As part of its mandate under the Dodd-Frank bill, the CFPB is tasked with increasing financial literacy among the nation’s citizens. Along with writing and enforcing legislation geared toward creating… Read More »
Pinterest has been on my mind lately… An article posted a couple days ago in The Atlantic was interesting from a behind the scenes data perspective. There’s a lot of power within… Read More »
The State of California Bureau of Real Estate recently announced that it has updated its policies surrounding compliance laws. Specifically, it has instituted a “cite and fine” policy for minor… Read More »
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, formed in the wake of the financial meltdown of 2008, officially turned three years old this month. Since its creation, the CFPB has grown into… Read More »
Segment 1: Patrick Stone, President and CEO of Williston Financial Group (WFG) and WFG Title Insurance Company, and Brian Bushlach discuss real estate inventories, market predictions and consumer confidence. Listen… Read More »
Most people, real estate professionals included, have only a vague idea about how their credit score is determined. People outside of the real estate and lending world often have even… Read More »
Last month, the CFPB fined a title company $30k for improperly paying out referral fees to mortgage brokers. “Kickbacks drive up the costs of getting a mortgage and put law-abiding… Read More »
More and more, potential home buyers are turning to their mobile devices to search for real estate. If your website isn’t mobile-friendly, you are probably losing business. Just imagine yourself… Read More »
A few weeks ago, several members of the WFG National Title tech team and I attended Real Estate Connect SF (Inman News‘ real estate marketing and technology conference) to stay on… Read More »
If Tulum
If Tulum is getting too chic for you, press southward to Mahahual, the sleepy “metropolis” of the Costa Maya. Sunburned cruise ship passengers roam the fishing village’s packed sand main… Read More »