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FIRPTA – What’s it all about and why do we care?
Oct 9, 2018
By Allan Dick FIRPTA (the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980, as amended), seems to have been a hot topic of late. In response to attendee requests, the MLTA Education Committee included FIRPTA presentations in the 2016 MLTA Spring Seminar, and again this past Spring Seminar. So, what exactly is the issue […]
November Election Just Around the Corner
Oct 9, 2018
By Cami Pendell, MLC Because of the upcoming November election, the Legislature has had a very disjointed Session schedule during the month of September. However, even though they didn’t have a lot of Session days, there was still a considerable amount of legislative work taking place behind the scenes. As a matter of fact, MLTA […]
Michigan Supreme Court Finds Oral Commission Agreement May Be Enforceable
Oct 9, 2018
By Gregg A. Nathanson, Esq. The Michigan Supreme Court recently confirmed that the statute of frauds does not bar a real estate broker’s commission claim based upon the equitable doctrine of promissory estoppel. The Statute of Frauds The Michigan State Legislature has determined that it is good public policy to require the parties to a […]
Public Service Committee Update
Oct 9, 2018
Dave Moldovan, MLTA PSC Chair Hello from the Public Service Committee! Hopefully all of you are aware of who the Public Service Committee (PSC) is and what it does- for those of you who may have forgotten here is a quick refresher. The Public Service Committee was originally formed with the hopes of providing assistance, […]
MLTA Upcoming Events
Oct 9, 2018
2019 May 1, 2019 – MLTA Legislative Day – Lansing July 14-16, 2019 – MLTA Convention – Grand Traverse Resort, Acme September 11, 2019 – Boot Camp – H Hotel, Midland October 16, 2019 –Fall Education Seminar-DoubleTree, Grand Rapids November 6, 2019 – Fall Education Seminar – Livonia Marriot, Livonia