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2008
The mortgage industry is cracking down, in a move that could help protect against a U.S.-style housing bubble, but will also make it tougher to borrow money to buy a home. The Finance Department said Wednesday it will stop backing mortgages with amortization periods longer than 35 years as of Oct...
07/22/2008
Telemarketers, including REALTORS®, will face a new marketing challenge and will have more rules to observe as the National Do Not Call List (National DNCL) comes into effect on September 30, 2008. The National DNCL will be a registry of telephone and fax numbers that telemarketers will be prohib...
07/22/2008
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I recently attended a 3 hr. course offered through my real estate board regarding FINTRAC. The new federal law being implemented to deter identity theft, ant terrorism and money laundering that requires us to get proper identification when acting for either the buyer or seller. In addition to t...
07/22/2008
