Monday, May 11, 2015

Don't Hate Don't Discriminate- Civil Rights

Civil Rights Acts and Fair Housing Acts
1866 & 1964
Jones vs. Mayer
Title II: race, color, religion, national origin in hotel, motel, restaurant, gas station
Title III: access to public facilities from race, religion, national origin

Title VIII, Fair Housing Act, Civil Rights 1968
Buying or renting residential property
Buying and contracting on residential land

1988 Familial & Handicap

  1. Race
  2. Religion
  3. National Origin
  4. Color
  5. Sex
  6. Familial Status
  7. Handicap Status
Age, occupation, marital status, sexual orientation fair game

Monday, May 4, 2015

Notes I Like

Subdividing: Large parcel into smaller lots

Development: Improving raw land

Construction: Building on the sites

Deed Restrictions on single parcels vs. Restrictive Covenants on Subdivisions

Dedicate sewers, parks, and streets to local municipality.

Subdivision Plat Map plan for future development.

Agriculture 10 acres or more.

Appraisal certified or not conforms to USPAP.

BPO for short sales from sales associates or brokers/licensees.

Business Broker sells tangibles and intangibles.

CMA for sellers and buyer.

Counselor for investor or developer.

Farm area for experts.

Follow-up post sale.

Anyone can start an MLS.

Property manager is not rental agent.

Property management prepares for highest and best use, and advertising and marketing, and routine maintenance.

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

Real Estate Business = financing, counseling, buying, selling, appraising, marketing, transferring title, developing, subdividing, negotiating, managing, leasing, market conditions, relocating, and advertising.

Law is important in real estate.

Brokering real estate = buyer and seller, renter and tenant, developer and municipality, buyer and financed, seller and agent, owner and leasee.

Residential 4 or fewer developed or undeveloped units and less than 10 agricultural acres.

Commercial income producing.

Industrial construction features and transportation.

Business broker buys, sellers, or leases business.

Real estate license for buying, selling, leasing business.

Business opportunity brokerage buying, selling, leasing business with real property license required, with tangible assets license not required.

Farm agents maintain data on each property.

Property data = year built, property tax, sales history, assessed value, marketing time

Rental agent finds leasee then collect fee

Absentee owner relies on property manager

Property manager collects rent

Property manager payment defined in management agreement doc.

Appraisal estimates property worth (10' above)

Comparative market analysis = real estate activity in the area (1,000 feet above)

BPO 10' above

Federal mortgage loan requires certified appraisal

BPO for free and clear sales

Sales associate never collect BPO payment

BPO //=// Appraisal //=// CMA

USPAP //=// CMA and BPO

Corporation, developer, investor, buyer, seller = counselor

Developer pays advertising

Developer pays broker commission

Local gov. = tax and occupational licensing

State gov. = coastal and protected areas

Fed. gov. = monetary policies

REALTOR //=// Real Estate Licensee

NAR = private professional organization

MLS brings sellers to buyers and vice versa

NAR //=// trademark MLS

Chapter 475 real estate license law

1925 = FREC = Commission = Chapter 475 = DRE = DBPR = Licensing

Voluntary inactive until employed with broker and notify DBPR

Sales associate = agent of broker/employer

Brokers more experienced, higher education, and passed broker exam over sales associate

 Post-licensure courses are offered in live classroom format and online.

After completing the post-licensing education requirement during the initial license period, active and inactive licensees must complete at least 14 hours of continuing education during every two-year license period after that.