Category: Courtside Newsletter


May 2015: California Association of REALTORS® Releases New & Revised Forms

June 4th, 2015 by

BY: EDWARD J. ZORN, ATTORNEY AT LAWCASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL The California Association of REALTORS® released four (4) new and six (6) revised forms on April 27, 2015. New Forms Buyer Amendment to Escrow Instructions (BAEI) | Seller Amendment to Escrow Instructions (SAEI) The BAEI and SAEI were created by C.A.R. following the changes to the […]


April 2015: Commission Sharing Agreements Between Agents

May 1st, 2015 by

This months Newsletter focuses on commission sharing agreements between agents. To read the full article, please click here.


February 2015: Overheard at the C.A.R. Winter Business Meetings

March 2nd, 2015 by

Last month, the team at The Giardinelli Law Group had the privilege of attending the California Association of REALTORS® Winter Business Meetings in Indian Wells. This month’s Courtside Newsletter will highlight some of the information gathered at that event. Click here to download the article. California Bureau of Real Estate Forum Real Estate Fraud: CalBRE is […]


January 2015: Revisions to the Residential Purchase Agreement

January 28th, 2015 by

At the end of November, the California Association of REALTORS® released numerous new and revised forms, which we covered in two Courtside Newsletters. However, noticeably absent from those reviews was the Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA). According to the California Association of REALTORS®, “the RPA form is the cornerstone of every successful real estate transaction in […]


December 2014: New Laws for the New Year

December 29th, 2014 by

This months Newsletter focuses on the new laws for 2015. To read the full article, please click here.