The requirements are intended to protect sellers of real estate, not
sellers of real estate contracts.
Not exact matches
Remember that everything in a
real estate transaction is negotiable, so you and the
seller can always discuss increasing the amount
of your deposit as part
of the
contract.
LISTING AGENT: Advise
seller, in writing, to seek advice from a
real estate lawyer and / or a litigating lawyer who understands
real estate contract law (before submitting the listing to MLS); not all are experts in all areas
of law (many
real estate lawyers do not do litigation and have to refer their file), immediately, if
seller is deciding not to follow his listing agent's (magic word) «written» advice.
Here's what I've learned: A) when the deposition includes a buyer or
seller vs. a Realtor, from day one, the Realtor is usually already way behind in the eyes
of the court, B) even if «Mother Theresa» wrote the
real estate contract, a good attorney for the plaintiff can generally tear it and her to bits... and that usually comes from the buyer or
seller saying, «I don't remember «that» (whatever «that» is) being explained to me»... which brings us to «short sales» and all that go with them and what will surely follow.
Exclusive Right - to - Sell
Contract A listing contract in which the seller gives the real estate broker the sole right to sell; the person receives a commission, regardless of who produces th
Contract A listing
contract in which the seller gives the real estate broker the sole right to sell; the person receives a commission, regardless of who produces th
contract in which the
seller gives the
real estate broker the sole right to sell; the person receives a commission, regardless
of who produces the buyer.
Listing Agent: A
real estate professional who has a
contract with the
seller of a house to advertise the property for sale and represent the
seller when offers are made.
Real estate purchase contract: Also known as an agreement of sale, a legally binding agreement between buyer and seller stipulating the terms and conditions of the sale of a real estate prope
Real estate purchase
contract: Also known as an agreement
of sale, a legally binding agreement between buyer and
seller stipulating the terms and conditions
of the sale
of a
real estate prope
real estate property.
The purchase and sale
contract or an affidavit stating its material terms and stating that it is still effective, or both, could be recorded in the
real estate records
of the county where the property was located prior to closing, but it would be highly usual to do so absent a clear indication that a breach was imminent (because it is very rare for this to happen since the consequences are clear and it is so often an open and shut case) but it could come up if the
seller believes that a condition under the original
contract was breached and the buyer disagreed.
The most basic way
of transferring ownership is through a Bill
of Sale, a legal document that represents the
contract between the buyer and the
seller stipulating an exchange
of property (
real estate) for currency.
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of construction services and materials in matters involving construction defects,
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sellers, owners, lessors, and tenants
of real estate in land and lease disputes; representing owners, directors, officers, and employees in business and employment disputes; and representing individuals and entities in a broad array
of other litigation matters.
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Responsible for facilitating the hold and transfer
of funds for buyers,
sellers and lenders, including reviewing
real estate contracts, loan applications and deeds - as well as assisting buyers secure
real estate financing.
Quebec brokers are now able to electronically sign mandatory and recommended
real estate transaction forms offered through OACIQ, including among others, the promise to purchase, the brokerage
contract, the declarations by the
seller of the immovable form and the notice
of disclosure documents.
My goals are to first get a job, and once I have some money to work with, use it to start marketing once I find a source
of motivated
sellers, and to find a
real estate attorney I can see for free or cheap about creating legally sound purchase agreement and assignment
contracts that work for me.
So in 2008, I approached the state
of Michigan and received approval to teach an «Alternate Financing Boot Camp» to
real estate agents for continuing education credits through The Real Estate Education Professionals of Michigan Inc., which is sponsored by Land Contract One LLC, a company I cofounded in 2008 to teach real estate professionals about temporary seller - created financ
real estate agents for continuing education credits through The Real Estate Education Professionals of Michigan Inc., which is sponsored by Land Contract One LLC, a company I cofounded in 2008 to teach real estate professionals about temporary seller - created fina
estate agents for continuing education credits through The
Real Estate Education Professionals of Michigan Inc., which is sponsored by Land Contract One LLC, a company I cofounded in 2008 to teach real estate professionals about temporary seller - created financ
Real Estate Education Professionals of Michigan Inc., which is sponsored by Land Contract One LLC, a company I cofounded in 2008 to teach real estate professionals about temporary seller - created fina
Estate Education Professionals
of Michigan Inc., which is sponsored by Land
Contract One LLC, a company I cofounded in 2008 to teach
real estate professionals about temporary seller - created financ
real estate professionals about temporary seller - created fina
estate professionals about temporary
seller - created financing.
