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Some real estate pros take aim at anti-piracy legislation

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Some real estate practitioners and technologists have taken a stance against federal anti-piracy legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives (SOPA) and the Senate (PIPA), worried that it could restrict the legitimate sharing of real estate information online. Online user-generated encyclopedia site Wikipedia blacked out its site recently to protest the anti-piracy legislation that critics …

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SOPA & PIPA: Their effects on real estate

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I’m sure you’ve heard of SOPA and PIPA by now–the anti-piracy legislation potentially being passed by the federal government.  If passed, this would affect a plethora of websites across the Internet; effecting many industries, including real estate. The purported purpose of both SOPA and PIPA is to prevent online piracy. However, “The legislation, say critics, …

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What the new consumer protection bureau will do for home buyers

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What the new consumer protection bureau will do for home buyers Part of the financial reform bill signed into law by President Obama includes the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which will write new rules and monitor problems and abuses in areas such as residential real estate settlements, credit scores, “truth in lending,” …

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