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David Saks is a musician, retired real estate broker, and long-time ActiveRain member. David's blog features important information relevant to the safety, integrity and security of the industry. In addition to his widely read real estate fraud blog, a comprehensive overview of real estate continuing education is a weekly addition for his subscribers and the ActiveRain community at-large. Thank you for subscribing to and for visiting David's ActiveRain home on the internet. Please join. Membership in ActiveRain will enrich your life !

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2012 

                                                      #1623 A homeowner has without warning, and without knowing, constructed a fence in his backyard about 7 inches over the property line of his neighbor. This would be considered an encroachment. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time...
04/22/2012
                                                       #1622 A lender charged a borrower 6% for the loan plus 6 discount points. The yield to the lender for the loan is 6.25%. Is this fact true or false ? Take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False Discountpoints are...
04/22/2012
                                                            #1621 A broker's obligation to a customer includes the duties of full disclosure and obedience. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False The duties of full disclosure a...
04/22/2012
Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions U.S. Department of Justice April 20, 2012 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888   Financial, Fraud, Press Rele...
04/20/2012
Hampton Roads Businessman Indicted for Alleged $11 Million Historic Tax Credit Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office April 19, 2012 Eastern District of Virginia (757) 441-6331   Breaking News, Financial, Fraud, Press Release   NORFOLK, VA—George P. Hranowskyj, 48, of Chespeake, Virginia, has been ...
04/20/2012
Real Estate Attorney, Mortgage Loan Officer, and Loan Processor Plead Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Orchestrating $9 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Eleven Defendants Have Now Pled Guilty for Their Roles in the Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office April 19, 2012 Southern District of New York (212)...
04/20/2012
Real Estate Investor Sentenced to 97 Months for His Leadership Role in Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy U.S. Attorney’s Office April 17, 2012 District of Arizona (602) 514-7500   Financial, Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, Press Release   PHOENIX—Yesterday, Eitan Maximov, 40, a citizen of Israel and lawful perma...
04/18/2012
Former Employee of Parsippany Mortgage Lender Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office April 17, 2012 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2700   Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, Press Release   NEWARK—A former employee of a Parsippany, New Jersey mortgage lender who admitted taking $...
04/17/2012
Loan Officers Admit Using Straw Buyers to Defraud Lenders Frederick Warren, 38, Miller Place, New York, Dorian Brown, 38, Mount Sinai, New York, and Fritz Bonaventure, 30, Lithonia, Georgia, three mortgage loan officers, each pled guilty for their roles in a $9 million mortgage fraud scheme. The ...
04/17/2012
Mortgage Rescuer Admits Loan Modification Scam Howard R. Shmuckler, 68, Virginia Beach, Virginia, pled guilty to running a fraudulent mortgage rescue business that received substantial fees but actually modified clients' mortgages in only a few cases. Shmuckler pled guilty to six counts of wire f...
04/17/2012
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