The
seller's
estate sued the
real estate licensees who acted on
seller's behalf in the sale
of his property for breach
of contract and breach
of fiduciary duty.
I spoke with a
real estate attorney regarding the matter and was informed
of the Home Equity Sales Act (in California) and that additional
contracts are required that disclose your
sellers right to cancel the
contract (within 5 days I believe).
a) The governing
contract between a seller and real estate broker for the payment of commission is the Listing C
contract between a
seller and
real estate broker for the payment
of commission is the Listing
ContractContract.
The Globe stories alleged
real estate agents and speculators are making millions
of dollars in extra fees and profits by assigning
contracts before closing, for prices that are higher than what the original
seller receives in the end.
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.
Nearly 30 years ago when I started my
real estate sales career, the purchase
contract was almost (but not quite) one page long; there were few, if any,
seller disclosures; financing was your choice
of fixed, fixed, or fixed rate; and radon was something you sprayed on ants in the kitchen before final inspection.
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?
He then claimed to have asked the
Real Estate Council
of B.C. about disclosure and indicated their response implied «that it's only the «EXTRA» income beyond our
contracted fee with our
seller that we must declare — not as you just put it in your article, and what we were first led to believe, that all fees are to be declared to everyone.
For example, when high interest rates in the 1980s put
real estate in a slump, we persuaded
sellers to offer land
contracts or other forms
of seller financing that would help buyers who couldn't handle the 18 - plus percent interest rates.
LISTING AGENT: Advise
seller, in writing, to seek advice from a
real estate lawyer and / or a litigating lawyer who understands
real estate contract law (before submitting the listing to MLS); not all are experts in all areas
of law (many
real estate lawyers do not do litigation and have to refer their file), immediately, if
seller is deciding not to follow his listing agent's (magic word) «written» advice.
Are you prepared to take the stand and testify that (a) you intended to take title to the property which you agreed to purchase, (b) you did not intend to use that
contract as a tool for facilitating a sale
of real estate of another with the intent
of receiving a commission or fee, (c) your intent in dealing with the
seller was not to facilitate the sale
of his
real estate to another, (d) your intent with dealing with the buyer was not to facilitate the sale
of the
real estate of another to the buyer, (e) that the sale
of real estate would have occurred regardless
of your
contract assignment, (f) that you performed your obligations pursuant to the
real estate contract before you assigned it, creating ascertainable rights
of ownership, (g) that you did not receive a commission or fee for assigning that
contract, (h) that the subject matter
of the
contract was not
real estate, (i) that the assignment
of your purchase
contract did not facilitate a sale
of real estate you did not own for a fee that you collected?
Real estate licensee Tanja Adams («Adams»)
of Realty Executives («Brokerage») had an oral $ 130,000 listing
contract for a property owned by Big Z Properties, LLC («
Seller»).
An unrecorded deed or a fully performed
real estate contract would serve the purpose as well, but good luck getting any one
of those from your
seller.
The
seller's
real estate agent testified to her business practices
of «always» providing the disclosure statement before a
contract to purchase was signed.
In 1981 the Court
of Appeals
of Ohio addressed whether the drafting
of a
real estate sales
contract by a broker constituted the unauthorized practice
of law, thus voiding a
contract and relieving the
seller from paying a commission.
The buyers sued the
sellers and the
real estate licensees who represented them, alleging fraud and breach
of contract because the
sellers had known about the possibility
of a sewer assessment.
The Supreme Court
of Rhode Island has decided whether a purchaser can bring a lawsuit against a
seller of real estate and its representatives when the purchaser discovers, following the closing, that a purchase
contract contingency could not be met.
