No Compensation for Full-Price Offer Under Non-CAR Listing Agreement
A buyer's broker who presented an all-cash full price offer was unable to recover any compensation as a third-party beneficiary of the listing agreement. Although this case does not involve a C.A.R. listing agreement, our Standard Forms Committee is nevertheless...
CAR Market Matters Talking Points
More tips for your clients: Home sellers looking for additional incentives to attract home buyers may want to talk to their REALTOR® about offering cash incentives. No matter how perfect a house may seem to the seller, the new owners will want to change something...
Court Invokes “Discovery Rule” for Limitation Period in CAR’s Buyer-Broker Agreement
A California appellate court recently decided that the two-year contractual limitation for a buyer to sue his or her broker under C.A.R.'s standard form buyer-broker agreement may not begin to run if the broker actively conceals a construction defect, and does not...
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® – Article Six
Where the word REALTORS® is used in this Code and Preamble, it shall be deemed to include REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®s. While the Code of Ethics establishes obligations that may be higher than those mandated by law, in any instance where the Code of Ethics and the law...
NAR Weekly Newsletter
Each week, NAR publishes an e-newsletter designed to help you get the most our of your REALTOR membership. In it are helpful resources including the President’s Podcast, marketing tips, invitations to free webinars, announcements about upcoming meeting and events and...
CAR Market Matters Talking Points
More Tips for your Clients: Once a primary tool for real estate agents looking to sell a home, experts say the traditional open house has lost its influence in the Internet age. Most buyers today conduct their preliminary research at home – reviewing online photos,...
CAR Adds Consumer Fraud Information to car.org
With the recent landmark National Mortgage Settlement between the nation’s five largest real estate loan servicers and state attorneys general over faulty foreclosure practices, troubled homeowners are at risk of falling victim to scam artists offering mortgage...
Distressed Properties Course Offered From Home or Office
It is important to know the many opportunities you have with sellers, buyers, and lenders in a distressed market. You should also understand your responsibility as a REALTOR® when working with distressed properties. This four hour course will teach you the procedures,...
Warning on Fair Housing Testers
REALTORS® should make sure they are properly trained to handle fair housing issues before engaging in any property management services. Both governmental fair housing agencies and private organizations may be actively seeking to uncover discriminatory acts in rental...
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® – Article Five
Where the word REALTORS® is used in this Code and Preamble, it shall be deemed to include REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®s. While the Code of Ethics establishes obligations that may be higher than those mandated by law, in any instance where the Code of Ethics and the law...