Anthony Acevedo Anthony Acevedo

Beware of Testers & Know Fair Housing Laws

There has been a recent wave of lawsuits filed against Realtors® by “testers,” which are groups that call Realtors® just to see if the Realtor® will violate a provision of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), even though the tester has no relationship with the Realtor® and is not interested in buying or renting the listed property. Courts have found that these testers have standing to sue as they have suffered injury.

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Anthony Acevedo Anthony Acevedo

Existing-Home Prices Hit New Record as Sales Slow

Prices for existing homes climbed to a record high in June, continuing at a breakneck pace with double-digit-percentage annual increases. The median price for an existing home rose to $416,000 last month, up 13.4% compared to a year earlier.

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Anthony Acevedo Anthony Acevedo

Phone Scams Down, Text Scams Up

Federal efforts have decreased the number of phone scams, but criminals focus now on text scams. The 1B spam texts sent in July 2021 increased to 12B this June.

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