Are real estate boards losing the PR war against claims that internet brokerages charge less than “traditional brokerages?” By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (June 10, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – This is an enlightening video post from Frank and Brian over at The National Real Estate Post. Watch the video and then download their real examples […]
CFPB settles with Freedom Mortgage Corporation By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (June 5, 2019) (WASHINGTON, D.C.) CFPB – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today announced a settlement with Freedom Mortgage Corporation (Freedom), one of the ten largest Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) reporters nationwide. Freedom is a mortgage lender with its principal place of business […]
Title company faces class action lawsuit for its apparent negligence By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (May 29, 2019) A class-action lawsuit is already filed in California after Brian Krebs, a cybersecurity expert, reported 885 million First American files were available without authentication to anyone with a web browser. The data allegedly included bank account numbers, social […]
Class action lawsuit claims real estate broker franchisors and National Association of Realtors conspire to require home sellers to pay buyer broker fees By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (May 23, 2019) CHICAGO (May 18, 2019) – The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) moved to dismiss the Moehrl v. NAR lawsuit on the basis that the complaint misrepresents […]
Oregon has rules to allow principal brokers and brokers to keep working for one brokerage after switching to another By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (May 20, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – Senate Bill 67, Section 5 and rule OAR 863-014-0063 set out criteria and a process that will allow a broker or principal broker changing real estate […]
Real estate agent and brokerage names are being used to steal timeshare owners By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 12, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – The Oregon Real Estate Agency has put out a notice that timeshare scammers are using the names of legitimate Oregon real estate licensees and companies to steal from timeshare owners. These […]
The easement in gross gives the owner of the easement the right to use real property for a particular purpose By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 9, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – The easement in gross gives the owner of the easement the right to use real property for a particular purpose. An easement in gross […]
An easement appurtenant gives a property owner a right of usage to portions of an adjoining property By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 5, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – An easement appurtenant gives a property owner a right of usage to portions of an adjoining property owned by another party. The property enjoying the usage right is […]
There’s no known safe level of asbestos exposure By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 4, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality regulates the handling, removal and disposal of asbestos-containing material to protect public health and the environment. These are four newer requirements by Oregon DEQ for asbestos removal. 1: Residential renovation […]
Each type of listing agreement allows an agent to market the seller’s property, but they differ when it comes to who else can market it and how the brokerage fee is earned By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 4, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – Each type of listing contract allows the real estate agent to market […]