Does one need to be a broker to prepare and present a broker price opinion (BPO)?
Letter to the Editor: Who may render a broker price opinion (BPO)?
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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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Your next renewal just got more entertaining — and informational
Video BO-AFTER™ is the culmination of years of meticulous work, being in some state of active production since May 2017. And now, it is approved by the DRE and ready for your next renewal — get ready to be entertained as you are being educated.
UDAAP consumer mortgage protections extended to commercial financing
Existing regulations prohibiting unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices (UDAAP) in consumer mortgage financing now apply to the conduct of originators of commercial mortgage financing in California.
DRE Hot Seat: Broker license suspended for failure to prevent unlicensed staff from conducting licensed activity
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the real estate license of a broker who failed to adequately supervise the activities of his staff as his unlicensed assistants were contracting and negotiating with principals in real estate transactions.
Ethics in rendering broker price opinion (BPO) services
Lean to recognize when arrangements, situations, and relationships can give rise to conflicts of interest in the preparation of a broker price opinion (BPO);
DRE Bulletin Digest: Summer 2023
The Summer 2023 edition of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) Bulletin includes licensee reminders about broker supervision, adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) and trust funds.
Share your insight with the DRE — and earn free CE
The DRE wants to hear from practicing agents and brokers to help develop the latest version of the salesperson and broker state exams and is giving free CE as a thank you.
DRE Hot Seat: Failure to report felonies and website advertisement blunders
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the real estate license of a broker who failed to report felony charges brought against them, advertised real estate services on their website while not in good legal standing with the Secretary of State, and failed to disclose required information in their website advertisements.
Is the owner of a property used for sporting events entitled to an exclusion from assessed value an allocation for future functional obsolescence?
Joaquín Torres v. San Francisco Assessment Appeals Board No. 1
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