All new Broker Policy and Procedures Manuals

I have added a FULL Brokerage for Property Management  and Commercial Brokerage Policy Manual to the ‘tools’ section of the Website.  There is also a Leasing Addendum to the Residential Policy Manual if your company does LEASING but not Property Management.  Be sure to check them out! Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with […]

Policy or No Policy!

On a facebook business page there has been a BIG discussion about internet and social media policies and also policy and procedures manuals…to have or not to have!  A broker who posted said that they did not understand why broker’s are trying to be oppressive with their agents…by putting policies in place that would prohibit […]

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Coming Soon!

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When Article 12 and Web 2.0 Collide

This 18 minute video discusses the Code of Ethics and Online Activity. RL11-4s Roggow Article 12 Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

What is the Vault?

Here you will find downloads for the courses you need and also the forms that you were told you could download in the class. Enter your class code in order to access your material (the class code was given to you in class and emailed after class). Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with […]

Welcome to the NEW!

Never in my wildest imagination did I dream that I would be writing a post in 2013 about Agency Relationships and how a Broker’s Agency Policy affects their MLS offer of “Co-operation and Compensation”. But since there seems to be SO much misunderstanding still about this issue here we go!! I was teaching a class […]

Who’s in Charge?

I don’t know why this comes to a surprise, but did you know that some agents actually think that their ‘independent contractor’ status means that they have no obligation to the Broker? Did you know that some agents think that it is the ‘privilege’ of the Broker to have the agent working for them? Did […]

What Must I Disclose

Every day, today’s real estate professional is faced with the question “What must I disclose”? Most states have developed legislation that specifies what the licensee is obligated to disclose. If you live in a state where there are no guidelines yet, you can rely on the REALTOR® Code of Ethics to provide the standards you […]

Top 10 Legal Issues Facing Brokers Today!

When I first got in this wonderful world of real estate in 1971 our biggest challenge was implementing the new MLS system! Buyer Beware was the norm. Everyone represented the seller, by law. Most companies were small independent “mom and pop” shops. There were no seller’s property disclosures, no agency forms, and NO MOLD issues! […]