realtors as mortgage brokers: CALIFORNIA LOAN CONNECTION: Should Realtors also be Loan Officers (or vice versa)? - 09/04/06 07:43 PM
This topic tends to be a hot one.  Many folks will say that performing both functions is a conflict of interest.  I have never pursued selling homes because I don't want an appearance of impropriety to my good Realtor clients (they feed my family and send my little girl to private school).  Personally, I don't see the conflict of interest.  If anything, I believe that a Realtor may be the better choice to find financing for the buyer.
Some people have said that HUS disallows it.  That is just not correct.  HUD issed a ruling in 1999 that said that no employee … (23 comments)