Category: Real Estate Agent & Broker Representation

Broker Beware! How to NOT Lose a $925,000 Commission!

A recent case confirmed our oft-repeated advice to get it in writing.  In Westside Estate Agency, Inc. v. James Randall, a broker learned this rule the Read More > ...

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Court Finds Listing Agent Can Fight Multiple Owners For Her Commission

Recently, the Sixth District Court of Appeals overturned a state trial court order that originally invalidated a listing broker’s claim against multiple sellers of a vacant parcel Read More > ...

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Two Proposed Assembly Bills Could Change the Commercial Real Estate Landscape

Prompted by the 2016 landmark ruling in the California Supreme Court Case Horiike v. Coldwell Banker, California Assembly members have introduced Assembly Bill 1059 (“AB 1059”) Read More > ...

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Seller is Refusing to Close Escrow? Know Your Options

If you’ve recently purchased a home, or are looking to buy, you know how tough the market is.  The competition is intense, with there being more Read More > ...

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$900K Judgment Against Supervising Broker Dischargeable in Bankruptcy Despite Agent’s Fraud.

In a lengthy and well-reasoned opinion, the 9th Cir. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel concluded that where the broker was unaware of the agent’s fraud, the state court Read More > ...

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Court Again Punishes Dual Agents

We have previously stressed to real estate professionals, in our blog articles and in many of our speaking engagements, that dual agency is a very risky Read More > ...

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Are Mortgage Loan Officers Entitled to Overtime Pay?

The answer is … maybe.  At one point the industry had some certainty on this issue when, in 2006, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an Read More > ...

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