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To ensure a family member keeps a co-owned vacation home, consider joint tenancy with right of survivorship and create a co-ownership agreement.
A Realtor should have affirmatively recommended that a party to the transaction consult their own attorney to definitively establish the legal rights in question. The Realtor was found in violation of the Code of Ehics, but took this as an opportunity to improve their business ethics and share their story about learning something new.
Updated CRSP-17 and CC-6 contracts now calculate time in calendar days, including weekends and holidays for consistency across Florida Realtors' forms.
NAR’s latest Consumer Guide provides sellers with insights on evaluating several offers, negotiation strategies and other useful information.
The forms help Realtors with residential, commercial and vacant land sales through clearer timelines, updated terms and revised disclosures.
The March 27 legal webinar will help agents navigate new condo regulations designed to improve safety, financial accountability and transparency.
The case upholds NAR’s optional “no-commingling” rule, affirming that MLSs can independently decide whether to adopt it — a significant victory for NAR.
FinCEN announced it won't penalize companies for failing to file Beneficial Ownership Information reports by March 21.
NAR’s latest Consumer Guide provides an overview of property taxes, exemptions, reassessments and more to help buyers and sellers navigate real estate transactions.
A Realtor Broker learned one of their sales associates was reposting false and misleading statements on social media about a local appraiser and international real estate brokers. Is this a violation of the Code of Ethics? Are appraisers and international brokers included in the definition of real estate professional under the Code?