Prepare for the most critical issues you’ll encounter in your first years of practice.
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06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
The Certified Buyer Agent™ Training is available to current and future firsttuesday students without charge. The CBA™ Training contains everything brokers and agents need to operate successfully in the new paradigm — the buyer representation mandate in 2025 and beyond.
California zoning laws which prohibit high-density infill development and instead incentivize horizontal expansion of suburbs increase the risk of loss to wildfires.
Property is divided into two primary categories.
Santa Clara’s housing market is experiencing the downfall from 2021’s pandemic bounce.
Get to know Sacramento County’s local housing fundamentals in these charts and forecasts.
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Learn how to counter an offer with a purchase agreement calling for the buyer to pay the broker fee and avoid claims of tortious interference.
![Form-of-the-Week: Purchase Agreement — for One-to-Four Residential Property — with Buyer Broker Fee Provision [RPI Form 150]](https://journal.firsttuesday.us/wp-content/uploads/purchase-agreement-1-400x250.jpg)
A buyer agent uses RPI Form 150 when preparing an offer for their buyer to purchase one-to-four unit residential property with a fee provision for disbursing the buyer broker fee from the purchase price.
The DRE’s Real Estate Bulletin keeps licensees informed on new codes and regulations significant to real estate practice, common violations of real estate rules of conduct, and real estate education opportunities.