Florida Real Estate License News
10/07/2024 12:00am
Sellers of residential real estate must disclose flood risks to potential buyers.
HB 1049 is a Florida bill that mandates sellers of residential real estate to disclose flood risks to potential buyers. It...
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03/12/2023 7:23am
What Should I Ask My Prospective Broker?
While hard work and good contacts can help you succeed during
your first years in the real estate business, probably the...
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02/20/2023 8:23am
Show and Tell
Seasoned real estate agents know there are many bumps and
obstacles on the path to the closing of a sale. Disclosure...
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02/16/2023 2:36pm
Real Estate Careers Give Women the Flexibility to Balance Career and Family
More women are looking for flexible careers, and are finding
that real estate fits their needs. A recent study by the...
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01/13/2023 10:00am
Are online courses more effective?
The DBPR Education and Testing Bureau has received information from the real estate testing vendor that has surprised many veteran...
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01/12/2023 6:01pm
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Associates
Why BUYERS AND SELLERS need a broker
Because buying or selling a home or investment property is acomplex and important financial...
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01/01/2023 7:41pm
Disclosure of Building Code Violations
Sellers must state the existence and nature of the code
violation; must give the buyer disclosure with copies of notices;
state the...
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01/12/2016 11:35am
Florida Real Estate Exam for Sales Associates--Your Study "Hit List"
Here's your state exam study "Hit List."
The exam has 100 multiple-choice questions and the applicant has 3 1/2 hours to...
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12/09/2013 12:08pm
Florida Real Estate Exam for Brokers - Your Study Hit List
Here is your state exam study Hit List.The exam has 100 multiple-choice questions and the applicant has 3 1/2 hours...
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08/14/2012 8:18am
Condo owners who are in arrears may not be able to use the pool
Recent changes to Florida law (Chapter 718) allow a condominium
association to deny owners (or their tenants) the right to use
common...
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08/14/2012 8:18am
Licensees must notify DBPR of ANY convictions
A little-known change in the law (July 1, 2009) requires current
licensees to report any conviction or plea to a crime,...
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07/27/2007 12:28pm
Don't Let Surprises Ruin the Deal
The home buyers might love the house, but they hate last-moment
surprises that tell them something new about the
transaction.
Those unwelcome surprises...
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07/25/2007 8:06am
Staging the House
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances’"
- William Shakespeare's...
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02/26/2007 8:00am
Reverse Mortgages - Information to make an Informed Decision
Many older Americans are turning to "reverse"
mortgages to finance a home improvement, pay off a current
mortgage, supplement their retirement income,...
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02/01/2007 5:09pm
Getting Your Real Estate Web Site Listed in the Major Search Engines: Part 3
So far in this series, we've really just talked about
building links to improve your rankings. Internal links should be
descriptive and...
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10/18/2006 2:27pm
Getting Your Real Estate Web Site Listed in the Major Search Engines: Part 2
Last week we took a look at internal link optimization as a way
to boost the ranking of your real estate...
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10/09/2006 2:32pm
Getting Your Real Estate Web Site Listed in the Major Search Engines
When building your real estate web site, it is essential to keep
proper search engine optimization techniques in mind, or you...
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06/29/2006 3:21pm
A Quick Reminder Regarding Referral Fees
The Department of Financial Services (DFS),
Office of Insurance Regulation, recently published an article to
remind real estate professionals of the laws...
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01/17/2006 1:46pm
FREC Case Study
The Florida Real Estate Commission is charged with protecting
Florida consumers from unscrupulous licensees, and takes its duties
very seriously. DBPR Press...
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01/17/2006 1:41pm
Explaining Listing Agreements
It is in the licensee's best interest to fully explain the
contents of a listing agreement to the seller before it...
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