Find up-to-date information on the best practices for managing teams. Generally, a team consists of a licensee and at least one other person who work together regularly under one brokerage firm; hold themselves out to the public as being one entity; and refer to themselves by a common name.

Earnest money deposits account for more complaints against Realtors than any other issue, so it’s critical to know the rules.

This Sales Meeting Kit covers a few of the more recent changes to regulations involving EMDs: When they can be released, who gets the interest, and more.

Photoshop can enhance a listing image, but it can also help you cross the line into making unethical changes. Know how far you can go, and what guidelines will keep you on the right side of the Code. This Sales Meeting Kit covers the general rules for using image editing software to improve your listing photos. What can you change, what can’t you, and what should you be thinking about?

The purpose of this Sales Meeting Kit is to highlight differences between property condition disclosure obligations for sellers and listing agents. It will also discuss disclosure mechanics, like “Where does a listing agent disclose a material adverse fact?”. We will also discuss seller disclosure requirements under the Residential Property Disclosure Act.

The Virginia Real Estate Board (VREB) governs what is licensed vs. unlicensed activity. Assistants who do not have a real estate license hanging with a supervising broker cannot perform “licensed activity.”

We discuss the dos and don’ts of unlicensed assistants including what can an unlicensed assistant do and how can an unlicensed assistant be paid.