Residential Real Estate

Real Estate Kickback Allegations Settled

By Kenneth R. Harney | Washington Post Columnist | July 25, 2011 | Reprints | Unlock Link

Federal law prohibits kickbacks among brokers and others in home real estate deals. That sounds pretty straightforward: You can’t give money to someone simply for steering a homebuyer or refinancer to a particular title agency, mortgage lender or escrow company without providing any actual services to the consumer.