By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: September 6,2011
To Jonathan Osman, the paperwork just didn’t seem right. Osman, a real estate agent for Keller Williams Realty in SouthPark, had been asked by another agent to help her out by looking over some documents related to an upcoming short sale on a Fort Mill, S.C., home. Osman did. But what he saw was questionable. [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: August 22,2011
Since the Carolinas Multiple Listing Service changed its method of describing square footage, Re/Max Metro Realty broker-in-charge Eric Strom says it hasn’t created the headaches some agents predicted. Beginning in 2008, CMLS’ system has reported the square footage of homes for sale in a range. That means that a prospective homebuyer doesn’t know from a [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: August 9,2011
When the Federal Trade Commission created the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services rules in December, it caused a stink in the real estate community. MARS was formed in response to mortgage scams, specifically those involving loan modifications. Real estate agents, in particular, did not like some of MARS’ requirements, such as ones requiring that they make [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: June 14,2011
About 40 real estate agents filed into the Bank of America Home Loans building in SouthPark June 1 for a crash course in short sales, an often-tricky transaction that’s been on the rise in Charlotte. Attorney Jaime Kosofsky and real estate agent Jonathan Osman conducted the class. “It’s gotten huge,” Kosofsky said of the number [...]
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