Brokerage Reminder: CAR membership NOT required for MLS access
Every year, real estate agents and brokers alike balk at the thought of having to shell out...
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Category: Brokerage Reminder
Brokerage Reminder: Disclosure and inspection timelines
Delayed disclosures trigger fraud and consumer protection contingencies Many real estate...
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Brokerage Reminder: Permit no omissions
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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Brokerage Reminder: Eliminating contingencies – reasonableness required
Refresh yourself on the ins and outs of contingency provisions.
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Brokerage Reminder: Carryback financing – the creditworthy buyer and mandated disclosures
Check out this week’s Brokerage Reminder to learn all you need to know about determining the creditworthiness of a carryback buyer.
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Brokerage Reminder: Home inspectors – the buyer’s choice
Brush up on the ins and outs and the importance of home inspections.
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Brokerage Reminder: Carryback financing – securing alternatives for buyers and sellers
Have you heard of seller financing? This week’s Brokerage Reminder breaks down the ins and outs of what you need to know.
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Brokerage Reminder: Grant deed vs. quitclaim deed – deeds of conveyance
Refresh your knowledge in this Brokerage Reminder on the two types of deeds commonly used to convey real estate.
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Brokerage Reminder: Disclosing a conflict of interest – the counterpoint mitigating a bias
Refresh your knowledge on conflicts of interests and the importance of disclosure in this week’s Brokerage Reminder.
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Brokerage Reminder: Prior occupant’s death on a property – to disclose or not to disclose
Learn when to disclose or not disclose a prior occupant’s death on a property in this week’s Brokerage Reminder.
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Brokerage Reminder: HUD advertising guidelines and the Fair Housing Poster
Stay informed on real estate advertising guidelines and the fair housing poster issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Brokerage Reminder: Get paid by your buyer, not played
This week’s Brokerage Reminder breaks down the importance of the Buyer’s Listing Agreement and always getting everything stated in writing.
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Brokerage Reminder: Prop 13 – transactions excluded from reassessment
This week’s Broker Reminder looks at Prop 13 and transactions excluded from reassessment.
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Brokerage Reminder: When in doubt, disclose – always!
Brush up on the Transfer Disclosure Statement and the importance of disclosing material facts to buyers and sellers.
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Brokerage Reminder: Kickbacks – the unlawful referral fee
A bad habit to kick Although kickbacks — the practice of accepting referral fees from third-party...
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Brokerage Reminder: Disbursement of funds when a transaction fails
Keep yourself informed about the rules surrounding disbursement of funds held in escrow after a failed transaction.
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Brokerage Reminder: Trust fund(amentals)
Brush up on the basics of trust fund rules and regulations.
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Brokerage Reminder: Receiving, sharing and splitting fees
Stay up-to-date on the rules that govern receiving, sharing, and splitting fees from a real estate transaction.
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Brokerage Reminder: A general duty owed the buyer
This article covers the due diligence obligations a broker or agent owes the buyer in a real estate transaction.
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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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