5 Best Ways to Resolve Conflict in Your Next Deal
If you’ve been in real estate for any length of time, then you probably know that some deals can get pretty tricky. Some go smoothly, and everyone prefers the smooth sales to the tricky ones. Most recently, our team of transaction coordinators at Transaction 911 ran...
Spring Comes Early at Transaction 911 – Prices Slashed for Spring
Home Sales Expected to Increase by 6.3 Percent in 2016 Just the other day, I was reviewing the California Real Estate Magazine. In it, C.A.R. Chief Economist and Vice President, Leslie Appleton-Young states that the California will see an increase of existing homes...
Broker’s Duty to Supervise – What Does Your Brokerage Do?
It’s a funny thing, real estate. Real estate professionals are independent contractors and do run their own business. Yet, at the same time, they are not fully autonomous, and must follow the policies and procedures of their brokerages and the state licensing...
What Every California Agent Needs to Know About Closing Costs
Closing cost credits are not uncommon in certain parts of California. In fact, when an offer is written with closing cost credits, it is a great solution for a buyer that doesn’t have tons and tons of available cash but qualifies to purchase the property. For those of...
The New California Real Estate Forms You Need to See Now
Do you use zipForm® Plus to write your purchase contracts and listing agreements? If you do, then you need to know that they’ve got a lot of new forms that have just been released. Most years, the California Association of Realtors® makes changes to the forms twice...