Brokerage Reminder: Disclosing a conflict of interest – the counterpoint mitigating a bias
Refresh your knowledge on conflicts of interests and the importance of disclosure in this week’s Brokerage Reminder.
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DRE Bulletin Digest Winter 2019/2020
A review of the Winter 2019/2020 DRE Real Estate Bulletin.
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Why pocket listings harm buyers, sellers and agents
The pitfalls of exclusive pocket listings outweigh the limited benefits.
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DRE Bulletin Digest Winter 2018/19
A review of the Winter 2018 DRE Real Estate Bulletin.
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New laws update real estate disclosures in California
AB 1289 has made several changes to real estate disclosure requirements, effective January 1, 2019.
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Dual agency explained
Dual agency explained, including how to avoid a breach of fiduciary duty in a dual agency situation.
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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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Zillow to buy Trulia — should agents be worried?
Is this the beginning of the end for real estate agents?
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DRE’s failure to oversee its licensees and protect consumers
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.
Read MoreApril 2009: Proposed regs affecting loan originators, testing, other topics
Featuring existing and proposed DRE regulations of import.
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Managing Ongoing Agency Conflicts
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.
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Confidentiality of information: by agency or by agreement
This article discusses the different situations creating the need for confidentiality of information in real estate transactions.
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