Covers: Use of an addenda to add further provisions to a rental or lease agreement not included in the boilerplate provisions of the pre-printed form; Pet addendum; Non-smoking addendum; Standard Option to Purchase – Irrevocable Right-to-Buy.
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Sales volume after 2023’s puny seasonal bounce; Sales volume is weakening, but a recovery lurks; MLS inventory flatlines, buyers and sellers wait
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Covers: Use of the condition of premises addendum to avoid disputes over who is responsible for any damage to a rented premises; Completion of the condition of furnishings addendum on a property walk-through; Pre-expiration inspection of the property and furnishings.
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How to disclose the existence of a fire hazard due to the geographic location of a property.
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Covers: Establishing the tenant’s creditworthiness; Use of a co-signer on the lease or guarantee agreement; Critical provisions that exist in both residential rental and lease agreements.
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Learn how AMCs operate in California to maintain appraiser independence.
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Covers: Factors which determine the condition of the rental market; Greater certainty provided under a fixed-term lease; Landlord preference for rental agreements during weak market periods of high vacancy rates
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Fee appraisers are to be compensated by mortgage lenders and their agents at a reasonable rate – but there are exceptions that effectively gut this rule.
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Covers: The similarities and differences between residential occupancy agreements; Month-to-month rental agreements run for an indefinite period of time; Fixed-term lease agreements run for a finite period of time; Controlling provisions.
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How to save on membership dues and access the multiple listing service (MLS) as an independent broker or agent
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The Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) keeps agents and brokers current on the market trends...
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The National Association of Realtors® (NAR®) is in hot-money water again, this time for a full-blown conspiracy to inflate broker fees.
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Sellers attempting to save money when prices are falling often turn to FSBOs – here’s how you can regain fee-adverse clients.
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Part II of this video series concludes the discussion of the duties of a buyers agent and sellers agent to disclose a prior occupant’s death. Beware of ghosts and jump scares!
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The first episode of the firsttuesday Halloween Special covers when to disclose a prior occupant’s affliction or death. You’ll laugh — you’ll scream — you’ll learn!
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This new video mini-series covers the mechanics of California real estate law, delving into the English and Spanish influence on California real estate, the authority of the California legislature to enact laws regulating real estate activities, and when federal and state law conflict.
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Your NMLS renewal just got more entertaining now that firsttuesday’s 8-hour NMLS CE Online Video course is freshly approved.
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Licensees and the public more broadly have recently grown uncomfortably aware that those in charge don’t always follow their own rules.
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Video BO-AFTER™ is the culmination of years of meticulous work, being in some state of active production since May 2017. And now, it is approved by the DRE and ready for your next renewal — get ready to be entertained as you are being educated.
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Covers: Competing professional or personal biases which hinder a licensee’s ability to fulfill the fiduciary duties owed to their client; Disclosure of an acquisition of any direct or indirect interest in the property.
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