Form-of-the-Week: A comparative market analysis for setting prices and rents — Forms 318 and 318-1
A seller’s agent uses RPI Forms 318 and 318-1 when educating the seller on a reasonable asking price or rental amount for the property.
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Home defects face greater scrutiny in 2022’s cooling market
Today’s sobered homebuyers have greater liberty to leverage home defects to justify a price cut than they did the last two years.
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Home sellers unable to buy in 2022
Is it “timing the market” or an inability to buy that’s causing more sellers to become renters?
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Form-of-the-Week: Transfer Disclosure Statement, Unique Factors and Conditions Affecting Property and Seller’s Neighborhood Security Disclosure — Forms 304, 308 and 321
A seller’s agent discloses the existence of unique external factors or conditions affecting a property’s desirability or security conditions surrounding a property with RPI Forms 304, 308 and 321.
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Form-of-the-Week: Request for Notice of Mello-Roos Assessment and Notice of Your Supplemental Property Tax Bill — Forms 137 and 317
Agents use RPI Forms 137 and 317 to notify prospective buyers about the supplemental property taxes and bonded indebtedness they will receive upon transfer of ownership.
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Form-of-the-Week: Property Expense Profile and Homeowners’ Association (HOA) Addendum — Forms 306 and 309
A seller’s agent uses RPI Form 306 to disclose a residential property’s monthly operating costs and RPI Form 309 to disclose HOA use restrictions.
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Form-of-the-Week: Agency Law Disclosure — For Sales, Exchanges and Leases Greater Than One Year — Forms 305, 305-1 and 550-2
An agent uses the Agency Law Disclosure to comply with California disclosure laws setting forth the conduct required of real estate licensees when assisting a principal in a targeted transaction.
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Form-of-the-Week: Identification of Prospective Buyers and File Activity Sheet – Forms 122 and 520
The seller’s listing: perfecting the right to a fee for assisting buyers.
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Brokerage Reminder: The seller’s broker’s due diligence
Brush up on the due diligence obligations a seller’s agent owes to their seller.
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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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A glimpse into the mind of your principals – what buyers and sellers want from their agents
This article digests the 2017 Zillow Consumer Housing Trends Report.
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The obstacles sellers face, even in today’s seller’s market
Despite the advantages of today’s seller’s market, sellers still report feeling challenged and dissatisfied with the selling process.
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For-sale-by-owner (FSBO) trends in California
For real estate agents, FSBO can be the most repellant four-letter word. Nationally, 6.2% of homes...
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FARM: 6 tips for your first home sale
Tips for selling your first home successfully.
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Transparent solicitation of offers via a marketing package
Structuring a marketing package is a key component of listing a property.
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FARM: Reviving your listing
Use this first tuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...
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Fee splits: time to rethink your fee arrangements
Learn how to handle low fee split offers in a seller’s listing through negotiations.
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The show must go on: Tips for staging property
Showing properties to buyers is the make or break moment in many potential transactions. Keep these tips in mind before you unlock the door.
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FARM: Five ways to know you’re ready to sell
Use this first tuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...
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Universal agency disclosure – the rules of professional relationships
Form-of-the-week: Agency Law Disclosure – Disclosure Regarding Real Estate Agency Relationships –...
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