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How Can Real Estate Licensees Fight Claims Before They Happen?
Lawsuits can do serious damage to your reputation as a real estate professional. It can be expensive to defend claims, and it could cost you your business. So…
Top 10 Mistakes Real Estate Agents Make That Leave Them Vulnerable to a Lawsuit
As a real estate professional, you want to do everything you can to minimize your risk and protect yourself from potential lawsuits. Here are the Top 10 mistakes…
Legal Duties in Residential and Commercial Transactions of a Licensed Real Estate Agent or Broker
Introduction - The Law and Primary Issue California Civil Code section 2079 sets forth the statutory duty of a real estate licensee in the State of California to…
Disposal of Files
Business and Professions Code Section 10148 requires that a real estate licensee maintain his or her file for 3 years after the transaction closes or for 3 years…
Risk Management: Your ticket to fewer claims and lower premiums
You are regularly helping in the purchase and sale of the largest investment most Americans will make in their lives. Since each home and its buyer/seller are unique,…
Wire Transfer Fraud
Over the last six months, the lawyers here at Carlson Law Group, Inc. have seen an email scam perpetrated with a frightening regularity. Approximately a dozen clients, insurance…
Avoid Violation of the Fair Housing Act By Staying Up-to-Date on Discrimination Issues
The call may seem very innocent. A person calls about the availability of an 800-square-foot apartment advertised by your company in the local newspaper. When the caller asks…
