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Deepen your understanding of the forms used in brokerage services. This volume covers the agency, disclosure, and contract law concepts fundamental to your practice — and more!
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DRE Hot Seat: DRE to be notified of disciplinary action by another licensing entity or authority of the state
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the DRE revoked the California real estate license of a broker who failed to notify the DRE within 30 days of disciplinary action from another licensing entity.
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Current market rates
Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.
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Career Coach: choosing the right broker
As a newly licensed California Department of Real Estate (DRE) sales agent, your first use of the license before any engagement as an agent in sales, property management or mortgage originations is to find a suitable broker to employ you as their agent. As a licensed...
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Agents: supplement your income by assisting clients with ADU creation
Agents with an eye for profit can take advantage of the ADU surge happening in California while also helping their community add much-needed units.
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California home sales volume lays low
Home sales volume is expected to decrease later in 2021.
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DOJ to examine NAR’s rules and conduct
This is not the first time NAR has been in hot water with the DOJ.
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Amid climate change, agents find safety in complete disclosures
As California real estate falls under the threats of rising sea levels and an increasing occurrence of wildfires, a complete NHD is a necessity for every home purchase.
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Career Coach: creating your power base
The following is an excerpt from the new edition of the firsttuesday Career Manual, a best practices guide to help new real estate licensees establish their personal brands and boost income. Instead of focusing solely on a marketable persona, agents looking to get...
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- Chapter 7: The updated statutory Agency Law Disclosure and confirmation
provision went into effect the beginning of 2019. Both the content of the form
and when it is to be used have been modified. Further, prior printings indicate
the Agency Law Disclosure is not required on a lease with a term exceeding one
year. However, lease transactions greater than one year are targeted
transactions requiring the disclosure. - Chapter 12: The first heading on page 105 now reads “Demand for a fee earned.”
- Quiz 12: A previous printing misstated the answer to Question 5 as False. The
answer has been corrected to read True in subsequent printings.