Lots of confusion over this one: What happens to an associate’s pending transactions if they depart one brokerage to work for another – do they stay with the original broker or transfer? Fla. law doesn’t offer rules, so it’s important to have a plan.
Clients want to add a simple clause to a contract? It isn’t always simple. When parties add short clauses to their contracts, there can be pitfalls if the clause lacks detail.
A very non-legal definition: U.S. antitrust laws ban competitors from forming an alliance and “ganging up” on other businesses. A town’s two dominant brokerages, for example, can’t try to run a new entrant out of town.
Dear Shannon: If a Realtor sells a home they also own, are they still subject to the obligations of the Code of Ethics? What if a Realtor isn’t acting on behalf of others in the transaction?
What if a savvy hacker accesses your customer’s data? It’s not just a technology question. Affected customers may file a lawsuit and demand to know what steps you took to prevent cyberattacks.
The chair had harsh words for inflation but also said rate increases seem to be having an effect. He seemed to say the U.S. is closer to the end than the beginning.
The Fla. agency that backs policies after an insurer bankruptcy will work with Citizens to keep state insurers solvent if Demotech ever again threatens to lower ratings.
In spite of the Fed’s 3/4-point interest rate increase on Wed., the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage fell to 5.3% from last week’s 5.54%.
f N.J. granted tax breaks to convince a company to relocate, it says it expects the employees to frequent local businesses – not work remotely from states like Fla.
National Rental Home Council: Built-to-rent single-family developments made up 3% of rental home inventory in 2019; by the end of 2021, it rose to 26%.