10 Rules of Successful Real Estate Investing

10 Rules of Successful Real Estate Investing

I came up with the following rules of successful real estate investing over my many years of successes and failures. These are the same rules I follow today and share with our... Read more »
Palm Springs Home Market Choked by Airbnb Rules

Palm Springs Home Market Choked by Airbnb Rules

Investors who once saw shimmering profits in Palm Springs Airbnb rentals have hit an impasse. A cap on short-term rentals in the Coachella Valley hub has all but frozen the housing market... Read more »
How new FCC rules closing the ‘lead gen loophole’ could impact mortgage professionals

How new FCC rules closing the ‘lead gen loophole’ could impact mortgage professionals

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week released a new order amending its “express consent” rules for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which closes the “lead generator loophole” used by mortgage... Read more »
FCC’s newly adopted lead gen rules could accelerate lawsuits against lenders

FCC’s newly adopted lead gen rules could accelerate lawsuits against lenders

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — the government regulatory body overseeing communications across a wide variety of media including radio, telephone cable and the internet — adopted a new series of rules... Read more »
How the New Rules for Special Needs Trusts Affect Spending Guidelines

How the New Rules for Special Needs Trusts Affect Spending Guidelines

The trustee appealed the trial court’s ruling, stating the court applied too narrow a definition of special needs, as defined both in the trust itself and applicable law, in making its finding.... Read more »
Donald Trump’s Top Ten Rules of Success

Donald Trump’s Top Ten Rules of Success

I know a lot of people who couldn’t care less about Donald Trump. I happen to like him. Not because of his wealth but because of his mindset for success. But whether... Read more »
CFPB’s Chopra addresses mortgage trigger leads, servicing rules in Senate hearing

CFPB’s Chopra addresses mortgage trigger leads, servicing rules in Senate hearing

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra has made the rounds this week on Capitol Hill, providing testimony to Congress in their semi-annual reviews of the CFPB. On Thursday, Chopra took... Read more »
Opinion: Local MLS broker marketplaces, rules equitably advance American homeownership

Opinion: Local MLS broker marketplaces, rules equitably advance American homeownership

As the trial of Burnett v. the National Association of Realtors (NAR), et al kicked off this week in a Kansas City, Missouri, federal courtroom, there is a lot at stake for consumers and... Read more »
Gordon: FHA is examining mortgage loan assumption rules, hoping for a new partial claim option

Gordon: FHA is examining mortgage loan assumption rules, hoping for a new partial claim option

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is working to offer a new partial claim option before the end of 2023, according to the federal housing commissioner at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Julia... Read more »
Rohit Chopra on new mortgage servicing rules, Basel III and the CFPB’s funding

Rohit Chopra on new mortgage servicing rules, Basel III and the CFPB’s funding

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra expects that servicing rulemaking will be issued in the coming months modeled on the lessons learned through the COVID-19 pandemic. “I do anticipate that... Read more »