by Robert Smith | Apr 27, 2022 | National Association of REALTORS, Real Estate News
Federal Judge’s Ruling Deals Blow to NAR, Realogy, RE/MAX, Keller Williams, and HomeServices of America and its subsidiaries BHH Affiliates and HSF Affiliates. After hearing oral arguments, Judge Stephen R. Bough of the US District Court in Western Missouri...
by Robert Smith | Mar 10, 2022 | Continuing Education, New York State Department of State News, Real Estate Agent Licensing, Real Estate News, Real Estate School
The Bottom Line If your license renews on or after September 21, 2022 you have to meet the new mandatory topics, which are: 3.0 Hours Fair Housing 2.0 Hours Implicit Bias Awareness (New) 1.0 Hour Recent Legal Updates 2.5 Hours Ethical Business Practices 2.0 Hours...
by Robert Smith | Feb 9, 2022 | Housing Market, Housing Webinar, Information for realtors, Real Estate News
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University is a research center that focuses on housing matters. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Center advances understanding of housing issues and informs policy FIXER-UPPER: HOW TO REPAIR AMERICA’S BROKEN...
by Robert Smith | Feb 5, 2022 | Information for realtors, Real Estate News, Real Estate School
2022 promises to keep the lawyers busy. Since the White House included the brokerage business model in its 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission have started investigations into competition...
by Robert Smith | Feb 2, 2022 | Information for realtors, New York State Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate News
The first step in staying in compliance is understanding what we mean when we use the word advertising. The advertising regulations cover all “promotion and solicitation related to licensed real estate activity, including but not limited to, advertising via mail...
by Robert Smith | Jan 20, 2022 | New York State Department of State News, Real Estate News
On December 21, 2021 Gov Hochul signed significant changes to regulations covering the real estate industry. Many of the changes addressed fair housing with significant changes to how real estate licensees, salespersons, associate brokers and brokers conduct business...