After that, we'll look at how properties are assessed for taxation, before reviewing
the clauses of real estate contracts such as listings and sale agreements.
Not exact matches
Definition: A home inspection contingency is a
clause written into a
real estate contract that gives the buyer the right to have the house inspected by a professional inspector within a certain period
of time.
After selling their west side Vancouver home, the Rappaport's learned that a simple
clause in their Agreement
of Purchase and Sale
real estate contract legally allowed the initial buyer to resell their home before the final closing date.
As
of May 16, the government requires
contracts prepared by
real estate licensees to include
clauses stating that the
contract can not be assigned without the written consent
of the seller, and that any profit from an assignment goes to the initial seller.
What ethical, honest and knowledgeable
real estate listing sales person or brokerage would not have been already using a
clause of this nature in their own sellers
contracts for decades in BC?
We fell afoul
of a
clause in our
real estate board's listing
contract.
The Vast majority
of attacks coming at the majority
of all MLS systems memberships come from the minority (under 3 % as determined in our the last national survey) and are rooted in
clauses contained in the Listing Agreements
contract portion, that no longer reflect how the practice
of real estate is now being facilitated by the minority.
If organized
real estate wants to make a better consumer experience then it should raise the bar and eliminate the Realtors who can't spell or write a simple intelligent
clause in a
contract — except organized
real estate is rewarded for having more members, so it will spend its budget defending the reputation
of Realtors.
The «standard form» Exclusive Buyer's Agency
Contract available through
real estate boards states in
clause 4B that «Prior to the Buyer making an offer to purchase a property, the Buyer's Brokerage will advise the Buyer
of the total amount
of remuneration offered by the seller and the listing brokerage to be paid to the Buyer's Brokerage for assisting in obtaining a buyer for that property.»
Shepherd
Real Estate v. Ferguson (204 A.D. 2d 392) judgment granting defendant's motion for summary judgment and dismissing complaint affirmed; broker failed to produce buyer ready, willing and able; buyer and seller were unable to meet agreement on inclusion
of clause in
contract (regarding unlimited access to property prior to closing).
Namazi
Real Estate Corp. v. Johnson (243 A.D. 2d 396)-- broker's motion for summary judgment denied and defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint affirmed; broker failed to establish they produced a buyer ready, willing and able to purchase the property at terms set by sellers; parties were not in agreement as to the closing date, the
clause entitling defendants to terminate the
contract unconditionally, and the date when the defendants would vacate the premises; broker failed to establish that sellers wrongfully or arbitrarily prevented completion
of a deal.
Venezia v. Coldwell Banker Sammis Realty (270 A.D. 2d 480)- buyer's action against seller for fraud for failing to disclose toxic contamination
of untapped ground water beneath the property and surrounding area dismissed; cause
of action against brokers severed; buyer's claim
of fraud against seller was extinguished upon closing as a result
of specific merger
clause in
contract of sale; moreover, buyer's failed to allege that seller made any representation about the condition
of the land's subsurface or groundwater and did not allege that seller engaged in concealment or otherwise deceitful conduct designed to prevent the discovery
of such contamination; seller is under no duty to speak; salesperson
of one
of the defendant
real estate agencies represented to buyer that the house was in good condition
79 DOS 99 Matter
of DOS v. Pagano - disclosure
of agency relationships; failure to appear at hearing; proper business practices; unauthorized practice
of law; unearned commissions; vicarious liability; fraudulent practice; jurisdiction; ex parte hearing may proceed upon proof
of proper service; DOS has jurisdiction after expiration
of respondents» licenses as acts
of misconduct occurred and the proceedings were commenced while the respondents were licensed; licensee fails to timely provide seller client with agency disclosure form prior to entering into listing agreement and fails to timely provide agency disclosure form to buyer upon first substantive contact; broker fails to make it clear for which party he is acting; broker violates 19 NYCRR 175.24 by using exclusive right to sell listing agreement without mandatory definitions
of «exclusive right to sell» and «exclusive agency»; broker breaches fiduciary duties to seller clients by misleading them as to buyer's ability to financially consummate the transaction; broker breaches his fiduciary duty to seller by referring seller to the attorney who represented the buyers when he knew or should have known such attorney could not properly protect seller's interests; improper for broker to use listing agreements providing for broker to retain one half
of any deposit if forfeited by buyer as such forfeiture
clause could, by its terms, allow broker to retain part
of the deposit when broker did not earn a commission; broker must conduct business under name as it appears on license; broker engaged in the unauthorized practice
of law in preparing
contracts for purchase and sale
of real estate which did not contain a
clause making it subject to the approval
of the parties» attorneys and were not a form recommended by a joint bar /
real estate board committee; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness and incompetency in using sales
contract which purported to change the terms
of the listing agreement to include a higher commission; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness and incompetency in using
contracts of sale which were unclear, ambiguous, vague and incomplete; broker failed to amend purchase agreement to reflect amendment to increase deposit amount; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness in back - dating purchase agreements; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness in participating in scheme to have seller hold undisclosed second mortgage and to mislead first mortgagee about the purchaser's financial ability to purchase; broker demonstrated untrustworthiness by claiming unearned commission and filing affidavit
of entitlement for unearned commission; DOS fails to establish by substantial evidence that respondent acted as undisclosed dual agent; corporate broker bound by the knowledge acquired by and is responsible for acts committed by its licensees within the actual or apparent scope
of their authority; corporate and individual brokers» licenses revoked, no action taken on application for renewal until proof
of payment
of sum
of $ 2,000.00 plus interests for deposits unlawfully retained
After closing on a mixed - use property, plaintiff Reid Crumpton («Buyer») discovered that a five year non-compete
clause in an addendum to the
real estate sales
contract had been excluded from some signed copies
of the
contract.
The British Columbia
Real Estate Association has developed the following
clause to use in
Contracts of Purchase and Sale when buyers are foreign entities or taxable trustees.
The prices
of properties can rise or plummet in a matter
of days, and the
contracts that come with
real estate transactions are very complicated and consist
of a considerable amount
of clauses.
If the «standard form»
Contract of Purchase and Sale is used for a trade related to a development unit that is subject to the provisions
of the
Real Estate Development Marketing Act, the phrase in the deposit
clause shown in scenarios 1 and 2 above that states the deposit will be ``... held in trust in accordance with the provisions
of the
Real Estate Services Act» essentially means the deposit must be held in accordance with the
Real Estate Development Marketing Act.
I state two things in the special
clauses section
of the
contract: 1) I'm a licensed
real estate broker and don't represent the seller in any manner, and 2) my offer doesn't reflect the property's market value.
The
real estate agent and vendor couldn't see why any
of those things were an issue, but we finally managed to get appropriate
clauses inserted into the
contract.