Amy Platero | firsttuesday Journal

Lessons from the Field: Incomplete TDS

Posted by Amy Platero | Apr 22, 2025 | Buyers and Sellers, Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice |

An agent, retained by a seller of property, has a duty to have the seller-client enter their truthful responses to property conditions itemized on a Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS).

The exclusive seller representation agreement

Posted by Amy Platero | Apr 21, 2025 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice |

Learn why a seller representation agreement ensures the payment of a fee earned by the employment, how to prepare an exclusive seller representation agreement as the seller-client’s agent and explain the purpose of a seller representation agreement to a prospective seller-client.

Form-of-the-Week: Tenant Representation Agreements and Renewals — Forms 105.1, 105.2, 105.1A and 105.2A

Posted by Amy Platero | Apr 14, 2025 | Buyer Representation, Commercial, Forms, Property Management, Real Estate |

The tenant representation agreement employing a broker to acquire a leasehold interest in a property is the leasing equivalent to the buyer representation agreement to acquire a fee interest.

A representation agreement employs a broker

Posted by Amy Platero | Apr 11, 2025 | Buyer Representation, Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice |

Learn the difference between exclusive and open client representation agreements and understand the use of exclusive representation agreements as best practice for client representation.