dual agency

Lessons from the Field: Incomplete TDS

by Amy Platero | Apr 22, 2025 | Buyers and Sellers, Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

An agent, retained by a seller of property, has a duty to have the seller-client enter their truthful responses to property conditions itemized on a Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS).

Is a seller’s assignment of their claim against a broker for breach of fiduciary duty enforceable by the assignee when the broker fails to disclose the dual agency of their agents?

by Lily Hart | Apr 11, 2025 | Laws and Regulations, Recent Case Decisions | 0

A California appeals court holds a cause of action against a broker for breach of fiduciary duty is transferable.

Buyer representation, dual agency and double ending

by Amy Platero | Feb 24, 2025 | Buyer Representation, Fundamentals, Real Estate | 0

As buyer representation evolves professionally in California, dual agency provides a workaround for improper brokerage practice and excess fees.

Dual agency piles conflicts and risks on brokers

by Amy Platero | Feb 19, 2025 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Learn to identify conduct giving rise to dual agency representation and understand dual agency as a conflict of interest requiring prompt disclosure and consent.

Conflicts of interest in real estate transactions

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 9, 2023 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

Covers: Competing professional or personal biases which hinder a licensee’s ability to fulfill the fiduciary duties owed to their client; Disclosure of an acquisition of any direct or indirect interest in the property.

by ft Editorial Staff | May 22, 2023 | Fundamentals, Real Estate, Video, Your Practice | 0

Timely disclosure of a dual agency when simultaneously representing the best interest of opposing participants in a transaction.

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.