Note News Weekly Roundup 12-9-17

Published: Sat, 12/09/17

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Here's your weekly roundup of links to major news stories and articles affecting the note and real estate business.

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Major Note And Real Estate News Stories And Articles:
Senate Banking Committee Begins Dismantling Dodd-Frank
Major Note Crook Darren Berg Breaks Out Of Federal Pen!
CFPB Set Up Intentionally To Be Unaccountable To No One

In Texas, Does Seller Financing Mean No Seller Disclosure?

Study: Principal Reduction Does Not Affect Likelihood Of Default

If you missed recent Weeks In Review:
Like-Kind (1031) Exchanges for Real Estate Survive in Tax Plan (see paragraph 14)
Interactive Map Shows Where Underwater Homes Are
CFPB's Leandra English Is A Pupil of Socialist Sen. Elizabeth "Pocahontas" Warren
What Is Real Estate Stalking?
Mobile Homes Are So Expensive Now, Hurricane Victims Can't Afford Them

ALERT: Mortgage Fraud Is Back on the Rise
New CFPB Director Calls The Agency A “Sad, Sick Joke”
These Are The Top Markets For Investors In Rental Houses
Map Confirms That Living on the Coast Makes Buying a House Nearly Impossible
Can You Sell A Property While Tenants Are Living There?
Couple Sues Neighbors for Copycat House

How To Calculate Cash Flows

Investors Are Buying Distressed TX and FL Homes for 40 Cents on the Dollar
How Equifax Breach Could Hurt Home Sales
ALERT: Note Investors Beware!
One Of The Largest Home Rent-to Own Cos. Shut Down In WI
States With Highest, Lowest Property Taxes
Have You Heard About The John Duarte Wetlands Case??!!

Crackdown On Real Estate Money Laundering
Of The 20 Hottest Real Estate Markets, 1/2 Are In CA. Here's The List
Baby Boomers Who Won’t Sell Dominating the Housing Market

How The Fed Sets Interest Rates -- Impact On Commercial Real Estate
Land Contracts Explained

Want A Median-priced Home In The San Francisco Bay Area? Better Make At Least $179,000

ALERT: Mortgage Scam Cons Thousands
Who Owns Single Family Houses?
Renting in Toronto Is a Total Nightmare

and here is a post on non-performing notes that may interest you:
https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/70/topics/473841-very-important-read-this-and-lets-discuss-npns

The 10 States With The Most Foreclosures
Rents At A 50 Year High
Spike in Renters Looking to Buy
ALERT: New Craigslist Scam Keeps Man Out Of His Own Home

1/3rd Of Homes Nationwide Sold To Non-owner Occupants
Apartment Occupancy Rate Nears Record High
Underwater Homeowners Are Drying Up
Tax Resources On The Internet

How NOT To Invest: Viaticals
WHAT Were They Thinking???

Credit Scores Just Became Much Less Useful
ALERT: Cybercrime Threatening Transactions
Media's Spotlight On Contract For Deed Abuses May Make Them Illegal
Sen. Feinstein's Husband's $19 BILLION Real Estate Deal

Most Undervalued U.S. Cities in 2017
The Govt. Can Seize Your Property Without Paying You A Dime
Supreme Court Limits Rights Of Property Owners
CFPB Doubles Down

Inflation Explained
Supreme Court: NPN Investors Not Subject To Debt Collection Laws
3 Ways Dodd-Frank Repeal Will Affect Real Estate & Notes
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study Released
ALERT: Wire Fraudsters Targeting Real Estate Transactions

The Good & Bad News About Recent Note Creation
States Are Moving Toward Fast-Tracking Foreclosures
Home Prices Growing Twice As Fast As Incomes

ALERT: Hackers Stole 100 Million Email Addresses From DocuSign. Here's How To Protect Yourself
Zillow Sued By Homeowner For "Sloppy Computer- Driven" Appraisal

8 Reasons Why Your Real Estate Website Does Not Generate Any New Business
Govt. To Limit Or Stop Certain Contract For Deed Sales
Bankruptcy Court Says An Assignment Of A Note Not Enough to Prove Ownership

This Is What Happens When The Govt. Tries To Control Wages And Prices
Obama Had Mortgage Slush Fund, Illegally Funneled Billions To Leftist Groups
Buying In S. CA: Bid $100,000 Over Asking, Outbid By $85,000

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