dual agency | firsttuesday Journal

The many pitfalls of pocket listings

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 20, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Home Sales, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

The risky business of pocket listings are dangerous for sellers, buyers — and brokers.

DRE Bulletin Digest: Spring 2022

by Bethany Correia | May 9, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

The Spring 2022 edition of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) Real Estate Bulletin focuses on homebuyer “love letters,” the 2023 continuing education requirements, advertising guidelines and dual agency, among other topics.

Office Hour with Professor Bill: Episode 5

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 23, 2021 | Real Estate, Video | 0

Office Hours with Professor Bill is a multimedia learning experience covering fundamental real...

Form-of-the-Week: Conflict of Interest and Dual Agency Disclosure – Kinship, Position or Undue Influence – Forms 527 and 117

by ft Editorial Staff | Mar 4, 2021 | Forms, Real Estate | 2

With the Conflict of Interest Disclosure form and Dual Agency Disclosure form, brokers and their agents are able to document their fiduciary duties to properly represent their clients.

Brokerage Reminder: Disclosing a conflict of interest – the counterpoint mitigating a bias

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 20, 2020 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 0

Refresh your knowledge on conflicts of interests and the importance of disclosure in this week’s Brokerage Reminder.

DRE Bulletin Digest Winter 2019/2020

by Benjamin J. Smith | Mar 1, 2020 | Real Estate | 0

A review of the Winter 2019/2020 DRE Real Estate Bulletin.

Why pocket listings harm buyers, sellers and agents

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 18, 2019 | Home Sales, Your Practice | 2

The pitfalls of exclusive pocket listings outweigh the limited benefits.

DRE Bulletin Digest Winter 2018/19

by Benjamin J. Smith | Feb 11, 2019 | Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0

A review of the Winter 2018 DRE Real Estate Bulletin.

New laws update real estate disclosures in California

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 17, 2018 | Feature Articles, Forms, Fundamentals, New Laws | 0

AB 1289 has made several changes to real estate disclosure requirements, effective January 1, 2019.

Dual agency explained

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 21, 2018 | Fundamentals, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 2

Dual agency explained, including how to avoid a breach of fiduciary duty in a dual agency situation.

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?

by Connor P. Wallmark | Nov 30, 2016 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 1

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.

Agency law for commercial brokers – shedding light on conduct

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 12, 2014 | Feature Articles, Fundamentals, Real Estate, Your Practice | 1

The Agency Law Disclosure and agency confirmation is now expanded to include nonresidential...

Zillow to buy Trulia — should agents be worried?

by Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 1, 2014 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Is this the beginning of the end for real estate agents?

DRE’s failure to oversee its licensees and protect consumers

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 1, 2009 | Feature Articles, Finance, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 11

This article examines a Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) report on the California Department of Real Estate’s (DRE’s) increasing inability to protect consumers, a failure of its primary purpose for existing.

April 2009: Proposed regs affecting loan originators, testing, other topics

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 3, 2009 | Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0

Featuring existing and proposed DRE regulations of import.

Managing Ongoing Agency Conflicts

by Connor P. Wallmark | Feb 2, 2009 | Feature Articles, Fundamentals, Real Estate | 0

This article discusses a broker’s use of a Conflict of Interest Disclosure to avoid breaching the fiduciary duty he owes to his client when he has a bias relating to the opposing party in a transaction, or another, whose interests are in conflict with his client’s.