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06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
Here is the fourth post in our series drawing on appraisal concepts from our unpublished easy-to-digest BPO course content. This series showcases the fundamental real estate knowledge needed by a DRE licensee to competently develop a Broker Price Opinion (BPO)...
This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.
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).
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.
Learn the difference between exclusive and open client representation agreements and understand the use of exclusive representation agreements as best practice for client representation.
The new buyer representation rules have an application which may surprise some brokers – the negotiated, written representation of commercial tenant clients.
Learn when the statutorily-mandated Agency Law Disclosure is required.
A buyer representation agreement runs with the broker, not the agent.
Which is better for first-time homebuyers reliant on mortgage insurance: MIP or PMI?