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DRE Hot Seat: A broker’s website needs to comply with real estate advertisement laws

by Amy Perry | Jun 30, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the California real estate license of a broker who advertised real estate services without disclosing his license identification number, claimed to perform mortgage loan originator (MLO) services without holding a valid license, and used unlicensed fictitious business names on his website.

DRE Hot Seat: Broker conceals their own non-licensed escrow service while commingling trust funds

by Amy Perry | Apr 25, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the California real estate license of a broker who commingled their client’s funds with their personal account and used themselves, operating under an unapproved fictitious business name, as the escrow service without informing the client.

Brokerage Reminder: Properly filing a fictitious business name

by Casandra Lopez | Oct 28, 2021 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 0

A weekly reminder to stay on top of your practice from firsttuesday’s in-house broker!

DRE Hot Seat: Pacific West Homes & Investments, Inc.

by Amy Perry | Sep 23, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the DRE revoked the license of a real estate corporation along with its designated officer for failing to retain documents, unlawful use of a fictitious business name, making substantial misrepresentations and failing to adequately supervise.