Roundup of 2020 New Laws for Brokers and Agents
October 13th was the last day for Governor Newsom to sign bills into law and conclude this year’s legislative session. Here are some of the significant laws that were passed impacting brokers and agents: Agent Independent Contractor Status Reaffirmed Real Estate...
Glide Can Reduce Your Legal Risk
Most real estate E&O claims today are related to failure to disclose. Protect your transactions by using Glide, a disclosure solution that helps you prepare, organize, edit and guide your clients through the entire disclosure process. Glide features inline...
Long-Awaited FHA Condo Rule Goes into Effect
On August 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the long-awaited final rule on project approval for single-family condominiums insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). For many years, NAR urged HUD to finalize...
Safety First!
A friendly reminder to all... Safety first! Does something seem a little off? What is your gut telling you? Trust your instincts, do your homework and take precautions. Beware of scam artists that may try to take advantage of you or your clients. NAR has a wealth of...
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Build a Magnetic Culture!
Today’s best real estate agents are looking for good leadership and training. Why does it matter? Better leadership skills leads to greater productivity, agent retention and profits. In this course you will learn what matters when building and leading a successful...
CA Tightens Up Rent Control
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this week a measure that would cap rents throughout the state, a move that the real estate industry has warned could have dire long-term consequences. The law limits annual rent increases that landlords can enact on tenants in...
New Appraisal Exemption Rule Took Effect 10/9
Certain home sales of $400,000 and below will no longer require an appraisal, under a new rule that takes effect today. Homes that qualify for the appraisal exemption can receive an evaluation instead. This is the first time in 25 years that federal regulators have...
REimagine! Presentations
Whether or not you were able to attend REimagine! last week, all of our research presentation slides are available to view and download on our website! Including: The Future of Brokerage: Exciting? Scary? Or Both by Joel Singer, C.A.R. CEO 2020 C.A.R....
The Key Essential Guide for Everything Legal Tools
Save yourself time by using C.A.R.’s recently updated Legal Tools Quick Reference Guide. This Guide now includes over 70 different topics about key legal issues facing today’s REALTOR®. The all-in-one reference guide also contains each of C.A.R.’s Disclosure Charts...