by Jeff Sorg | Jan 23, 2015 | California Real Estate, Contractor, Georgia Real Estate, Mortgage, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate
(Jeff Sorg – OnlineEd) – The Book House in Seattle wins Remodel of the Year in the 2014 award from Best in American Living Awards (BALA) by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The home was also named the Pacific Northwest regional winner....
by Jeff Sorg | Jan 22, 2015 | California Real Estate, Georgia Real Estate, Mortgage, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate
(Washington D.C.) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Maryland Attorney General announced they took action against Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase for an illegal marketing-services-kickback scheme they participated in with Genuine Title, a...
by Jeff Sorg | Jan 16, 2015 | California Real Estate, Contractor, Georgia Real Estate, Mortgage, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate
(Jeff Sorg & Harlow Spaan, OnlineEd) – Errors and Omissions (E&O) Insurance should be a vital component of any business, such as real estate or mortgage practice, as a risk management tool. If you have a professional service business, errors and...
by Jeff Sorg | Jan 15, 2015 | California Real Estate, Georgia Real Estate, Mortgage, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate
(Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is reporting that almost half of consumers who took out a home purchase mortgage reported that they seriously considered only a single lender or mortgage broker before applying for a loan....
by Jeff Sorg | Jan 15, 2015 | California Real Estate, Georgia Real Estate, Mortgage, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate
(Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd) – On an adjusted basis, the Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 49.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis form one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the index increased 119 percent compared...
by Jeff Sorg | Jan 14, 2015 | California Real Estate, Georgia Real Estate, Nevada Real Estate, Oregon Real Estate, Real Estate
(Jeff Sorg – OnlineEd) – The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of homeowners wanting to rescind their mortgage because their lender failed to follow Truth in Lending law. The Court ruled that a borrower exercising his right to rescind under Truth in...