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2013
Two Alabama Real Estate Investors and Their Company Sentenced for Their Roles in Bid-Rigging and Mail Frauad Conspiracies Involving Real Estate Purchased at Public Foreclosure Auctions U.S. Department of Justice May 20, 2013 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON...
05/21/2013
Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Involving Embezzlement from Turnberry Associates U.S. Attorney’s Office May 20, 2013 District of Nevada (703) 388-6336 LAS VEGAS—A man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for his role in the embezzlement of nearly $5.6 million from Turnberry Associa...
05/21/2013
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Eleven important neighborhoods covered courtesy of MAAR
05/20/2013
Here's a snapshot of April's numbers for you from MAAR
05/20/2013
Former Owner of Spring Hill Construction Company Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison U.S. Attorney’s Office May 17, 2013 Middle District of Tennessee (615) 736-5151 Stephen McLaughlin, 46, of Pelham, New Hampshire, former owner of EquipLinq, Co., a Spring Hill construction equipment company, was ...
05/20/2013
Orlando Woman Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in Connection with a Residential Loan and Mortgage U.S. Attorney’s Office May 17, 2013 Northern District of Florida (850) 942-8430 PENSACOLA, FL—Chantal M. Lanton, 37, of Orlando, Florida, pled guilty today to two counts of making false st...
05/20/2013
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#2190 If the seller agrees to include the dishwasher in the sale of the home for 250 dollars the seller should include this item in the HUD-1 report. Is this true or false ? Please take your time solution is posted below the wildlife ph...
05/19/2013
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#2189 When a residential appraiser starts looking for comparables and a sales comparison approach is used he's interested in homes that have been occupied for at least two out of the last three years. Is this fact true or false ? Please reme...
05/19/2013
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#2188 A contract to build a new home is signed with a builder to build a luxury home costing 675 thousand dollars in a neighborhood of homes valued 150 thousand dollars and less. The new home will lose value. This loss of value is known as ...
05/19/2013
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#2187 When we speak of an appraiser collecting data which is accumulated in a general manner the appraiser has conducted an analysis of the building as well as analyzed the site. Is this true or false ? Take your time. the solution is po...
05/19/2013