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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 

  Buyers always want to make sure that the property their signing their life away for is in the condition it was promised before they assume occupancy. The buyer wants to know about these things: * The Seller's Deed * The Survey * Any Leases If Tenants Reside on the Property * Results of All the ...
07/20/2014
    When do real estate closings have to be reported to the IRS ( Internal Revenue Service ) and how are they reported? The form used to report real estate closings is IRS form 1099-S. Properties that have to be reported include: 1. Condominium Units, common elements, land and fixtures. 2. Improv...
07/20/2014
                                                                                                                       If a real estate tax is levied for a current calendar year payable during that year or in the coming year, the period from January 1st to the date of closing, or the day before c...
07/20/2014
Realtor SentenSuccessful Realtor Sentenced to 10 Years for Bank Fraudced to 10 Years for Bank Fraud Successful Realtor Sentenced to 10 Years for Bank Fraud   One of Northeast Ohio’s most successful Realtors was sentenced Thursday to spend more than 10 years in a federal prison for his role in a ...
07/20/2014
Former Employee of Timeshare Consulting Firm Sentenced to Three Years in Prison in Fraud Conspiracy U.S. Attorney’s Office July 18, 2014 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 CAMDEN, NJ—A former employee of The Vacation Ownership Group LLC, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison and ordered ...
07/20/2014
Hoboken Woman Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $400,000 from Employer U.S. Attorney’s Office July 17, 2014 Southern District of Georgia (912) 652-4422 WAYCROSS, GA—Angela Diane Griffis, 46, of Hoboken, Georgia, was sentenced last week to 57 months in prison by United Sta...
07/18/2014
Four Mississippi Men and Women Indicted for Racially Motivated Hate Crimes Spree in Jackson U.S. Department of Justice July 16, 2014 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights D...
07/17/2014
real estate fraud: Mortgage Fraud Blog for July 17, 2014 - 07/17/14 11:45 AM   Mortgage Fraud Blog sends me an update email once per week.   The Mortgage Fraud Blog website is updated every business day and you can always get the latest news by visiting www.mortgagefraudblog.com. Copyright 2004-...
07/17/2014
  Mortgage Fraud Blog sends me an update email once per week.   The Mortgage Fraud Blog website is updated every business day and you can always get the latest news by visiting www.mortgagefraudblog.com. Rachel Dollar is a California attorney who represents lenders in mortgage related litigation...
07/17/2014
Mortgage Lender Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office July 16, 2014 Southern District of Florida (313) 226-9100 Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of ...
07/16/2014
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