And now
real estate clients who have been scammed are fighting back, seeking recovery of funds through the courts and turning to an FBI weapon little known to the general public, the «Financial Fraud Kill Chain.»
They also offer a resource section that educates
real estate clients who may be unsure about engaging with a ReferralExchange agent and provide materials to help agents market for additional referral business.
After years of fighting for a legislative remedy against
real estate clients who challenge commission payments, the New York State Association of REALTORS ® is hoping a winner is on the table.
Not exact matches
«It's a great location, it's got phenomenal views, it's right across from one of the best shopping malls in Vegas,» says Dino Satallante,
real estate broker at Queensridge in Las Vegas,
who is selling a unit in the building for one of his
clients.
We have the experience and contacts to facilitate international
real estate transactions and to assist
clients who wish to buy Canadian
real estate from abroad.
In this context, the «capture rate» refers to the percentage or proportion of the
real estate brokerage's
clients (
who used mortgage loans) that it «successfully steered to Prospect each month.»
Wong's lawyer pled to the community board that his
client,
who owns a
real estate company, is «in the noodle business... doesn't know much about
real estate.»
In addition to allegedly steering
real estate clients to Goldberg & Iryami in exchange for payments and preferential treatment, prosecutors argued that Silver also steered state funding toward a Columbia University mesothelioma doctor,
who in turn sent his patients to Weitz & Luxenberg, a law firm with ties to Silver.
· All public officials
who personally provide services whether they work individually or as a member or employee of a business or firm, such as lawyers and
real estate brokers, and receives compensation from a
client / customer in excess of $ 5,000 must disclose the name of the
client / customer, the services rendered, the amount of compensation and whether the services were related to governmental action.
The scheme provided SILVER with two different streams of unlawful income: (i) approximately $ 700,000 in kickbacks SILVER received by steering two
real estate developers with business before the state legislature to a law firm with which he was associated, and (ii) more than $ 3 million in asbestos
client referral fees SILVER received by, among other official acts, awarding $ 500,000 in state grants to a university research center of a physician
who referred patients made ill by asbestos to SILVER at Weitz & Luxenberg.
Prosecutors have accused him of running two separate schemes, steering
real estate developers to a law firm that paid him kickbacks, and funneling state grants to a doctor
who referred asbestos claims to a second law firm that employed Mr. Silver and paid him fees for referring
clients.
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Lizzie gets excited when she lands a new
real estate client, but it ends up being Collin,
who isn't as subtle with his interest as he thinks.
Because an agent has a fiduciary responsibility to a
client under agency law (not literary agency law, but laws governing anyone
who calls themselves an agent [from insurance agent to
real estate agent to literary agent]-RRB-, the agent must allow an audit if requested — at least in most state laws as I understand them.
Credit Rescue Now «s product has been used successfully by mortgage companies, banks,
real estate companies and auto dealerships nationwide to help their
clients who have been turned down for credit.
We also work with
real estate agents and hard money mortgage brokers
who are looking to help their
clients secure a private money loan.
Clients who are seeking funding to be able to secure the purchase of a commercial
real estate, fuelling station or apartment complex need commercial mortgages.
Christopher Wetaski,
who is with ReMax Sea to Sky
Real Estate in Whistler, says he is also seeing an increase in American
clients and expects he'll see more as people begin to realize the power of the U.S. dollar.
I get a lot of calls from
clients who tell me that their
real estate agent has recommended a short sale as an alternative to foreclosure.
You may be able to use your retirement savings to invest in options,
real estate, small businesses, and collectibles; I've even met someone
who works for a 401 (k) provider
who claims they have a
client who has invested in Babe Ruth memorabilia.
I have
clients who are in the
real estate industry and I speak to them about this on a daily basis.
Tune into the show with CPA Brandon Hall
who not only is a
real estate investor, but handles primarily
real estate investing tax
clients.
We have
clients come to us after being taken advantage of by
real estate agents and other lenders
who's only goal is to reap huge profits from the people and put them into a loan that paid the most for them.
But the case is a lesson for
real estate agents
who are now on notice of their obligation to review home inspections with their purchaser
clients.
I don't see
clients arguing over
who gets to keep the house, or the car, because there isn't any equity in either anymore (unlike during the
real estate boom) or when incomes were higher and everyone owned their cars outright.
It also featured a
real estate agent and her frustrated
clients who had lost a bidding war.
As an experienced private - money lender, we put our knowledge to work on the behalf of
clients who need to refinance or purchase
real estate without using conventional funding.
