Brokerage Reminder: No place in real estate for arbitration
A stern warning against arbitration provisions in purchase agreements.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | May 20, 2022 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate, Your Practice | 4
A stern warning against arbitration provisions in purchase agreements.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Aug 12, 2021 | Real Estate | 0
As companies scrap the mandatory arbitration provisions in their conditions of use, trade union forms still contain these precarious provisions.
Read Moreby Gregory Bretado | Jun 14, 2021 | Real Estate, Video | 0
Housing intended for and solely occupied by persons 62 years of age or older, or intended and operated for occupancy by persons of 55 years of age or older. Housing qualified for older citizens which excludes children is not considered prohibited discrimination against buyers or tenants with children based on family status.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 26, 2019 | New Laws | 0
Arbitration leaves consumers at a disadvantage, but some progress has been made in making results more transparent.
Read Moreby Benjamin J. Smith | Jun 18, 2019 | Real Estate | 0
This article is about the DRE’s Complaint Resolution Program, a free mediation-like service that handles minor real estate disputes.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | May 28, 2019 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0
Have you ever resolved a dispute through the Department of Real Estate's Complaint Resolution...
Read Moreby Benjamin J. Smith | May 6, 2019 | Reader Polls, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
Arbitration provisions in purchase agreements remain popular, but what are the actual impacts of arbitration?
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 29, 2017 | Buyers and Sellers, Finance | 0
Providers of certain consumer financial products and services are prohibited from using consumer agreements which require the consumer to solve a dispute through arbitration, precluding them from participating in any class action.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | May 22, 2017 | Feature Articles, Your Practice | 0
CalBRE’s mediation program is free, confidential and voluntary.
Read Moreby Giang Hoang-Burdette | Nov 4, 2016 | New Laws | 0
New arbitration transcription rules go into effect in 2017.
Read Moreby 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...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jun 26, 2015 | Fundamentals, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 2
Question: Why does first tuesday contradict the California Association of Realtor’s (CAR’s)...
Read Moreby Matthew Taylor | May 12, 2015 | Forms, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
Beware the attorney fee provision that covers more than the enforcement of contract provisions.
Read Moreby Matthew Taylor | Dec 3, 2014 | Laws and Regulations, New Laws, Real Estate | 0
Dispute resolutions must also be in writing, signed by both parties.
Read Moreby Sarah Kolvas | Apr 10, 2014 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
A builder sold a single-family residence (SFR) to a buyer. The purchase agreement included a mediation provision in accordance with the Right to Repair Act.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jul 2, 2013 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 0
Purchase agreements used in real estate transactions are intended to protect the brokers and...
Read Moreby Jeffery Marino | Aug 3, 2012 | Feature Articles, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Your Practice | 2
Congress has deemed arbitration to be unworthy of Wall Street — so what place does it have in real estate transactions?
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jun 18, 2010 | Finance, Real Estate | 1
Notice of Defaults (NODs) recorded in May 2010 totaled 23,911. That is: a 17% drop from April one month earlier (28,897); and a 44% drop from May one year earlier (42,203). Notice of Trustee Sales (NOTS) totaled 27,841 in May...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Apr 3, 2009 | Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0
Featuring existing and proposed DRE regulations of import.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Nov 6, 2008 | Market Watch, Real Estate | 0
Back to list of factors The initial intentions of a real estate price speculator are not based on real estate investment fundamentals. Speculation is day-trader conduct that requires an acquisition to have a high degree of...
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