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POLL: Is it unlawful to knowingly recruit agents employed by another broker?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 22, 2019 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 1

Do you think it is unethical or unlawful for one broker to knowingly recruit agents currently...

POLL: Is it unethical for one broker to recruit agents employed by another broker?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 16, 2018 | Reader Polls | 0

Do you think it is unethical for one broker to knowingly recruit agents currently employed by...

Summer 2016 CalBRE Real Estate Bulletin Digest

by Giang Hoang-Burdette | Aug 22, 2016 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 1

This quarter, the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) Real Estate Bulletin: highlights its...

POLL: Is it unethical for a broker to recruit agents employed by another broker?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 6, 2016 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 1

Do you think it is unethical for one broker to knowingly recruit agents currently employed by...

Get to know the CFPB

by Sarah Cantino | Oct 7, 2013 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 1

The CFPB’s powers and possibilities compel real estate brokerages to practice ethically.

Lingering racial discrimination: subtle, but no less sinister

by Matthew Taylor | Sep 5, 2013 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Despite progress, discrimination still impedes minorities’ access to housing.

Is homeownership an investment? Crunching the numbers and the illusions

by Jeffery Marino | Jun 22, 2013 | Real Estate | 0

Yale economist and real estate pricing guru, Robert Shiller, has published article after book after research report arguing that homeownership is not necessarily a lucrative investment.

Real(i)ty check: resurrect the DRE Code of Ethics

by Sarah Cantino | Jul 13, 2012 | Reader Polls, Real Estate, Your Practice | 7

Should the DRE reestablish the 1979-1996 Ethics and Professional Conduct Code? Yea. (81%, 133...

Agent snapshot: not your best side

by Sarah Cantino | May 14, 2012 | Fundamentals, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

How do you rate the standard of ethical real estate practice since the 2006 housing boom to now? Standard is lower. (46%, 55 Votes) Standard is about the same. (34%, 41 Votes) Standard is higher. (19%, 23 Votes) Total Voters:...

California homeowners: exercising your right to default

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 3, 2009 | Feature Articles, Real Estate | 10

This article clarifies a homeowner’s contractual promise to repay purchase money debt and his contractual right to default, free of moral obligation. In California, homeowners borrow funds to assist in purchasing a home and sign...

Finders: a nonlicensee referral service

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 1, 2009 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 10

This article discusses a broker’s or his agent’s use of finders to provide them with leads to sellers, buyers, or borrowers under California and federal law.

How much ethics training does a real estate licensee need?

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 26, 2008 | Real Estate | 3

There is some confusion regarding how much Ethics training is required to maintain a real estate license. To renew your license with the Department of Real Estate, one three-hour general Ethics course is required every four...