Innovative Solutions for Homeownership
In a stroke of good news, Fannie Mae announced new policies that will help more…
Do Brokers need to issue a 1099 for commission paid to a LLC?
It’s that time of year when tax questions start to come into the Board Office. …
A Message From Mike Shepard, Legal Counsel
Dear Berkshire Realtors®, I am writing this on the 13th day of January 2016, so…
TRID Riders
“Where’s the TRID Rider?” We’ve been asked that question many times this week and our…
New TRID rules now in effect
The new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rules for mortgage closings took effect for new loan…
Flood Insurance Update
We received good news about flood insurance changes from Affiliate Sharon MacEachern at Greylock Insurance. …
Enforcement grace period for good-faith efforts on New Integrated Disclosure Requirements
GREAT NEWS! Berkshire REALTORS joined colleagues nationwide in Washington in May to ask our legislators…
Fannie Mae Launches HomePath for 1st Time Homebuyers
We first reported in December 2014 that first-time homebuyer closing cost assistance was on the…
RESPA TILA Changes Take Shape
As outlined at our Industry Luncheon today, there are changes happening to the real estate closing…
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announced 3% down loans
On Monday (12/7/14), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced that first-time home buyers can now…
Lee Bank Platinum Sponsor!
We’re happy to thank the mortgage professionals at Lee Bank for returning as a 2015…
Welcome Jamie Pollard as Platinum Sponsor
We’re happy to welcome Jamie Pollard of Academy Mortgage Corporation as a Platinum Sponsor!! Jamie’s…
Board of REALTOR Annual Meeting Voting Issues
The annual meeting of the Berkshire County Board of REALTORS was held on Wednesday, October…
It’s official: President Signs Flood Act
Woo-hoo. On Friday, March 21, President Obama signed HR3370, also known as the Homeowner Flood Insurance…
2014 Property Tax Rates
Your Board Office staff has updated the 2014 tax rate grid for Berkshire communities based…
Referral Fee Clarification
Clarification about the Lee Bank coupon sent in the previous Friday Recap… that ad should…
What’s up with the Mortgage Debt Relief Extension
On December 31, 2013 the Mortgage Cancellation Tax Relief expired. NAR has been working with…
Welcome New Affiliate Mountain One Financial
Welcome to Mountain One Bank as a new Affiliate Sponsor for the Board of REALTORS.…
Flood Insurance Survey May Help
We’ve been talking about changes to flood insurance for some time now, but there are…