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David Saks is a musician, retired real estate broker, and long-time ActiveRain member. David's blog features important information relevant to the safety, integrity and security of the industry. In addition to his widely read real estate fraud blog, a comprehensive overview of real estate continuing education is a weekly addition for his subscribers and the ActiveRain community at-large. Thank you for subscribing to and for visiting David's ActiveRain home on the internet. Please join. Membership in ActiveRain will enrich your life !

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2013 

Attorney Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office January 28, 2013 Western District of Pennsylvania (412) 644-3500   PITTSBURGH—An attorney pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, filing false income tax returns, and failing to file income tax returns, Unit...
01/29/2013
Johnson County Man Sentenced on Bank Fraud Charges U.S. Attorney’s Office January 28, 2013 District of Kansas (316) 269-6481   KANSAS CITY, KS—A Johnson County man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison on bank fraud charges, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. In addition, he was...
01/29/2013
December Foreclosures Fall to Six-Year Low U.S. foreclosure activity fell to its lowest level in nearly six years in December, reports RealtyTrac. Over the fourth quarter, foreclosure filings were reported on 503,462 properties, down 5 percent from the prior three-month period and down 14 percen...
01/28/2013
                                                  #2030 When we consider the right to control or use property or real estate, and to freely dispose of the property as we see to it at will or through a deed, these rights are incorporated into what system ? Take your time. The solution is posted be...
01/27/2013
                                                              #2029 When we describe something as unique it's considered to be scarce ? Think of dissimilar and anything marked by dissimilarity. True or false ? Take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False If it's consi...
01/27/2013
                                                            #2028 If a tenant farmer decides to build a hen house and a building for his tractor, who do these buildings belong to ? Take you time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. The tenant. If the tenant constructs a building o...
01/27/2013
                                                                 #2027 If the buildings were blown to smithereens, vaporized, bombed, imploded or torn to pieces and the land is still there, what example has been established by recognizing that the land still in place ?   A. The indestructability ...
01/27/2013
                                                            #2026 If a landowner has posted a "no trespassing" or "no hunting"  sign on his or her property, what stick in the bundle of legal rights is this person exercising ?   A. The right of exclusion. The right of exclusion gives the landowner...
01/27/2013
                                                               #2025 When we consider the methoda of annexation, adaptation and the type of agreement, these are considered the legal tests for determining whether or not an item is land or real estate ? True or false ? A. False The method of annexa...
01/27/2013
                                                               #2024 If a property owner doesn't want to deal with the day to day task of managing an apartment complex or any other form of rental property the owner can hire a developer. Is this true or false ? Take your time. Thge answer is poste...
01/27/2013
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