Zaretsky had one
client who was so relieved to have arranged a short sale that he signed every paper his
real estate agent shoved at him, even a confession that clearly stated he still owed the debt.
The Be a Housing Industry Expert section teaches
real estate agents how to help different types of
clients, from those
who are self - employed or low - income to first - time homebuyers or buyers with low credit scores.
We offer a
real estate investment trust (REIT) management program for
clients who choose it.
She collaborates with business owners and
real estate investors
who need solutions not always available with traditional banks.Her attention to detail and «never give up» attitude has helped many
clients with credit challenges to secure financing when they thought it wasn't possible.
The best way to build a business is through providing an excellent experience from beginning to end, earning more referrals from
real estate agents
who are happy to include qualified WIN professionals in their
clients» buying process.
We take great pride in delivering outstanding service to our
clients and offer guidance to those
who wish to pursue the luxury Caribbean lifestyle, to invest in
real estate, or to rent a vacation villa.
We at William McDonough + Partners have come to understand the global reach of Cradle to Cradle though our EU studio in Amsterdam and our many wonderful EU
clients,
who understand the power of the concept for
real estate, development, and architecture.
I know of no
client who is buying or selling a house
who can not afford the
real estate lawyer.
Real estate agents seem to understand two things: prospective
clients want to see
who they're dealing with, and flashing a smile is an excellent way to create a warm and friendly reaction.
Dennis Peterson's practice serves
clients who need
real estate law related services, such as purchase and sale of residential and commercial property,
real estate development, conventional and strata title subdivision development, and residential and commercial leases.
Our
real estate attorneys also represent
clients who have been damaged by the wrongful conduct of a
real estate broker or agent.
We have represented
clients who have purchased large tracts of vacant land, sometimes consisting of separate parcels, for shopping center developments; sold developed
real estate as well as vacant ground; and bought partial interests in high - rise office buildings and other developed or planned properties.
Mr. Menzies is a trial experienced commercial litigator
who represents
clients in a wide range of industries, including
real estate, construction, healthcare and financial services.
Lawyer Florence Wong,
who also hosts a talk show on a Chinese language station and does
real estate transactions for
clients, notes the story of one person
who's selling after 18 months and is realizing a 30 - per - cent increase in price.
I enjoy helping first time home buyers as well as those
who have bought and sold before and I work with
clients who use
real estate agents and those
who buy or sell privately.
«The practice of
real estate is not a commodity, it's a professional service, and if you don't pay attention to your professional obligations to all of your
clients in every transaction, you're going to find yourself in this type of circumstance and it would appear that this is a lawyer
who was at best far too busy and at worst was deliberately being dishonest,» he says.
The firm's managing partner, Stuart Liner,
who represents
clients from the entertainment and
real estate sectors, said in a statement: «We are excited about the opportunity to help build, under the DLA Piper umbrella, an even stronger presence in Southern California, Silicon Beach and beyond.
(Side note: another approach is to have
clients go to their nearest commissioner / lawyer / notary and then email a copy and ship the original affidavit to the lawyer
who needs it — but that may not be practical in time - sensitive
real estate transactions.)
My ideal
client is someone
who lives in my community or in a close - by community that gains trust in our firm to allow us to be their first point of contact for any legal issue they may have — family, criminal,
estate planning, business start up,
real estate, etc..
Weir,
who has spent five years at Jones Day, will primarily focus on White & Case's private equity
clients, while also helping to build other key investor areas including alternative capital providers, family offices and
real estate.
While a national or international business
client had very good reason to want harmonized legal service from coast to coast, Sue and Bob Smith in Nanaimo
who needed a
real estate conveyance or a separation agreement didn't care one whit if the firm providing the service offered the same thing to Sergio and Theresa Ambrosino in Burlington, because the service was intrinsically local in nature.
No firms gain more by dragging out litigation than the big firms because they have the
clients with the tens and hundreds of millions of dollars of capitalization
who can afford, with the help of the taxpayer, to pay the astronomical fees they charge for as long as it takes to take on similar corporations similarly represented, or to squash the little guy (which is why FCT has McCarthy's on retainer and Stewart has Borden's on retainer — the given
real estate file / title insurance claim is small potatoes but the title insurers make it dead obvious that if you sue them, you will up against a Big Firm.
Michael Orcutt is an experienced commercial litigator with a particular emphasis on
real estate, construction, and insurance matters,
who has successfully tried more than one dozen jury and bench trials to verdict for his
clients.