What’s your privacy policy?
Do you have a privacy policy for your Web site? You should. See why.
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Condos, HOA’s and the dreaded documents!
As a real estate licensee, you know that you have to deliver certain documents to a buyer before settlement. When and how you deliver them, however, can be a source of confusion.
Read More To disclose or not to disclose? There is no question
The Environmental Protection Agency introduced a new rule that requires additional precautions be taken and additional disclosure when completing projects that disturb lead-based paint.
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Buyers beware!
Recent arrests in Philadelphia broke up an alleged scam where “sellers” were selling homes they didn’t actually own. Read how the recently approved PAR Multicultural Strategic Plan might help change that in the future.
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Transferring licenses and its effect on pending deals and listings
A recent Legal Hotline caller was concerned with what would happen to her pending listings and executed Agreements of Sale that had not yet settled when she transferred her license from Broker #1 to Broker #2. Can she take the listings with her to Broker #2? Is she entitled to a commission for those deals that settle after she leaves?
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If it quacks like an ad
While RELRA and the regulations of the State Real Estate Commission make no differentiation between electronic and non-electronic advertising, the Commission has adopted a somewhat more restrictive “Guideline” suggesting additional disclosures for online ads.
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Exclude me, please!
Farmstead and Homestead Exclusions are a wonderful thing; if you understand the process.
Read More Short sales…Long transactions
As we end 2008 and look back at this turbulent year, one of the defining terms of the year has to be “Short Sale.” Nobody is happy that many homeowners have found themselves in a position to need to sell their homes for less than their outstanding mortgage debt, but at the same time, this wave of potential transactions has created a niche market that can be well served by REALTORS® who have done their homework and know how to make a short sale happen.
Read More Switching brokers and taking sellers
The salesperson seeking to move his license to a different broker “plans”. In the opinion of the broker, he “plots”. Either way, the move is timed to enable the salesperson to reap the reward of past effort, if not more. It can also be a time of accusation and recrimination. Out of this cauldron, come some difficult ethical dilemmas.
Read More All I really needed to know about customer service I learned in a deli
In a “prior life” I was the co-owner/operator of a deli and catering business. One of the lessons I still carry with me is that good customer service is giving customers what they ask for, while great customer service is giving the customer what they need.
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