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David Saks is a musician, retired real estate broker, and long-time ActiveRain member. David's blog features important information relevant to the safety, integrity and security of the industry. In addition to his widely read real estate fraud blog, a comprehensive overview of real estate continuing education is a weekly addition for his subscribers and the ActiveRain community at-large. Thank you for subscribing to and for visiting David's ActiveRain home on the internet. Please join. Membership in ActiveRain will enrich your life !

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2012 

                                                              #1488 When the government decides to take over the ownership of a piece of real estate for public use this right of the government to take the real estate is known as the monopoly of real property under police authority. Is this true o...
01/16/2012
                                                            #1487 Most states have a law which says that a comparative market analysis, a CMA, must be performed for every listing taken by a brokerage, and that the CMA must be compared to and presented with the appraisal for the lender. Is this tr...
01/16/2012
                                                          #1486 Under a listing contract a broker commits himself or herself to an obligation to work for both the seller and the buyer and render faithful service to both parties. Is this true or false ? Take your time. The solution is posted below...
01/16/2012
                                                              #1485 When a final decision is to be reached regarding the matter of the price to be listed for the house that decision always depends upon the appraised value of the house, the decision of the attorney and the broker. Is this true or ...
01/16/2012
                                                             #1484 Under an open listing and an exclusive agency listing agreement the seller can avoid having to pay the broker a commission if the seller sells to property to a buyer not presented to the seller by the broker. Is this true or false...
01/16/2012
                                                          #1483 A listing agreement stated that it will expire on June 18th, 2009. If the owner dies on June 15th the owner's death will effectively terminate the listing agreement. Is this true or false ? Take your time. The solution is posted belo...
01/15/2012
                                                            #1482 When we consider the likenesses inherent in an exclusive-right-to-sell listing and an exclusive-agency listing the seller has the right to allow any agent to show the property. Is this true or false ? Take your time. The solution i...
01/15/2012
                                                            #1481 When a listing is taken by an agent and the brokerage the listing is generally considered to be one which is an employment agreement for services carried out between the seller and the multiple listing service of the local realtor ...
01/15/2012
The head instructor, and owner, of a very fine real estate school forwarded the article below. Jim Gibbs, of the Career Institute, is a watchdog for the business. ======================================================================= Thousands of Foreclosure Reviews Delayed Reviews of hundreds o...
01/15/2012
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