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Bennett Jones LLP

Open Your Wallets Wider! Increases to Alberta Land Transfer and Mortgage Registration Fees Coming October 20, 2024

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On September 27, 2024, the Government of Alberta announced that the fee increases foreshadowed in their spring budget will take effect on October 20, 2024, when the amendments to the Land Titles Act and the Tariff of Fees...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Issues RFI on Mortgage Closing Costs

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) related to fees charged by providers of mortgages and related settlement services. In his statement, Director Chopra discussed...more

Troutman Pepper

CFPB Probing Alleged “Junk Fees” in Mortgage Closing Costs

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On May 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a request for information (Request) regarding alleged “junk fees” in closing costs charged by mortgage lenders and related settlement service...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: May 2024

Headlines 1. Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the CFPB’s Funding Structure The Supreme Court has ruled that the statutory authorization that allows the CFPB to draw funds from the earnings of the Federal Reserve...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CFPB Releases RFI on Mortgage Closing Costs

On May 30, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a Request for Information (RFI) regarding mortgage closing costs. The seven-page RFI provided nine questions about the impact of closing costs, and how they...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - March 2024 - Here Comes the Sun and the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the March 2024 webinar. Bite 10: CFPB Issues Statement on Privacy and Personal Data - On February 28, 2024, the CFPB issued a statement on...more

Alston & Bird

CFPB’s War on Mortgage Fees Continues

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What Happened? Immediately following President Biden’s State of the Union Address announcing plans to lower homebuyer and refinancing costs, the CFPB issued a blog post seeking public input on how mortgage closing costs...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

CFPB Targets Mortgage Closing Costs as Junk Fees

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On March 8, 2024, the CFPB issued a blog post signaling a new front in its focus on “junk fees”—mortgage closing costs. Notably, the CFPB suggests that title insurance, credit report and appraisal, origination, and other...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Renews Push on “Junk Fees” with Closing Costs in its Sights

In its latest campaign against “junk fees,” the CFPB announced that it was requesting consumer feedback on fees incurred as part of the residential home loan closing process, such as title insurance, credit reporting, and...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CFPB’s So-Called “Junk Fees” Revolution Targets Residential Mortgage Loan Closing Costs

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On March 8, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it was seeking public input on so-called “junk fees” incurred as part of the closing process for residential mortgage loans. The residential...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Michigan (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER MICHIGAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Offers to Purchase that are accepted by sellers are the typical form of purchase contract for residential properties....more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Mexico (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER MEXICAN LAW - I. Real Estate General Overview - The real estate business in Mexico has been increasingly growing during the last decades to the point that now it is considered...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Massachusetts (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Offer to Purchase sets forth buyer’s offer of price, date for closing, contingencies for inspections, financing etc....more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Latvia (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER LATVIAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENT - A. Offer to Purchase sets forth Buyer's offer of price and date for closing. Seller may accept or reject. B. The purchase...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Kenya (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER KENYAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. The transaction usually begins with a letter of offer from the seller setting out the purchase price, completion period,...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Florida (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER FLORIDIAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Purchase and Sale Agreement sets forth the complete terms of the purchase and sale including, among other things,...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Chile (Updated)

KEY ASPECTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CHILEAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - 1. Offer to Purchase: Offer to Purchase sets forth Buyer's offer of price, date for closing, contingencies for inspections,...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Canada - Québec (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (QUÉBEC) LAW - Unlike the other Canadian provinces and territories, which are all common law jurisdictions, Québec is a civil law jurisdiction. It is governed by the...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Canada - Ontario (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (ONTARIO) LAW - INTRODUCTION - Canada, a bijural country, utilizes both common and civil law. Except for Québec, a civil law jurisdiction, the common law operates...more

Stevens & Lee

Evading Transaction Roadblocks: Strategies for Common Late-Stage Dealbreakers

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After completing the arduous task of preparing to sell a business and agreeing to the terms in principle for a transaction in which a business owner will sell his or her “life’s work,” selling business owners (“Seller” or...more

Miller Starr Regalia

Higher Rate Redux: Recalling The Legal History Of “Transfers Subject To,” Wrap-Around Mortgages, Assumable Loans, And The Due On...

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As residential mortgage interest rates have nearly tripled over the past 18 months, some participants in the real estate industry have been considering ways to market and sell real estate by keeping low-rate existing...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

2023 Accounting Firm Industry Insider Series: Key Takeaways from In-Depth Conversations with Managing Partners (Part 1)

The accounting industry is in a state of transition. The influx of private equity, labor shortages, and remote/hybrid work have all impacted accounting firms to varying degrees. To better understand the landscape of the...more

Stark & Stark

The Significance of Title Insurance in Real Estate

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If you have experienced the process of purchasing or selling real estate, it is likely that you have come across the phrase “clear title.” The concept of clear title is two-fold. Clear title deals with the property...more

Lowndes

How To Avoid Flopping When Flipping Fla. Real Estate

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In an economy where land prices are rising, it is not unusual for a buyer who has a property under contract to consider flipping all or part of the property to another purchaser for a profit. If a contract gives the buyer a...more

Law School Toolbox

Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 392: Listen and Learn -- Recording Statutes (Real Property)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're talking about the purpose of recording statutes, and the recording system more generally. In this episode we discuss: ...more

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