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Exceptions to Oregon Property Manager Licensing

Dec 9, 2020

Oregon does have a few exceptions to property manager licensing By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (December 9, 2020) OnlineEd - Property management of rental real estate under Oregon law also means representing a tenant or prospective tenant when renting or leasing real estate and includes, but is not...

FTC Sues to Block CoStar Group, Inc.’s Proposed Acquisition of RentPath Holdings, Inc.

Dec 4, 2020

The acquisition could increase the concentration of internet listing services advertising for large apartment complexes By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (December 4, 2020) OnlineEd - The Federal Trade Commission has filed an administrative complaint (a public version of which will be available and...

Fannie and Freddie Baseline Limit Increases to $548,250 in 2021

Nov 30, 2020

FHFA Announces Conforming Loan Limits for 2021 By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (November 30, 2020) Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages to be acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2021. In most of the U.S.,...

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Effective Immediately: Discriminatory Speech and Conduct Outside of REALTORS® Practice is Prohibited

Nov 13, 2020

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Board of Directors approved a change today expanding the...

How to Find Out if Someone Holds an Oregon Real Estate License

Oct 1, 2020

How the public can easily verify an Oregon real estate license By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog...

Escrow Explained

Sep 17, 2020

Escrow is a legal arrangement for delivering documents or funds to a neutral third party, to be held until a particular event happens or condition is performed. Once the event or condition happens, the subsequent release of those documents or funds to another party will occur.