An agreement starts as an offer
Learn the contract elements comprising an enforceable agreement and how to manage the submission of an offer for the sale, lease or exchange of real estate.
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Category: Licensing and Education
Tax aspects advice
This article explains how to offer tax advice when appropriate, increasing an agent’s marketability by widening the range of services and advice offered to clients.
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The breaching buyer’s responsibilities
Learn to determine when a buyer’s breach of a purchase agreement and escrow instructions entitles a seller to recover monetary losses and intelligently discuss a seller’s recovery of losses on a resale following their buyer’s breach of a purchase agreement.
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The seller breaches the purchase agreement
Learn to conduct a transaction as a buyer agent when a seller breaches the purchase agreement with a buyer, discuss remedies available to the buyer and review money losses the buyer may recover on a seller’s breach.
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DRE as the enforcer at large steps up to the plate — as the umpire in chief
Our multimedia review of the DRE’s most common types of disciplinary actions they encounter.
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“For Sale” sign ordinances and CC&Rs
Learn to properly display a “For Sale” sign on behalf of the seller to advertise the property for sale, understand when permission is needed to advertise a property within a common interest development (CID) and abide by the regulations concerning the placement of a “For Sale” sign on a private or public right-of-way or on a mobilehome.
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DRE to host property management webinar
The DRE is partnering with the California Civil Rights Department to provide a free webinar series for property managers.
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Transparency as symmetric marketing
Learn how to persuade a seller-client to order out third-party reports on a property’s condition to enhance marketability, provide a marketing package to prospective buyers and work up effective marketing plans to sell a property when employed under a seller representation agreement.
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The safety clause for residuals from due diligence efforts
Learn to appreciate a safety clause provision in exclusive representation agreements as assurance a fee is earned after expiration when your client sells or buys due to your efforts during the employment.
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Nationally MLOs are far fewer in 2024; CA DRE MLOs increase, DFPI MLOs decrease
The trend for state-licensed MLOs is down in 2024.
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Newly-licensed sales agent and broker population
This article examines the number of broker and sales agent licenses issued by the DRE from 1998-present, with forecasts about future licensing trends.
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The exclusive employment obligations of a broker
Learn the obligations of a seller and their broker under an exclusive seller representation agreement and whether a buyer is ready, willing and able to buy when submitting an offer to purchase.
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DRE Bulletin Digest: Spring 2025
The DRE’s Real Estate Bulletin informs licensees on rules of conduct, changing legislation and new licensing exams, which we digest to help you keep your practice and conversations current.
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The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents
This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.
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Lessons from the Field: Incomplete TDS
An agent, retained by a seller of property, has a duty to have the seller-client enter their truthful responses to property conditions itemized on a Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS).
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The exclusive seller representation agreement
Learn why a seller representation agreement ensures the payment of a fee earned by the employment, how to prepare an exclusive seller representation agreement as the seller-client’s agent and explain the purpose of a seller representation agreement to a prospective seller-client.
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A representation agreement employs a broker
Learn the difference between exclusive and open client representation agreements and understand the use of exclusive representation agreements as best practice for client representation.
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The agency law disclosure
Learn when the statutorily-mandated Agency Law Disclosure is required.
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DRE Bulletin Digest: Fall/Winter 2024
The DRE’s Real Estate Bulletin keeps licensees informed on new codes and regulations significant to real estate practice, common violations of real estate rules of conduct, and real estate education opportunities.
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Conflicts of interest and consent to represent
Learn how to recognize the types of business arrangements and personal relationships which give rise to conflicts of interest for agents in real estate transactions, how to identify conflicts of interests, and disclose and obtain consent to the relationships presenting a conflict of interest.
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