Department of Real Estate (DRE) | firsttuesday Journal

DRE is now accepting exam and license applications online

by Oscar Alvarez | Oct 4, 2021 | Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

The California DRE is now accepting real estate exam applications and combination exam and license applications online via eLicensing.

DRE Hot Seat: Pacific West Homes & Investments, Inc.

by Amy Perry | Sep 23, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the DRE revoked the license of a real estate corporation along with its designated officer for failing to retain documents, unlawful use of a fictitious business name, making substantial misrepresentations and failing to adequately supervise.

DRE Bulletin Digest Summer 2021

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 7, 2021 | Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0

A review of the Summer 2021 DRE Real Estate Bulletin.

DRE Hot Seat: Making substantial misrepresentations constitutes dishonesty

by Amy Perry | Aug 30, 2021 | Laws and Regulations, Property Management, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the California real estate license of a broker who made substantial misrepresentations to his clients, mishandled a trust account, and more.

DRE Hot Seat: DRE to be notified of disciplinary action by another licensing entity or authority of the state

by Amy Perry | Jul 23, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

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.

Licensee beware: a lapsed license is risky real estate business

by Guest Author Summer Goralik | Jul 6, 2021 | Fundamentals, Laws and Regulations, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Real Estate Compliance Consultant and former California Department of Real Estate (DRE) Investigator, Summer Goralik, shares advice on maintaining an active real estate license.

DRE Hot Seat: Fined millions by SEC, broker finds the DRE close behind

by Benjamin J. Smith | Jun 28, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

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 defrauded investors in his mortgage company — a criminal act substantially related to the practice of real estate.

Letter to the Editor: How do I report the death of a licensee to the DRE?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 24, 2021 | Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

To report the death of a licensee, a broker submits to the DRE a Salesperson Change Application, a death certificate or signed statement declaring the date of the death and a cover letter.

DRE Hot Seat: Broker’s bid rigging scheme comes back to bite

by Benjamin J. Smith | May 24, 2021 | Real Estate | 0

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the DRE denied outright reinstatement of a broker license to a broker whose license the DRE had originally revoked due to his involvement in a bid rigging scheme.

DRE Bulletin Digest Spring 2021

by ft Editorial Staff | May 10, 2021 | Real Estate | 0

The Spring 2021 Real Estate Bulletin focuses on licensing updates, fiduciary duty and foreclosure relief scams.

California 2020-2021 DRE extensions, explained

by ft Editorial Staff | May 6, 2021 | 2020 Recession, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

The end of the California DRE extensions is fast approaching.

DRE Hot Seat: Broker’s criminal activities “substantially related” to real estate license

by Benjamin J. Smith | Apr 25, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, a broker caught up in an insurance wire fraud scheme had his licensed revoked as a result of his criminal conviction.

It’s time for CAR to stop hiding ethics violators behind a paywall

by Benjamin J. Smith | Apr 4, 2021 | Real Estate | 0

The Department of Real Estate publicizes a list of real estate law violators each month — why doesn’t the California Association of Realtors® do the same for their ethics violators?

DRE Hot Seat: Broker supervision required — always

by Benjamin J. Smith | Mar 21, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, salespersons associated with Real Estate Broker Services Inc. (REBS) violated multiple real estate laws — for which the brokerage was held responsible.

The spirit of compliance: Career Compass sets itself against CAR and the DRE

by Benjamin J. Smith | Feb 1, 2021 | Feature Articles, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Read about The Career Compass’s ongoing battle with the DRE and CAR, highlighting the need for the DRE to foment competition and compliance equally among all course providers — including CAR.