Goldstein & Levy, P.A., General Counsel Legal Bulletin September 27, 2011 | MAR Makes Revisions In October, 2011 Contract Forms The Maryland Association of Realtors (“MAR”) has made the following changes to the MAR Contract forms, which have been incorporated into the October 1, 2011 revisions: MAR Residential Contract of Sale Paragraph 16 (the Lead…
Fraud Scam With A Smartphone We would like to alert you to a new fraud scam involving an emerging technology that enables individuals to deposit checks via a “Smartphone.” Many banks and other online payment sites like PayPal are offering downloadable applications for Smartphones (like iPhones and Androids) that use the phone’s camera feature to…
SCAMS: If It Seems Too Good To Be True… In recent months (and more so in recent weeks) we’ve gotten calls from many real estate professionals asking us to review suspicious email inquiries from overseas purchasers. A sample of an inquiry is below: “I will like to offer $790,999 MLS#:__________ because I love the curb…