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).
Lessons from the Field: Incomplete TDS
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Real Estate Practice
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The exclusive seller representation agreement
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.
Orange County housing indicators
View these Orange County regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
California residential construction starts
Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.
A representation agreement employs a broker
Learn the difference between exclusive and open client representation agreements and understand the use of exclusive representation agreements as best practice for client representation.
Reading the legal tea leaves — the parallel need to conform tenant representation to new buyer representation rules for commercial transactions
The new buyer representation rules have an application which may surprise some brokers – the negotiated, written representation of commercial tenant clients.
The agency law disclosure
Learn when the statutorily-mandated Agency Law Disclosure is required.
Letter to the Editor: What happens to buyer representation agreements and fees when an agent changes brokers?
A buyer representation agreement runs with the broker, not the agent.
MIP, PMI or neither?
Which is better for first-time homebuyers reliant on mortgage insurance: MIP or PMI?
Errata & Updates
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.