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Form-of-the-Week: The Counteroffer, and Counteroffer Addendum — Forms 180 and 180-1

Posted by Amy Platero | Nov 20, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Real Estate |

The seller responds to a buyer’s offer Typically, a buyer submits a purchase agreement offer to a...

Form-of-the-Week: Loan Broker Listing Agreement, and Disclosure of Mortgage Loan Broker Fees — Forms 104 and 119-1

Posted by Amy Platero | Nov 10, 2023 | Real Estate |

Listing agreement as an employment contract A listing agreement is an employment contract entered...

DRE Hot Seat: Real estate course provider falsely promises free CE for life

Posted by Amy Platero | Oct 30, 2023 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice |

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) issued a bar order against a real estate course provider who published false and misleading statements about their continuing education courses, issued false CE certificates, and more.

Form-of-the-Week: Fee Sharing Agreement, and Broker Referral Fee Agreement — Forms 105 and 114

Posted by Amy Platero | Oct 26, 2023 | Forms, Real Estate |

A broker uses RPI Forms 105 and 114 when sharing a broker fee with the buyer’s broker and when referring a client to another broker in exchange for a fee.