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  • The Law & You: Mold, a Fungus Among Us
    Sat, 12/01/2001

    Unquestionably, the disclosure du jour in residential real estate is mold. Toxic mold, as it’s been called, is an increasingly important issue for real estate professionals. To reduce liability, consider the following points.

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  • REALTORS® Eye State Lemon Law Efforts
    Sat, 12/01/2001

    The bills under consideration by some state legislatures around the country would protect new-home buyers from costly construction defects. Details of the bills vary, but their general aim is to give homebuyers protection above the construction warranties offered by builders.

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  • Mold Happens, But Must Liability?
    Thu, 11/01/2001

    Call it mold madness. Whether you're catching the latest segment of your favorite TV news show or reading the real estate section in your local paper, household mold is a spreading topic.

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  • The Law & You: Untangling the Tax Laws
    Thu, 11/01/2001

    The tax rate cuts and estate tax repeal President Bush signed in June are a complex puzzle; they become effective in different years, have various phase-in and phase-out rules, and, most surprisingly, are all repealed after 2010. Here’s a primer to help you make sense of the new tax law.

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  • The Law & You Seven Tips for Getting Paid
    Mon, 10/01/2001

    As a real estate professional, you work too hard to let commissions slip away due to faulty paperwork and easily avoided errors. Review your listing contracts to assure that you’ll be compensated for your efforts.

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  • The Law & You: Innocent by Design
    Sat, 09/01/2001

    Consistency is the key to fair housing defense.

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  • The Law & You: Inspection Protection
    Wed, 08/01/2001

    Increasingly, sellers are being required to inform buyers of material facts affecting the value or desirability of a property. However, buyers generally want to know about more than just those issues that rise to the level of “material.” Home inspections provide that additional insight.

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  • Megan’s Law: The Yard Sign That Leaves its Mark
    Wed, 08/01/2001

    A state judge took Megan’s Law into new territory in May when he ordered convicted sex offenders in this coastal city to post a sign in their yard letting people know about their crime.

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  • The Law & You: Spell Out Your Search Terms
    Sun, 07/01/2001

    Buyer’s agents have a fiduciary duty to search for all available properties--just as the listing agent has a duty to work with all potential buyers--unless the agency agreement says otherwise. Here are some tips to avoid breaching your fiduciary duty to buyers.

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  • The Law & You: Don't Pay Illegal Referral Fees
    Fri, 06/01/2001

    Referral fee payments to unlicensed individuals or entities can jeopardize your real estate license. Yet, it’s so easy to make referrals online that it may be equally easy to overlook the status of someone’s license.

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