4 Best Ways to Protect Your Real Estate License
If you are a real estate agent, then you always need to be aware of the latest policies, procedures, and laws impacting the field of real estate. You always need to protect yourself, protect your real estate license, and your clients. “All of that important...
Why Every California Agent Should Use the AVID Form
The Agent’s Visual Inspection Disclosure (AVID) is an often misunderstood form, according to the transaction coordinators at Transaction 911. Because of this, we went out and conducted a little bit of research. Here’s some advice from CRES Insurance Services with...
Get Clear: Who Pays What in a Real Estate Transaction
Our team at Transaction 911 has a story to tell. We see lots and lots of contracts, and many agents tend to make the same mistakes. We all like to think that we are perfect. But, the truth is that with the California Association of Realtors® contracts being so...
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...