We clarify the line between lawful and unlawful referral behavior.
Referring title insurance companies: lawful and unlawful practices
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VRC: Real Estate Made Reel™
California’s first DRE-approved video-based renewal course – the classic.
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Change the law: Require an apprenticeship period for new agents
first tuesday proposes that newly licensed sales agents first be required to serve as apprentices.
DRE Hot Seat: Pama Management, Inc.
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the owner of a mobilehome park failed to ensure their units were up to code — with disastrous results.
The votes are in: Most buyers and sellers initial the arbitration provision
Arbitration provisions in purchase agreements remain popular, but what are the actual impacts of arbitration?
DRE Bulletin Digest Spring 2019
A review of the Spring 2019 DRE Real Estate Bulletin.
Lawful agent-appraiser communications
The BREA debunks the common belief that appraisers may not have any communications with real estate agents in a transaction.
The votes are in: Public MLS access lacks support
Readers don’t think buyers should have direct access to their local MLS — but how much would a public MLS really impact agents and brokers?
Is it a violation of appraiser independence?
This video reviews the rules governing appraiser independence under the Truth-in-Lending Act, including prohibitions of conflicts of interest and deliberately inaccurate evaluations.
DRE Compliance Goals – For Brokers
Advice for brokers on achieving regulatory compliance enforced by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) in 2019.
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