Category: Courtside Newsletter


January 2014: New Laws in 2014 that May Affect Real Estate Practitioners: Part 1

January 27th, 2014 by

This month’s Newsletter focuses on the newly enacted laws that may affect how real estate practitioners conduct their business.  Part 1 of a two-part series.  We also reference the forms released and discontinued by the C.A.R. in December 2013. For the full article, please click on the following link: http://srcar.org/assets/2014/01/January2014-Newsletter_New-Laws.pdf


Dec. 2013: C.A.R. November 2013 Forms Release

December 9th, 2013 by

The California Association of REALTORS(R) recently released three new and 23 revised forms for use in real estate transactions. To read John Giardinelli’s summary of those forms, please click on the following link: http://srcar.org/assets/2013/12/December2013_Newsletter_New_Forms.pdf


July 2013: C.A.R. JULY 2013 FORM RELEASE

July 31st, 2013 by

BY: SYLVIA J. SIMMONS, ATTORNEY AT LAWCASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL The California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) released several new and revised forms on July 29th. The following is a brief summary of those forms and what their  changes mean to real estate practitioners. New Forms Two new forms replace the Seller Instruction to Exclude Listing (SEL). […]


October 2012: NEW APPELLATE COURT DECISION: CALIFORNIA CORPORATE BROKERS NOT LIABLE TO THIRD PARTIES

October 5th, 2012 by

Full newsletter available here. NEW APPELLATE COURT DECISION: CALIFORNIA CORPORATE BROKERS NOT LIABLE TO THIRD PARTIES BY: TAMAR GABRIEL,ATTORNEY AT LAW A recent case decided by the California Court of Appeal will have an effect on how the scope of a California Corporate Broker’s liability is defined. In Sandler v. Sanchez, the appellate court’s ruling […]


September 2012: REAL ESTATE CONCERNS: TO WHOM CAN COMMISSIONS BE PAID?

September 4th, 2012 by

Full newsletter available here. BY: TAMAR GABRIEL,ATTORNEY AT LAW CASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL, researched and contributed to these articles. California Business and Professions Code Section 10137 governs the circumstances under which a licensed real estate broker can compensate a person from the commissions obtained in a real estate transaction. Stay ahead of the curve by keeping […]