The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule which requires three different disclosures from real estate agents assisting their clients in selling or purchasing a short sale property.

Any real estate activity conducted subsequent to the expiration date of a license may constitute unlicensed activity and be subject to prosecution.

A kickback is viewed as increasing the costs to consumers without providing anything of value. In certain circumstances, such as those covered under the Real Estate Settlement Protection Act, a kickback may be illegal.

It is possible that a contract written by a non-licensee could be valid, because the fraud and misrepresentation are not being committed by the principals to the contract (buyer and seller) but by one of their agents.

The NVAR listing agreement specifically provides that you, the agent, will use a lockbox, not a combination box on your listing

A CIC manager is defined as a person or business entity that provides management services to an association for a fee or other compensation.

As a Realtor®, if you operate a blog, you must delete false or misleading comments or publish clarifications about them as soon as you have determined they are false or misleading.

The listing agent and sub-agent both represent the seller while the buyer remains unrepresented in the real estate transaction

The expected life of a conventional septic system during these periods was 25 years. They were intended to serve the homes until they were connected to public sewer.

Defining the benchmark for a pass or fail grade is often the most difficult part of the well or septic inspection.

The listing agreement and the buyer/broker agreement are both agreements between the client and the broker not you, the agent.

The authorization is often contained in the showing instructions of the MRIS listing. When an agent follows those instructions, he or she receives authorization to access the property.

More and more assistants are taking calls and providing substantive answers to other agents or members of the public who enquire about a specific property. Here is a quick reminder of what an unlicensed assistant can and cannot do.

Commission credits can be accounted for correctly in a number of the ways on the HUD-1 settlement statement

Examples of what might qualify for the Citation System

The Code states that each association may charge the full fees allowed under the law.

A listing agent should discuss sub-agency with a seller when taking a listing to determine whether or not the seller will consent to sub-agency.

In order for a broker to accept an offer of compensation, he or she must be able to access the listing and, more specifically,