Category: Courtside Newsletter


Courtside Real Estate Newsletter: New Laws Affecting REALTORS® in 2019

January 25th, 2019 by

BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSEL CASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that may affect REALTORS® and their practices this year. This month’s Courtside Newsletter provides an overview of some of those laws.


Courtside Newsletter October 2018 New & Revised C.A.R. Forms Slated for December Release

October 29th, 2018 by

BY: ROBERT H. TYLER, ATTORNEY AT LAWASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERKCASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL The California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) will release two (2) new and eleven (11) revised forms the week of December 10, 2018. It should be noted that while C.A.R. was originally going to release two additional new forms, the Seller Common Interest […]


Courtside Newsletter: August 2018 Dynamex & the Independent Contractor Status

August 30th, 2018 by

Download PDFBY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAWASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERKCASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL According to the California Supreme Court, “In recent years…both the federal and state governments have declared that the misclassification of workers as independent contractors rather than employees is a very serious problem, depriving federal and state governments of billions of dollars […]


Courtside Newsletter: C.A.R. New & Revised Forms to Be Released in June

June 25th, 2018 by

Download PDFBY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAWASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERKCASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL The California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) will release three (3) new and eight (8) revised forms on or about June 25, 2018. In this month’s Courtside Newsletter, we will explore the new forms, their significance, and the revisions to existing forms.


Courtside Newsletter: Presentation of Offers

May 29th, 2018 by

BY: KELLY A. NEAVEL, ATTORNEY AT LAWASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERKCASEY MCINTOSH, PARALEGAL Download in PDF Working as a real estate agent is a tricky job, no matter which way you look at it. As a seller’s agent, you’re trying to get the highest price for your client. As a buyer’s agent, you’re trying to […]