News Releases
 

• OREC Announces Appointment of New Executive Director, January 29, 2013
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, November 1, 2012
• Oklahoma Real Estate Commission Begins National Search for Executive Director, September 12, 2012
• The IRS 3.8% Tax - Real Estate Scenarios and Examples effective January 1, 2013 (National Association of Realtors Publication)
• HUD Issues New LBGT Fair Housing Rules, (Reprinted from ARELLO Boundaries Newsletter, March 2012 edition (with permission)
• FHFA Launches “REO-to-Rental” Pilot Program, (Reprinted from ARELLO Boundaries Newsletter, March 2012 edition (with permission)
• Fannie Mae Mandates Online REO Offers, (Reprinted from ARELLO Boundaries Newsletter, March 2012 edition (with permission)
• FinCEN Extends Reporting Rules to Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders, Defers Application to Real Estate Agents,
  (Reprinted from ARELLO Boundaries Newsletter, March 2012 edition (with permission)
• ARELLO’s newsletter excerpt - Phony money deposit scheme is back, October, 2011
• FTC creates tutorial on Protecting Personal Information – A Guide for Business, June, 2011
• Security Breach Notification Act, June, 2011
• Home Staging Article Update, January, 2011
• FHA Extends Anti-Flipping Rule (Again), January 28, 2011
• FTC Issues Final Rule to Protect Struggling Homeowners from Mortgage Relief Scams
  Rule Outlaws Advance Fees and False Claims, Requires Clear Disclosures, For Release: November 19, 2010
• Contractors who disturb lead-based paint during renovation, repair and painting. April 22, 2010        
• New RESPA forms (Good Faith Estimate and Hud-1, Hud-1A), effective January 1, 2010
• FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonial (in advertising), November 3, 2009
           Text of the Revised Endorsement and Testimonial Guides
• Public Law Protecting Tenants (Foreclosures), effective May 20, 2009
• Fraud Alert, December 15, 2008
• OREC Investigates and Recovers Commissions Earned from those who preform Licensed Real Estate Activities without a Real Estate Broker License, June 23, 2008
• Proposed HUD Rule To Simplify and Improve the Process of Obtaining Mortgages and Reduce Consumer
  Settlement Costs - Comment Due Date: May 13, 2008, April 3, 2008
• Sign Sweep Information, November 2, 2006
• Internal Revenue Special Notice- Tax Rules for Foreign Investors in U.S. Real Property , May 11, 2006
  • Attend this phone forum to learn more about FIRPTA and to avoid personal liability for improper U.S. federal income tax compliance.
• Attention: The Internal Revenue Code Requires Transferees (Buyers) to Withhold Tax on the Amount Realized From Sales or Other Dispositions By Foreign Persons of U.S. Real Property Interests, August 30, 2003
• Real Estate Licensees Are Not Exempt From Federal Do-Not-Call Law, August 11, 2003
  • Licensees may register as telemarketers to obtain Do-Not-Call Registry at telemarketing.donotcall.gov/Profile/Create.aspx
  • Consumers file complaints at: www.ftc.gov
• Special Revised Notice-Evidence of Citizenship or Qualified Alien Status - New Requirement, effective July 1, 2002
• Predatory Lending Practices - Tips for Consumers, April 3, 2002