California’s first DRE-approved video-based renewal course – the classic.
The following is an excerpt from the new edition of the firsttuesday Career Manual, a best practices guide to help new real estate licensees establish their personal brands and boost income. Instead of focusing solely on a marketable persona, agents looking to get...
Real Estate Compliance Consultant and former California Department of Real Estate (DRE) Investigator, Summer Goralik, shares advice on maintaining an active real estate license.
The following is an excerpt from the new edition of the firsttuesday Career Manual, a best practices guide to help new real estate licensees establish their personal brands and boost income. Step 1: Decide on a field of expertise A DRE Salesperson License opens up...
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the DRE revoked the California real estate license of a broker who defrauded investors in his mortgage company — a criminal act substantially related to the practice of real estate.
To report the death of a licensee, a broker submits to the DRE a Salesperson Change Application, a death certificate or signed statement declaring the date of the death and a cover letter.
This article covers the California Association of Realtors® (CAR)’s recent advertising push, an upbeat campaign that’s hard to square with its long history of domineering, monopolistic tendencies.
Black and Latinx homeowners paid higher interest rates than White homeowners between 2005 and 2020. Why does this disparity exist?
Appraisers are bound to report the home’s value as they see it, not as the buyer and seller see it.
Agents may now use a new status for multiple listing service (MLS) listings called Coming Soon. But how much does it encourage underhanded tactics?