Farm Credit Administration, FDIC, NCUA, OCC, and OTS jointly announced that the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (“Registry”) is now accepting registration of...more
The Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is set to decide a hot-button wage-and-hour topic next month that could eventually affect all banks and credit unions in both Tennessee and Kentucky. Several...more
The technical immigration aspects of Canadians buying real estate in America. It is useful for many Canadians and their U.S. support network, including investors looking to buy and hold, real estate developers, or snowbirds...more
In our Client Alert, dated April 28, 2010, we described two proposals to change the payroll expense tax system in the City and County of San Francisco. The first proposal would replace the current payroll expense tax with a...more
On Nov. 6, President Obama signed into law the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009. The new law affects many businesses and individuals by extending unemployment benefits, extending and expanding the...more
In response to complaints by both labor and the private sector, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations has proposed sweeping new regulations governing certified payrolls and state and local labor compliance...more
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