Consumer reports of economic confidence are mixed in October as the government shutdown and other economic challenges persist. The latest Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board found that confidence fell by one point to 94.6 in October, down from an upwardly revised 95.6 in September. S

A United States court of appeals holds cramdowns on short term mortgages during Chapter 13 bankruptcy are enforceable.

Annual turnover rates reflect homeowners and renters relocating and indicate the trend in fees generated from sales and leasing transactions.

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This article presents the appropriate reaction to a seller broker’s attempt to simultaneously fee-fix and unlawfully induce a buyer broker to violate California’s buyer representation agreement law.

This multimedia article explains when due-on clauses become used in the economic cycle and under which sale and leasing arrangements.

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The third episode of our new series applies the procuring cause theory to an exclusive seller representation agreement which lacks a safety clause – and illustrates how a safety clause in a properly structured representation agreement is always the best practice.

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This form is used by a leasing agent, tenant or landlord when space in a project is rented by a tenant on a month-to-month basis, to grant the tenancy and set the terms for the tenant’s payment of rent and the allocation of the cost of utilities, maintenance and operating costs between the landlord

A landlord, tenant, leasing agent or property manager when negotiating rent payments as a percentage of a non-residential tenant’s gross sales uses a Commercial Lease Agreement of the percentage variety to set the terms for a fixed-term tenancy or uses the month-to-month variety to prepare a Commerc

Learn the contract elements comprising an enforceable agreement and how to manage the submission of an offer for the sale, lease or exchange of real estate.

An update on stock pricing and earnings.

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced new tax rates and standard deductions for 2026.

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This article explains how to offer tax advice when appropriate, increasing an agent’s marketability by widening the range of services and advice offered to clients.

Home sales volume continues to decline in 2019.

The second episode of our new series presents a separate safety clause scenario contrasted against the procuring cause theory used to limit an earned fee to completing a transaction.