Posts By: Kristin Rosan, Madison & Rosan, LLP | Hondros College Contributor
Is Your Cyber-House Secure?
Blog
February 22, 2019 |
With the new year comes renewed concern on whether businesses are prepared to combat cyber threats from both national and international operatives. The FBI has identified the business email compromise… Read more
Criminal Convictions and Real Estate Licensure
Blog
February 15, 2019 |
Consider this: you make the financial investment and commit the time necessary to take all of the courses in order to obtain a real estate salesperson license. Next, you complete… Read more
Why You Should Accommodate Assistant Animals
Blog
February 8, 2019 |
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) saw increasing numbers of complaints regarding refusals to provide reasonable accommodation for assistant animals. The Fair Housing Act requires… Read more
How to Buy Foreclosed Homes in Ohio – Process of Foreclosure
Blog
February 1, 2019 |
Gone are the days of bidding on a foreclosed property at a Sheriff sale on the courthouse steps. Ohio’s foreclosure procedures have been updated to comply with changes in the… Read more
Exercise Caution When Communicating with Appraisers
Blog
January 25, 2019 |
The situation is not unfamiliar. You represent a buyer that is in contract to purchase a home. Your client’s financing is contingent on the property appraising at or above the… Read more
Demystifying Variable Square Footage
Appraisal, Blog
January 18, 2019 |
One only needs to spend a few minutes browsing listings online to recognize wide variations in how square footages of property are listed. Some square footage listings match the County… Read more
New Ohio Law for Oil and Gas Land Professionals
Blog
January 11, 2019 |
On December 19, 2018, Governor Kasich signed S.B. 263, which among other things, created an exemption for oil and gas land professionals from obtaining an Ohio real estate broker or… Read more
Superintendent Addresses MLS Issues in Advisory Letters
Blog
January 4, 2019 |
Although the Superintendent of the Division of Real Estate does not enforce Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”) Rules, the publicly disseminated information in the MLS can be viewed as advertising. License… Read more
Real Estate Division Taskforce Decides on Property Management Credential
Blog
December 28, 2018 |
In late 2016, the Ohio Division of Real Estate Property Management Taskforce began meeting as a follow up to the Division’s Ohio Licensing Structure Taskforce that culminated in H.B. 532… Read more
What To Do When Your Digital Work Is Stolen
Blog
December 21, 2018 |
One of a licensee’s largest professional expenditures is on self and client marketing and promotion. Licensee’s spend significant time and resources on developing their brand, whether it be through designing… Read more
Ohio to Abolish Dower Rights
Blog
December 7, 2018 |
On November 14, 2018, H.B. 407 was referred to the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration. The legislation which generally proposes to abolish dower rights in Ohio was passed by… Read more
