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Latest video published 9/3/2019

  • Natural Hazard DisclosuresNatural Hazard Disclosures

    Natural hazards which come with the location of a parcel of real estate; Locations where a property might be subject to natural hazards; Use of the Natural Disclosure Statement (NHD).

  • Desirability Based on Deaths Within Three YearsDesirability Based on Deaths Within Three Years

    Disclosure of a death which occurred on the real estate within three years of a buyer’s purchase offer; Buyer’s agent’s greater agency duty of care to protect the buyer; Know-your-client rule.

  • Deaths affecting market valueDeaths affecting market value

    Disclosure of a death which affects market value; Disclosure of a death on buyer inquiry; Deaths which stigmatize a property; Price-to-value money losses.

  • When and When Not to Disclose a DeathWhen and When Not to Disclose a Death

    When and When Not to Disclose a Death (3:03) Covers: When to disclose a prior occupant’s use, affliction or death; No affirmative duty to voluntarily disclose a death which occurred more than three years prior, or a death resulting from AIDs or the HIV virus; Duty to disclose a death which had an adverse effect on ...

  • Delivery of the Transfer Disclosure StatementDelivery of the Transfer Disclosure Statement

    Timely delivery of the TDS before the seller accepts a purchase agreement offer; recourse for untimely delivery; buyer’s statutory cancellation rights on an untimely delivery. More information about this topic is available @ firsttuesdayjournal.com. More information about our real estate licensing and renewal courses is available @ firsttuesday.us.

  • TDS: Mandated on one-to-four residential unitsTDS: Mandated on one-to-four residential units

    Use of the mandated Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS).

  • Gathering facts on adverse featuresGathering facts on adverse features

    Covers: Conducting a visual inspection; Assuring seller compliance with their duty to timely deliver statements to prospective buyers; Reviewing and confirming information in disclosure documents received from the seller; Advising in risk avoidance procedures; Responding to buyer inquiries

  • Property is Sold “As-Disclosed,” Never “As-Is”Property is Sold “As-Disclosed,” Never “As-Is”

    Property is Sold “As-Disclosed,” Never “As-Is” (2:56) Covers: How property sold “as-is” relates to California disclosure requirements; A seller’s agent’s general duty to voluntarily disclose material facts to a buyer; Improper use of an “as-is” disclaimer in lieu of making factual disclosures. More information about this topic is available @ firsttuesdayjournal.com.

  • General Duty to Voluntarily DiscloseGeneral Duty to Voluntarily Disclose

    General Duty to Voluntarily Disclose (3:26) Covers: Seller’s agent’s general duty to timely disclose significant physical aspects of a property affecting market value or the buyer’s decision to purchase; Minimal quantity of property information to disclose. More information about this topic is available @ firsttuesdayjournal.com.

  • A Broker’s Use of the Fair Housing PosterA Broker’s Use of the Fair Housing Poster

    Covers: The Fair Housing Poster; Failure to follow HUD guidelines; Defense against a fair housing lawsuit.