Brokerage Reminder: Eliminating contingencies – reasonableness required
Refresh yourself on the ins and outs of contingency provisions.
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Tag: purchase agreement
POLL: How often do sellers provide the buyer a home inspection report prior to entering into a purchase agreement?
In what percentage of transactions do your sellers provide the buyer or the buyer's agent with a...
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The votes are in: May agents give tax advice?
Readers address the age-old question of whether real estate licensees are permitted to give tax advice.
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The RPI Purchase Agreement – Better Protection of Your Fee
A seller’s agent’s fiduciary duty to present all legitimate offers received
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Analyzing the Purchase Agreement
Universal characteristics of the purchase agreement; Identification; Price and terms; Acceptance and performance; Property conditions; Closing conditions; Brokerage fee; Signatures and agency confirmation
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The Purchase Agreement in Practice
A buyer’s use of the purchase agreement to prepare and submit a written offer to purchase property
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California Real Estate Forms and the Freedom of Choice
A broker’s freedom to use any real estate form they choose
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The votes are in: Showings are often influenced by fee split
Readers chime in on whether the fee split they receive influences whether they show a property to their client.
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Purchase Agreement Types and Variations
The primary document used to negotiate a transaction between a buyer and seller
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POLL: How often do sellers provide a home inspection report prior to entering into a purchase agreement?
How often do your sellers provide the buyer or the buyer's agent with a home inspection report...
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Seller interference with an earned fee
Read on. Find out how to handle a seller who breaches a purchase agreement or otherwise interferes with the payment of a fee you have earned.
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Letter to the Editor: Timely disclosures and contingency periods
Question: Are seller disclosures required to be delivered prior to entering into a purchase...
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Letter to the Editor: Do buyer’s agents have control over their fees?
We answer your questions about the buyer’s agent’s fee.
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Sight unseen offers on the rise — advice for agents
As more people are buying sight unseen, learn how to mitigate the added risk for buyer’s remorse.
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Purchase agreement variations for diverse real estate transactions
Form-of-the-week: Purchase Agreements – One-to-Four Residential Units (Short Form and Principal to...
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Letter to the Editor: The enforceability of arbitration provisions
Answers to your question about arbitration enforceability.
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Is a lis pendens invalidated by failure to file proof of service with the county recorder?
Rey Sanchez Investments v. Superior Court Facts: A buyer of real estate enters into a purchase...
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Client Q&A: How do I submit an offer to purchase a home?
Use this first tuesday FARM Letter Info-Flyer with your existing clients to provide a clear,...
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The short sale purchase agreement – boilerplate agreement or as an addendum
Form-of-the-week: Purchase Agreement with Short Sale Contingency – Form 150-1 and 274 Selecting...
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May a buyer rescind a purchase agreement after occupying and commencing renovations on a home upon discovery of a misrepresentation made by the seller?
A buyer purchases an SFR, occupies the property and begins renovations. Several months later, the buyer discovers the seller misrepresented the property prior to closing the purchase agreement.
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