Tag Archives: Federal Trade Commission

Illegal Real Estate Fees the Next Big Fee Frustration

We have all heard about, or perhaps may have already experienced the frustration of having to deal with inflated or unauthorized fees tacked onto our credit card and cell phone bills. Convenience fees? Give me a break. Let’s call it … Continue reading

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REAL ESTATE: FTC crackdown on mortgage scam leads to Newport Beach – Press

Posted on | October 10, 2012 | Comments The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday announced another round of crackdowns to halt allegedly deceptive tactics by three operations, one based in Newport Beach, by making false claims to distressed homeowners they … Continue reading

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Real estate competition and antitrust actions

Editor’s note: This is the second part in a multipart series highlighting the history and current state of low-fee real estate brokerage models. If discount and limited-service real estate brokerages have yet to take off as spectacularly as their most … Continue reading

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