By Charles S. Bonamer ORRA class instructor, "Brokerage Management" Most real estate brokers associate with salespersons as independent contractors, rather than employees. There are major difference...

(1) Each active broker shall maintain an office, which shall consist of at least one enclosed room in a building of stationary construction. Each active broker...

REALTOR® A, a REALTOR® principal, was asked to list a neglected house that obviously needed a wide range of repairs. He strongly advised the owner...

By Joshua Kendrick Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation In 2008, a licensed real estate broker entered into a property management agreement to act...

By Leigh Matchett Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation In 2008, a licensed real estate broker was registered with the division of corporations as...

By Charles S. Bonamer ORRA class instructor, "Brokerage Management" Associates within the same office frequently choose to share commissions, and brokers or company management are in...

Case #6-6 REALTOR® Z, a broker and sole proprietor, had invested considerable time, money, and energy into developing her website. Seeking to recoup some of...

A transaction broker provides a limited form of representation to a buyer, a seller, or both in a real estate transaction but does not represent...

Updated 2/1/2013 Your agents who have not paid their 2013 REALTOR® dues are about to cost you $461 each. Any agent who did not pay 2013 REALTOR®...

By Charles S. Bonamer ORRA class instructor, "Brokerage Management" One of the most difficult decisions for any brokerage owner or manager is the judgment call...

A Michigan court has considered whether a listing broker had a duty to disclose to buyers that a property had a chemical contamination problem when...

Article 17, Case 17-1 REALTOR® A and REALTOR® B had been engaged in a cooperative transaction that resulted in a dispute regarding entitlement to compensation....

Each broker shall keep and make available to the department such books, accounts, and records as will enable the department to determine whether such broker...

Offering a competitive commission is a key to hiring and keeping top performers, but how do you determine which structure is best for both your brokerage...

A California appellate court has considered whether a corporation's designated broker could be personally liable for the actions taken by one of the corporation's salespeople,...

Can you imagine a brokerage-wide monthly phone bill for only $100? For Joe Adkins, chairman of the ORRA Technology Task Force, it's a reality. Joe...

(1) Each active broker shall maintain an office, which shall consist of at least one enclosed room in a building of stationary construction. Each active broker...

REALTOR® A, the listing broker, presented an offer to purchase to his client, Seller X, which was $20,000 less than the property’s listed price. The...

By Dana Ward Unfortunately, there is no shortage of real estate scams in this challenging market. In greater Orlando alone we have witnessed creative con...

The University of Central Florida Dr. P. Phillips School of Real Estate produces appropriately scholarly working papers on a variety of real estate topics. Its...

All brokers should by now have received and returned their ORRA Office Verification forms. If you have not done so already, please examine all the...

Get To Know.... Sherry McMurtrie RE/MAX Properties SW, Inc. Professionally I chose a career in real estate because after having my license for 10 years...

REALTOR® Code Of Ethics - Case Study Case #7-1: Acceptance of Compensation from Buyer and Seller (Adopted as Case #8-3 May, 1988. Transferred to Article...

ORRA’s REALTOR® Misconduct Advisory program is an informal means of transmitting — anonymously, from one broker to another — concerns about minor, non-chargeable incidents or...

Section 475.215 - multiple licenses 1. A licensed broker may be issued upon request additional licenses as a broker, but not as a sales associate or...

Make sure no one is left holding the case by following FREC's advice for requesting an escrow disbusement order Remember the show "Deal or No...

REALTOR® Code Of Ethics - Case Study Case #13-3: REALTOR®’s Obligation to Recommend Counsel When Needed (Reaffirmed Case #17-3 May, 1988. Transferred to Article 13...

Retaining your best sales associates may be your most important job. If agents feel your office is stagnant, they may look for a more dynamic...

Section 475.255 - Determination of agency or transactional brokerage relationship Without consideration of the related facts and circumstances, the mere payment or promise to pay...

The U.S. Supreme Court may have slammed the door on consumer lawsuits alleging that the flat fees brokerages charged clients in addition to percentage-based commissions violate...

Section 475.278 (1) Brokerage Relationships  (a) Authorized brokerage relationships A real estate licensee in this state may enter into a brokerage relationship as either a transaction broker or...

 By Charles S. Bonamer ORRA class instructor, Brokerage Management Generally accepted appraisal concepts should be comprehended by the residential real estate broker and agent. The...

According to Florida REALTORS®, brokerages or brokers who solicit sales associates may need to comply with the Federal Trade Commission’s Business Opportunity Rule (BOR) that...

By Charles S. Bonamer ORRA class instructor, Brokerage Management There is no single method best applicable to valuing a real estate brokerage. A number of...

This is a NAR mandatory third cycle REALTOR® Code of Ethics training year, which means that by December 31, 2012, every REALTOR® (brokers, agents, and even appraisers) must have completed...