Friday, February 26th, 2010A real estate broker’s commission may be determined using a percentage of the sales price, a flat fee, or a combination of both, according to a recent letter from HUD’s General Counsel Helen Kanovsky. The January 22 letter clarifies the distinction between using a formula to calculate a legitimate commission, as opposed to an unearned [...]
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Dear C.A.R. Member: The NEW California Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions Form (RPA-CA) will be released on April 28, 2010! Are you prepared to represent your clients with this new form? Prepare early and learn about the NEW CHANGES to the RPA-CA form to better serve and protect yourself and YOUR CLIENTS at the REALTOR® [...]
Steve Goddard – 2010 C.A.R. President Dear REALTOR®, In an effort to support REALTORS® and educate consumers about current opportunities in today’s real estate market, C.A.R., in participation with the Los Angeles Times, will present the Southern California Home Buyer’s Fair for consumers Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in [...] SAVING YOU TIME We’ve enhanced our C.A.R. Member Legal Services to help you find answers to your legal questions as quickly as possible. Updated Legal Blog: The C.A.R. Legal Blog is a forum where you can have your legal questions answered by C.A.R. attorneys. Submit questions by clicking on the “Ask New Legal Question” link on the [...] On February 1, President Obama released his budget proposal for 2011. Consistent with its proposed FY 2010 budget, the Administration’s again has recommended limiting the value of the mortgage interest deduction (MID) for upper income taxpayers by, in effect, converting the deduction to a 28% tax credit for those individuals currently in the 33% or [...]
The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and the Sacramento Association of REALTORS® present NAR’s Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) Designation Core Course Earn your ABR® designation to increase your revenue and further your career in real estate. An NAR Designation helps the best and the most dedicated REALTORS® in the industry distinguish and brand themselves through specialized [...] ” Late applications will be accepted until the last business day I learned this news as I was interviewing Marge Reid of Lyon Real Estate. She qualified for this club in 1969, which was the first year she was in real estate. Soon thereafter, the name of the club was changed to the Masters Club because the public mistakenly thought the REALTORS® were earning one million [...] How would you like to give your buyer or seller an Auxiliary Membership in the REALTOR® organization? What if that Membership included a basket from you with gift cards and discounts worth $250? What if SAR set up informative pages on our website that your customers and clients could reach by linking through your website? And what if [...] A seasonally normal decrease in home sales signaled the open of the 2010 Sacramento real estate market. |
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