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Legal Updates & Resources

NAVIGATING 2025: NEW NAR CONSUMER GUIDES FOR ALL THINGS REAL ESTATE

Elizabeth Soto
NAR has released a series of consumer guides so our REALTOR® members can do what they do best — help their customers navigate all aspects of a real estate transaction. The NAR guides linked below answer consumers’ top concerns. Some guides cover the basics like what to expect when buying......
Legal Updates & Resources

Update from FinCEN: BOI REPORTING REQUIREMENT REMOVED FOR U.S. COMPANIES AND U.S. PERSONS; NEW DEADLINES FOR FOREIGN COMPANIES

Melissa Del Valle
Updated April 2, 2025 FinCEN Removes BOI Reporting Requirement for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons; and Sets New Deadlines for Foreign Reporting Companies. On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that U.S. companies and U.S. persons will not be required to report beneficial ownership information (BOI).......
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CREDIT REPORTING CHANGES EXPECTED TO INCREASE SCORES

Elizabeth Soto
ON JANUARY 7, 2025, THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (“CFPB”) FINALIZED A RULE WHICH REMOVES MEDICAL BILLS FROM CREDIT REPORTS. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS — ESPECIALLY TENANTS AND BUYERS: On January 7, 2025, the CFPB finalized a rule that will remove approximately $49 billion dollars in medical bills......
Legal Updates & Resources

LEGAL UPDATE: COMPLYING WITH THE TCPA AND THE FTSA

Melissa Del Valle
LEGAL UPDATE: COMPLYING WITH THE TCPA AND THE FTSA On April 11, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission’s “consent revocation” rule takes effect. This new rule, under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), requires that businesses provide consumers with an easy way of revoking consent by responding “stop” or “quit” to......
AntitrustLegal Updates & Resources

HOW TO DO BUSINESS NOW: TOOLKITS TO NAVIGATE THE NAR SETTLEMENT

Evian White De Leon
HOW TO DO BUSINESS NOW: TOOLKITS TO NAVIGATE THE NAR SETTLEMENT Posted June 3, 2024 Posted June 3, 2024, Updated August 13, 2024; October 23, 2024; February 11, 2025 Since the NAR settlement was announced on March 15, 2024, MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI)has moved quickly to help our membership......
Legal Updates & Resources

COURT VACATES FCC’S ONE-TO-ONE CONSENT RULE

Melissa Del Valle
LEGAL UPDATE:  COURT VACATES FCC’S ONE-TO-ONE CONSENT RULE! You likely saw that the Federal Communications Commission issued a new “one-to-one consent” rule that would have required specific consent for many of your communications with your customers. On January 24, 2025, the FCC issued an order postponing the implementation of the......
AntitrustLegal Updates & Resources

How to Do Business NOW! Final Preparations: Are You Ready for 8/17?

Evian White De Leon
Posted August 13, 2024   MIAMI Members, We’ve got you! You are in the right association at the right time – no other association has provided so many classes, resources, toolkits, and real-time answers to all your questions! Since NAR announced the settlement agreement on March 15, 2024, MIAMI REALTORS®......

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