by Heather | Apr 25, 2018 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
One of C.A.R.’s most popular and useful benefits is the ability for members to call the Legal Hot Line and speak to one of the C.A.R. Hot Line attorneys with questions relating to your real estate practice. The Legal Hot Line answers over 95,000 legal...
by Heather | Apr 11, 2018 | Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
The Environmental Protection Agency is serious about cleaning up lead paint. On March 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced six settlements, totaling $287,000 and completed over the last year, regarding lead paint enforcement actions....
by Heather | Sep 7, 2017 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
C.A.R. Legal Tools offers dynamic, concise, and engaging legal material to help you, your office, and your clients quickly and easily understand key legal issues pertaining to real estate. Additional content is released monthly – watch your inbox each...
by Heather | Mar 15, 2017 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR
Although it is only February 2017, it is time to start thinking about the new advertising standards taking effect January 1, 2018. AB 1650 makes significant changes to Business and Professions Code § 10140.6 expanding what must be included in advertising materials,...
by Heather | Mar 8, 2017 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
To collect a commission for selling real estate, the statute of frauds requires the agreement to be in writing and signed by the party to be charged. This means that any seller who has not signed the listing would not be liable to pay a commission. But what if...
by Heather | Dec 15, 2016 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
In a case much watched by the real estate industry, the California Supreme Court ruled that a salesperson working with a seller owes a fiduciary duty to disclose material facts to the buyer in the transaction when both the buyer’s and seller’s salespersons are...
