These forms are used by a sellers agent as part of the Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) to comply with city or county ordinance disclosure requirements and to disclose information about service and maintenance providers currently used on a property listed for sale.
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The real estate agent and home inspector are crucial figures in a home for sale — but do they need to get along?
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A home inspection report is used by a seller’s broker to shift the risks of non-disclosure liability in their use of a seller’s Transfer Disclosure Statement.
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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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Lead-based paint hazards and environmental hazards which may exist on any property are disclosed to prospective buyers with RPI Forms 313 and 316-1.
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What is a home inspection? A home inspection...
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When the permit status of a home improvement is unknown due to the seller’s lack of knowledge, it becomes the buyer’s agent’s responsibility to further investigate.
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Lead-based paint hazard – Any condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated dust, soil or paint which has deteriorated to the point of causing adverse human health effects.
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Brush up on the Transfer Disclosure Statement and the importance of disclosing material facts to buyers and sellers.
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“As is” vs. “as disclosed” On the sale of a one-to-four unit residential property, the seller...
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Why doesn’t RPI Forms publish a version of the Agent Visual Inspection Disclosure (AVID)?
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Properties may not be listed “as is.” Rather, properties as listed as disclosed, a difference more significant than just semantics.
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This article covers need-to-know termite topics for California real estate agents, including inspections, forms and customs.
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This article highlights the use of first tuesday’s Hazards Disclosure Booklets by a seller’s agent to provide environmental hazard and energy efficiency related information to all prospective buyers, and by a buyer’s agent to review with their buyer the consequences of any hazards disclosed as existing on the property.
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RSB Vineyards, LLC v. Orsi Facts: A property owner hires a contractor to renovate a property....
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Use of the mandated Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS).
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This article explains radon testing, mitigation and everything else California real estate agents need to know about this dangerous substance found in homes across the state.
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Question: Are seller disclosures required to be delivered prior to entering into a purchase...
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Form-of-the-Week: Unique Factors and Conditions Affecting Property and Seller’s Neighborhood...
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Is there any recourse for a homebuyer who finds out about the noisy neighbor after they move in?
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