About the Consumer Guide
The Consumer Guide is a booklet designed for members only to provide to their clients who may be entering the real estate market as a buyer or seller. The Consumer Guide is designed to help consumers better understand the major terms of the Standard Agreement for the Sale of Real Estate (Form ASR), which is the contract that is commonly used for residential real estate. The guide includes extensive information, tips and things to consider when going through the homebuying or homeselling process.
View the Consumer Guide to the Agreement of Sale in Spanish (Form CG-S).
Ver la Guía del Consumidor para el Acuerdo de Venta en español (Form CG-S).
Latest Content
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The Importance of Reading Your Forms
- November 14, 2025
- 5 min. read
The specific words of a contract create a binding legal relationship between the parties, so it’s important to know exactly what those words are to best represent your clients and your brokerage.
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Appraisal Contingency Addendum Changes
- August 29, 2025
- 5 min. read
This year brings a newly revised Appraisal Contingency Addendum to the Agreement of Sale (Form ACA).
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Mortgage Contingency Update Coming Sept. 1
- August 22, 2025
- 7 min. read
A revision to the mortgage contingency of the PAR Agreement of Sale (Form ASR) will be released on Sept. 1, 2025. The main substantive change is simply to add a third choice for the buyer to use when signaling their intent on financing to a seller.
