When state and federal rules governing the use of real estate conflict, which rules take precedence, and when can police powers be used to take property?
Authority to regulate real estate
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Implicit Bias, Office Management & Supervision, Agency, Fair Housing, Trust Funds, Ethics and Risk Management
Cap off your license renewal with this one-stop interdisciplinary volume included with your renewal course. Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Implicit Bias, Office Management & Supervision, Agency, Fair Housing, Trust Funds, Ethics and Risk Management.
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A Ready, Willing and Able Buyer at the Asking Price
Watch what happens when a seller rejects a full asking price offer on substantially the same terms for payment as called for in the seller representation agreement.
DRE to host property management webinar
The DRE is partnering with the California Civil Rights Department to provide a free webinar series for property managers.
Transparency as symmetric marketing
Learn how to persuade a seller-client to order out third-party reports on a property’s condition to enhance marketability, provide a marketing package to prospective buyers and work up effective marketing plans to sell a property when employed under a seller representation agreement.
Due Diligence is an Art Form
The due diligence effort required under an exclusive representation comprises an orchestration of a basket of brokerage activities. Let’s unpack the basket.
The safety clause for residuals from due diligence efforts
Learn to appreciate a safety clause provision in exclusive representation agreements as assurance a fee is earned after expiration when your client sells or buys due to your efforts during the employment.
Lack of Due Diligence
Some real estate brokers simply don’t measure up. Watch what happens when a seller broker’s efforts to market a property and locate buyers lack sufficient due diligence activities.
Fees for withdrawal or termination of a representation agreement
Learn to protect your broker’s right to collect a fee when a seller-client removes their property from the market or cancels the representation agreement.
Down payment download: Why 20%
The first in the series introducing the benefits available to mortgage-funded buyers when acquiring home ownership using a 20% cash down payment.
Errata & Updates
05/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance have been edited into this e-book.