by Heather | Jun 17, 2013 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
C.A.R. provides REALTORS® with many legal articles covering a wide range of topics of interest. Three of our new or newly revised legal articles available at http://qa.car.org/ are as follows: Regulation Z – Ability to Repay Standard for Loans: Provides upcoming rules...
by Heather | May 6, 2013 | C.A.R., Legal, TSMLS
CAR released revised standard form listing agreements and other standard forms on Monday, April 29, 2013. The newly revised listing agreements will condition the listing broker’s entitlement to compensation on both the procurement of a buyer and completion of the...
by Heather | Oct 11, 2012 | Legal, TSBOR
The ink may not yet be dry on some of the legislative bills that Governor Brown signed into law yesterday as the 2011-12 legislative session drew to an end, but already a summary of over 60 new laws that may be of interest to REALTORS® is available to our members in...
by Heather | Oct 8, 2012 | Legal, TSBOR
Late last month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 1718, a C.A.R.-sponsored bill that closes an important loophole in an applicant’s experience requirements for a real estate broker’s license. Typically, in addition to meeting stringent educational requirements and passing...
by Heather | Sep 26, 2012 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR
Last week, Governor Brown signed into California law extensive changes to the workers’ compensation system which protects employees injured while at work. The new law aims to reduce costs to employers, increase benefits to disabled workers, and eliminate...
by Heather | Sep 6, 2012 | Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
On August 27, Governor Brown signed three significant legislative bills into law that may be of interest to REALTORS®. The full text of each law is available at www.leginfo.ca.gov. Restricting New Degree Brokers: Under a C.A.R.-sponsored law that comes into effect on...
