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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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2014 

Former Bayonne Official Admits Accepting $65,000 in Bribes for Awarding HUD Grant Funds U.S. Attorney’s Office February 20, 2014 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 TRENTON, NJ—A Hudson County, New Jersey man who served as the senior accountant of the City of Bayonne Department of Community De...
02/20/2014
IR-2014-17       2014 Filing Season Continues with Higher Refunds Issued   WASHINGTON – The IRS today released 2014 tax filing season statistics showing that 15 percent more refunds were already issued this year, compared to 2013 figures. Additionally, the average federal refund totaled $3,211, a...
02/20/2014
IR-2014-16     IRS Releases the “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams for 2014; Identity Theft, Phone Scams Lead List   WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide ra...
02/20/2014
February 20th, 1962 Will Always Be a Great Day in History To Remember   John H. Glenn Orbited the Earth   John Will Be 93 On July 18th Remember Him February 20th ! And Happy Birthday to John's Wife, Annie ! -David-  
02/19/2014
The Next Great SitCom ! Stay Tuned ! -DS-
02/19/2014
February 20th, 1962 Will Always Be a Great Day in History To Remember   John H. Glenn Orbited the Earth   John Will Be 93 On July 18th Remember Him February 20th ! And Happy Birthday to John's Wife, Annie ! -David-  
02/18/2014
HUD’s Recovery Act Programs   Five years ago, a little less than a month after taking office, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. At the time, the private sector had cut almost 4 million jobs and the country was experiencing the worst recession since the Gre...
02/18/2014
  The Late, Great Bobby Darin "Don't Rain On My Parade" Enjoy ! -DS-
02/18/2014
Stamford Attorney Admits Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office February 14, 2014 District of Connecticut (203) 821-3700 The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut today announced that, on February 12, Christopher Brecciano, 35, of Stamford, waived his right to indi...
02/18/2014
   #2580 An appraisal, the expert opinion by a professional appraiser, is performed at a particular date and time in order to rend an estimate of value of a piece of real estate. The appraisal is based on a detailed analysis of the many and varied features of a property. Is this fact considered t...
02/17/2014
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