Feb 23 2010

Realtors Property Resource Licensing Agreement Made Public

Tag: Disclosure, Laugh, NAR, News, RPR, Technology, Websites, videoJoe Cline @ 7:34 pm

Well, it’s been a long time and I have to admit, that I am surprised super happy that REALTORS Property Resource,LLC has shared the Content License Agreement with NAR’s members. I just read about the revamped RPR agreement on Inman News. Seems to be a pretty long document, but as Brian Larson pointed out, the more clear and complete the agreement winds up being, the less trouble there will be down the road. I couldn’t agree more.

Ok, so I’m like a kid on Christmas morning and would love to have more to post now, but I’ve got to grab a glass of wine, sit by the fire (it’s snowing today in Austin), and crank through this baby!

And to RPR, thanks for ruining my funny use of this clip. :-P

It would have been something like, How RPR Responds to questions…


Jan 26 2007

Buyers Sue Agent Over Home Price

Tag: Crime, Disclosure, Ethics, Lawsuit, NewsJoe Cline @ 6:26 pm

January 26th, 2008 2:31 PM

If this agent did truly withhold information then s/he is getting what they deserve. Truth and honesty are the most important qualities that a fiduciary has to his/her clients.

Many people may feel they overpaid for a home they bought during the housing boom, but one California couple is trying to do something about it. According to the New York Times, Marty Ummel and her husband Vernon, of Carlsbad, are suing their real estate agent, claiming he withheld information that similar homes in the neighborhood were selling for less than the home they eventually bought. Real estate lawyers say the case, which goes to trial on Monday, brings into question the valuation process and could be “the first of many similar cases in which regretful or resentful buyers seek redress from the agents who found them a home and arranged its purchase,” the Times reports. Wed, Jan 23, 2008