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New Case Strikes Down Release Provision in Rescission Form 51

Craig on 04 3, 2012 | 1 Comment

This post is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. Yesterday, Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals (which handles appeals from King Co. north to Canad

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Buyers, is your Seller a Foreign Person? The IRS and FIRPTA say you better know…

Craig on 02 13, 2012 | 6 Comments

This post is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney, not a blog. A few months ago I posted about the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (or FIRPTA, pronounced just like i

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Undisclosed SOC Bonus? There oughta be a law…

Craig on 01 31, 2012 | 14 Comments

With the new year, I resolved to talk less and do more about the "stacked deck" faced by buyers in the traditional real estate broker system. And since it's still January... One of the great benef

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Will Our State’s Regulations Kill Mortgage Blogs?

Rhonda Porter on 01 23, 2011 | 18 Comments

Will Our State's Regulations Kill Mortgage Blogs?

I recently had a local mortgage originator contact me because his company is requiring that he takes his mortgage blogs off-line.  His employer told the MLO that it was due to recent Washington St

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