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Miami Realtors Disagrees With Abolishing AFFH and Continues to Support Affordable and Fair Housing Solutions

Evian White De Leon
The MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) joins the National Association of Realtors in condemning the recent action taken by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to abolish the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, a 2015 regulation implementing the 1968 Fair Housing Act’s mandate that governments take affirmative......
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Florida residential eviction moratorium updates as of August 1, 2020

Evian White De Leon
Make sure that you are up-to-date on the residential eviction moratorium in Florida. For a detailed discussion of the changes as of August 1, 2020, watch our webinar with Guerby Noel, Esq. from August 4, 2020, HERE on MiamiRealtorsLIVE.com. You can access the slides here. Lastly, here are quick links to Florida Governor......
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NAR makes discriminatory speech and conduct an ethics violation

Evian White De Leon
On November 13, 2020, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® voted to amend the NAR Bylaws and the Code of Ethics, which now extend the application of Article 10 of the Code of Ethics to discriminatory speech and conduct outside of members’ real estate practices. Those changes take effect immediately, but......
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How to make sure you are complying with the REALTOR® trademark rules

Evian White De Leon
Does your e-mail, social media, company name, and website comply with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (NAR) trademark rules? Find out HERE. We’ve prepared a summary of the most common trademark mistakes that we see. For more information on the NAR Trademark Protection Program, visit: Video: Why NAR Protects the......
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Potential Fair Housing Liability and the Buyer Love Letter

Shahrzad Emami Shaw
“Potential Fair Housing Liability and the Buyer Love Letter” By: Shahrzad Emami, Esq. Chief Legal Counsel MIAMI Association of REALTORS® In extremely hot markets the topic of Buyer Love Letters always comes up. Not a new tactic by any means, and yet most real estate professionals still do not understand......
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Legal Alert – Break Down on Federal Foreclosure and Eviction Moratoriums

Shahrzad Emami Shaw
By: Shahrzad Emami, Esq. Chief Legal Counsel MIAMI Association of REALTORS® If you are a homeowner with a federally backed loan such as through the FHA, VA, USDA, or PIH, your lender and/or servicer may not foreclose on your home until after June 30, 2021. Borrowers who wish to request......

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