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Independent no more, brokers seek brokerage employment

by Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 7, 2023 | Feature Articles, Recessions, Your Practice | 0

2023 is seeing fewer independent brokers and more broker associates.

Letter to the editor: Do real estate brokers need to offer their employees 401k plans?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 21, 2022 | Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

The answer depends on how the broker structures their agent’s employment contracts.

Responsibility for Continuous Supervision

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 8, 2022 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

Analyzing a broker’s reasonable supervision over the activities performed by their agent, and the establishment of administrative office policies, procedures rules and systems.

Form-of-the-Week: Employment Agreements — For Transaction Coordinator and Office Manager — Forms 507 and 510

by Amy Platero | Jan 21, 2022 | Forms, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

An employing broker uses RPI Forms 507 and 510 when employing a transaction coordinator or an office manager to assist the broker in reviewing documents and maintaining files.

Form-of-the-Week: Agent Interview Sheet and Sales Agent and Broker-Associate Employment Agreements — Forms 500, 505 and 506

by Amy Platero | Jan 7, 2022 | Forms, Real Estate | 0

An employing broker uses RPI Form 500 to pre-screen applicants before conducting a personal interview and RPI Forms 505 and 506 to hire the prospect and set forth the terms of employment.

Letter to the editor: When applying for a broker license, what steps need to be taken when an employing broker will not certify the experience requirement?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 25, 2021 | Letters to the Editor, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0

When an employing broker is unavailable to certify a broker license applicant’s experience, the applicant may use an alternative method of verifying experience.