In this letter to HUD we point out the problems with what the builders are doing as well as Affiliated Business Arrangements (AfBA's) in general, and from a different perspective - from that of
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09/02/2010 - 16:05
In this letter to HUD we point out the problems with what the builders are doing as well as Affiliated Business Arrangements (AfBA's) in general, and from a different perspective - from that of |
08/23/2010 - 17:17
Lennar promises a $5000 bonus and a free Lexus to the Realtor who refers them enough business. This offer is only being sent to Realtors and is a reward for the Realtor's loyalty to |
08/21/2010 - 14:08
In Minnesota, this weekend is "Open House Weekend" sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Realtors (MAR). MAR encourages its membership to hold as many open houses as |
Builders want to continue to force consumers to use their in-house title companies. Allowing a builder to own a title company is little different than allowing a builder to determine if his own title is any good. Builders recently pummeled HUD witha mountain of letters and a lawsuit to protect this anti-competitive, anti-consumer and manipulative arrangement.
On July 28th, 2009 CAARE was briefly interviewed on public radio about the problems with the new Home Valuation Code of Conduct. The purpose of the HVCC is to obtain sound appraisals free of influence and coercion from vendors and parties to the transaction. The goals are accomplished by preventing interested parties from communicating directly with appraisers.