Brokerage Reminder: Keeping offers a secret is a DRE violation
Some California real estate licensees still labor under the myth that the use of real estate forms...
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Tag: agency
Brokerage Activities: Agent of the Agent
Distinguishing the licensed activities which may be conducted by a broker or an agent.
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Letter to the Editor: What is an agency relationship?
An agency relationship, created between brokers and members of the public, requires a competent principal, mutual consent and fiduciary and general duties on behalf of the agent.
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General Duty to Voluntarily Disclose
General Duty to Voluntarily Disclose (3:26) Covers: Seller’s agent’s general duty to timely...
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Introduction to Agency
Participants in an agency relationship; Scope of authority to conduct real estate-related activities; How authority to act can be granted
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Oral agreements, agency and fees
Does a broker create an agency relationship only when they or their agent enter into a written employment agreement with a client?
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Case in point: When a buyer and seller are represented by different agents employed by the same broker, does the seller’s agent owe a fiduciary duty to the buyer?
A California Supreme Court rules on whether a seller’s agent owes a fiduciary duty to the buyer when the seller’s agent and the buyer’s agent are employed by the same broker.
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Agency law for commercial brokers – shedding light on conduct
The Agency Law Disclosure and agency confirmation is now expanded to include nonresidential...
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Expanded agency disclosures: the trade union balks at transparency
The Agency Law Disclosure and agency confirmation has been expanded to include nonresidential transactions beginning in 2015. Read on for a discussion of the expanded role this pivotal disclosure will play in the commercial practice of tomorrow, and why the real estate trade union’s futile attempt to squash the disclosure’s expanded use retards implementation.
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