California zoning laws which prohibit high-density infill development and instead incentivize horizontal expansion of suburbs increase the risk of loss to wildfires.

This form is used by a buyer agent when employed by an entity as its sole agent, to render services necessary to acquire property.

This form is used by a buyer broker to be employed by individuals as their sole agent, to render services necessary to acquire property.

Property is divided into two primary categories.

In the immediate aftermath of a wildfire, homebuyers and investors lose interest. But memories dwindle.

How to disclose the existence of a fire hazard due to the geographic location of a property.

Different buyer representation retainer period and extension rules apply when the buyer-client is an individual versus an entity. Watch the critical distinctions in our latest video.

The title “Listing Agreement” is archaic compared to “Representation Agreement,” which best indicates employment with fiduciary duties owed the client rather than a title characterizing the posting of property in an MLS.

Demonstrate to your buyer and seller clients how broker fees are paid in RPI Forms 310 and 311.

Anticipate and inform your buyers about representation by handing them Client Q&A Flyers, available at no cost to firsttuesday students.

Use this firsttuesday Client Q&A Letter in your marketing. To request a letter topic, or to see a list of all our marketing templates, visit our Client Q&A Letter page. Text only A: A buyer representation agreement creates an employment between a buyer and a real estate broker for services to acquir

Use this firsttuesday Client Q&A Letter in your marketing. To request a letter topic, or to see a list of all our marketing templates, visit our Client Q&A Letter page. Text only A: Fee arrangements are agreed to between a client, such as a buyer, and their broker. The buyer broker fee is set separa

Use this firsttuesday Client Q&A Letter in your marketing. To request a letter topic, or to see a list of all our marketing templates, visit our Client Q&A Letter page. Text only A: The representation timeline varies for retaining a buyer broker depending on the type of buyer-client, individual or e

Use this firsttuesday Client Q&A Letter in your marketing. To request a letter topic, or to see a list of all our marketing templates, visit our Client Q&A Letter page. Text only A: A buyer representation agreement is a written employment agreement between a buyer and a real estate broker for the pu

The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index improved for the fifth consecutive month in December, rising about 3% to its highest reading in seven months. A surge in buying conditions for durables led Current Economic Conditions to soar more than 20%. Rather than a sign of strength, this ri

Residential property for sale equipped with a state-assistance water tank requires the seller and seller broker to disclose to prospective buyers that the water tank is not part of the property acquired.  

The third episode in our new buyer representation video series covers the legislative introduction of the buyer representation agreement.

This form is used by a seller agent when preparing a listing/marketing package or performing a due diligence investigation on a unit in a common interest development (CID), to obtain homeowners’ association (HOA) documents for disclosing the condition of the property and CID to a buyer.

A seller agent uses RPI Forms 135 and 309 to disclose the existence of an HOA on a subject property.

The second episode in our new buyer representation video series dramatizes the decades-long evolution of buyer representation in California.