Ask yourself when the last time was that a buyer or
seller inquired about the type
of real estate license you carried before submitting an offer or signing a listing
contract.
A walkthrough
of the home Before the closing, your
real estate agent and possibly the
sellers and their agent, will walk through the property to ensure the condition is as it should be and as specified in the
contract.
A California statute states that a
real estate professional who has entered into a
contract with a
seller to locate a buyer has a duty to disclose all facts «materially affecting the value or desirability»
of the property to the buyer that an investigation
of the property would reveal.
The British Columbia
Real Estate Association standard form Multiple Listing
Contract contains the limitations that permit licensees to conduct business with multiple
sellers and buyers concurrently without being in breach
of their duties to their clients.
Time was, when both listing and selling
real estate Agents primarily represented the interests
of the owners
of property because the Listing
contract was the only binding document and it was signed by the
Seller!
Whether you are the buyer or the
seller in a
seller leaseback, it is recommended that you safeguard your rights by stipulating the terms and conditions
of the rental agreement in a residential
real estate contract.
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.»
on If a
real estate contract makes time
of the essence, is it necessary for the
seller to give the buyer an opportunity to close after the closing date has passed?
According to the case law as
of the date
of this article, a provision in a
real estate contract that requires a
seller to deliver at closing a report from a licensed pest control company showing the property free
of termites does not require a
seller to repair termite damage.
According to Florida case law as
of the date
of this article, when a
real estate contract contains a time is
of the essence provision, it is not necessary for a
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Buck v. Cimino (243 A.D. 2d 681)- broker is procuring cause
of sale where broker set in motion the chain
of circumstances which proximately led to the sale; not necessary for broker to have been involved in the negotiations
of sale where lack
of involvement is attributable to buyer, a licensed
real estate broker, who used her knowledge as a broker to affirmatively mislead broker into believing she lacked any interest in the property; broker is proximate link where broker introduced buyer to the property, brought buyer to the property, the buyer and
seller engaged in minimal negotiations and the
contract of sale was executed soon after broker's introduction
of buyer to the property (approx. 10 days).
Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty v. Pillsworth (32 A.D. 3rd 568 [3rd Dept.]-RRB-- Order
of the Supreme Court granting broker's motion for summary judgment affirmed; in the absence
of an agreement to the contrary, the broker's right to a commission is not contingent upon performance
of the underlying
real estate contract, receipt by the
seller of the sale price, transfer
of title, or even a formal execution
of a legally enforceable sales
contract;
seller could not utilize the provisions
of a subsequently executed sales
contract wherein
seller agreed to pay broker's commission «if and when title closes» as a bootstrap to avoid her obligation to the broker under the clear and unambiguous provisions
of the listing agreement as such language was contained in the
contract of sale prepared by counsel and to which broker was not a party; provisions in listing agreement that
seller would accept a binder or purchase
contract contingent upon purchaser's ability to obtain conventional financing and provided any other contingencies in the binder or purchase agreement are acceptable to the
seller speak only to the type
of purchase offer that
seller was obligated to accept and does not alter or otherwise qualify broker's right to a commission
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.
It seems she found some
of our innovative
real estate marketing videos online and spent about 20 minutes interviewing me and also talking to one
of my
sellers where the video helped get their home under
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Real estate transactions vary across the United States, so there's no one list
of «typical» steps that can be used to prepare buyers and
sellers for the progression from
contract to closing.
Kling
Real Estate, Ltd. v. DePalma (306 A.D. 2d 445)- summary judgment motion dismissing broker's complaint affirmed; broker's suit for commission based upon two binder agreements fails where unilateral modification
of the proposed
contracts of sale by the prospective purchasers constituted a counter offer which the
seller rejected; no cause
of action exists for commission against buyer in second transaction where
sellers agreed to pay the brokerage commission
Century 21 Volpe Realty v. Jhong Kim (231 A.D. 2d 667)- broker entitled to
real estate commission where
seller entered into a valid and enforceable
contract for sale
of property and then willfully breached the agreement, causing the failure
of the transfer
of title to the property; agreement satisfies statute
of frauds.