Before undertaking any activity with a settlement service provider or accepting any payments, goods, or services from a provider, NAR recommends speaking with an attorney familiar with RESPA

The amount paid to a real estate broker or agent must be commensurate with the value of those goods and services.

Most REALTORS® are aware of the anti-kickback provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. "No man shall giveth, Yea, neither shall he receiveth, any thing of value pursuant to any covenant under the heavens that calleth for referrals of settlement services."

All payments made in connection with a RESPA-covered transaction must be disclosed on the HUD-1/1A Settlement Statement.

A new guide that further explains HUD's RESPA Statement of Policy on Unearned Fees is now available online.

Any real estate activity conducted subsequent to the expiration date of a license may constitute unlicensed activity and be subject to prosecution.

Commission credits can be accounted for correctly in a number of the ways on the HUD-1 settlement statement