Form-of-the-Week: The Counteroffer, and Counteroffer Addendum — Forms 180 and 180-1
The seller responds to a buyer’s offer Typically, a buyer submits a purchase agreement offer to a...
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Nov 20, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Real Estate | 0
The seller responds to a buyer’s offer Typically, a buyer submits a purchase agreement offer to a...
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 30, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, New Laws, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
With authorities cracking down on misleading advertising, brokers and MLOs will be wise to take this opportunity to ensure their adverts are in compliance.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Sep 28, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Real Estate | 0
A sellers agent uses Forms 131 and 132 to order out a Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) report and a Structural Pest Control (SPC) report.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Sep 5, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
A leasing or sales agent uses RPI Forms 161, 161-1 and 161-2 when arranging an option to purchase property.
Read Moreby David Swistock | Jul 5, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Laws and Regulations, Recent Case Decisions, Tax | 0
290 Div. (EAT) v. City and County of San Francisco
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | May 15, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Real Estate, Recessions, Your Practice | 0
Agents need to be aware of the maximum dollar amount the seller is entitled to receive upon a buyer’s breach – especially when home prices are falling.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 24, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Market Watch features, Your Practice | 0
Buyer remedies when a seller breaches or cancels a purchase agreement
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 17, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
Avoid premature termination when purchase agreement objectives can be met by extending dates.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 13, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
Gone are the days of minimal or delayed property disclosures.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 2, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Market Watch features, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
When is a buyer or seller entitled to exercise their right to cancel a purchase agreement and escrow instructions?
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 20, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Home Sales, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
The risky business of pocket listings are dangerous for sellers, buyers — and brokers.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 16, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
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.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Dec 27, 2022 | Appraisal, Buyers and Sellers, Finance, Forms, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
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.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Dec 12, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Finance, Interest Rates, Loan Products, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
Buyers looking to recoup lost purchasing power are dusting off old strategies to secure a more comfortable monthly mortgage payment.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Nov 14, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Home Sales, Real Estate | 0
Buyers and sellers use RPI Forms 271 and 272 to occupy property as tenants until a replacement residence is secured.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Sep 19, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Economics, Market Watch, Real Estate, Recessions | 1
The real estate market’s pivot from soaring prices to plunging prices will affect buyers, sellers, lenders and support services in different ways.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Sep 19, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Real Estate | 1
An agent who was the procuring cause for a sale in an expired listing uses RPI Forms 122, 123 and 123-1 to demonstrate and demand the collection of their fee.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Sep 1, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
A buyer’s agent uses mortgage shopping worksheets when shopping for the most competitive mortgage options for their buyer.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Aug 22, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Economics, Fundamentals, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0
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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