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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Deal Killers - Don't Let Your Deal Die - Free CE from Lieb School at Viana Hotel in Westbury

Andrew Lieb , Deal Killers
Deal Killers - Don't Let Your Deal Die - Free CE from Lieb School at Viana Hotel in Westbury
Instructor: Andrew Lieb, Esq

 Date: May 12th, 2015 at Viana Hotel & Spa in Westbury

 Course Summary: You get the client, spend months looking for the perfect deal, find it, negotiate it and send it to an attorney to close it. Then, what? It dies. Have you ever wondered if you could do anything differently to have more of your deals close? Learn some of the main reasons that deals die like issues with the Sales Agreement, Title, Escrow Deposit, Closing Date, Financing / Contingencies and the Seller’s Concession. Next, learn how to proactively save your deals and earn a commission. Knowledge is commission.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Consumer Step-by-Step Guide for the Mortgage Purchase Process

Closing Disclosure , Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Step-by-Step Guide for the Mortgage Purchase Process
The Federal Government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released a Home Loan Toolkit, a step-by-step guide through the mortgage purchase process, for consumer use. This is a must use tool for real estate professionals to create realistic expectations for their clients and customers. 

This toolkit helps consumers to:

  1. Calculate affordable monthly mortgage payments;
  2. Understand the importance of credit scores to obtaining better mortgages;
  3. Pick their mortgage type;
  4. Choose the best down payment amount;
  5. Shop with different lenders;
  6. Understand and know about issues that may arise;
  7. Choose a mortgage closing agent; and
  8. Understand the overall closing process.


This Home Loan Toolkit has fillable text fields, buttons, and list boxes, allowing consumers to update the toolkit as they work through the process. It is designed to be much easier and more accessible version of the existing Settlement Cost Booklet that is currently provided to consumers and should be used in connection with the new (and simpler) Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure forms that will be effective on August 1, 2015.

Though creditors are required to provide the toolkit to all potential homebuyers, the CFPB encourages that real estate agents understand and provide this toolkit to their clients as well. The more informed the parties, the smoother the real estate transaction will go.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Does The Fair Housing Act Cover Disparate Impact Discrimination

Andrew Lieb , Legal Updates
Does The Fair Housing Act Cover Disparate Impact Discrimination
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Friday, April 17, 2015

Watch Andrew Lieb Discuss Top 10 Neighbor Issues - Video Clip Now Available!

Andrew Lieb , Neighbor Court
Watch Andrew Lieb Discuss Top 10 Neighbor Issues - Video Clip Now Available!
Andrew Lieb, Esq discusses 10 secrets to dealing with neighborly disputes.


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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

10 Secrets to Dealing with Neighborly Disputes

Andrew Lieb , Behind the Hedges
10 Secrets to Dealing with Neighborly Disputes
These are the top 10 legal issues that you may face with your neighbor and how they will be resolved, in court, according to the law. Perhaps, this article will show you that a private, non-legal, neighborly, agreed-upon resolution is a better option for your predicament than turning to the courts. Then again, perhaps not.

Read the published article written by Andrew Lieb, Esq. in Dan's Papers by clicking here.
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