Incorporating a community name into your marketing can put you at risk. Imagine you’re a real estate agent in Cold Mountain, N.C., using the tagline “Your Cold Mountain Real Estate Connection” to market your services. You receive a cease and desist letter from an enterprising developer who’s registered a federal trademark for the term “Cold …
Tag: Real Estate
Jan 11
MLS Copyright Saga
After months of NAR fighting for the right for multiple listing services to obtain copyright for their databases, the U.S. Copyright Office appears poised to accept listing databases as copyrightable if they’re sufficiently creative. The association created materials, which were reviewed and approved by the agency, to help MLSs demonstrate that creativity. In a tentative …
Jan 11
Delaware County / Broomall Home – 266 Marple Road, Broomall, PA. 19008
266 Marple Road, Broomall, PA. 19008 Listing courtesy of Lynn Romolini – BHHS Fox & Roach-Media $637,000 Est. Mortgage $4,265/mo*4 Beds3 Baths2956 Sq. Ft. Description about this home for sale at 266 Marple Road, Broomall, PA. 19008 If you’re looking for that truly special, one-of-a-kind home, your search is over! Welcome to 266 Marple Rd! …
Jan 10
Ocean City / Jersey Shore Home – 4 Wesley Rd. Ocean City, NJ. 08226
4 Wesley Rd. Ocean City, NJ. 08226 Listing courtesy of Jason Frost – BHHS FOX and ROACH-Simpson OC $2,599,000 Est. Mortgage $15,820/mo*5 Beds5 Baths Description about this home for sale at 4 Wesley Rd. Ocean City, NJ. 08226 Custom Built Gardens New Construction Home! Wait until you See this Stunning Single Family New Construction Property. …
Jan 10
You Could Be the Fall Guy for Your Seller’s Lies
When clients deceptively skirt their responsibility to disclose property defects, it could spell trouble for you, too. When Kristen Martinez and her family bought a home in the Seattle area two years ago, she specifically asked about the electrical wiring. “We had been told [by the seller] when we bought the house that there was …
Jan 09
Avoid Lawsuits From Negligent Referrals
If you give clients a list of inspectors to contact, be sure all of those inspectors are qualified. Your buyer and the seller have a signed contract and now the inspection process begins. You tell your buyer she needs a general property inspection and her first question is, “Whom do you recommend?” It’s a good …
Jan 09
Delaware County / Broomall PA. Home – 615 Marshall Dr. Broomall, PA. 19008
Home – 615 Marshall Dr. Broomall, PA. 19008 Listing courtesy of Maria Orr – BHHS Fox&Roach-Newtown Square $845,000 Est. Mortgage $5,629/mo*3 Beds3 Baths2114 Sq. Ft. Description about this home for sale at 615 Marshall Dr. Broomall, PA. 19008 Welcome Home! This lovely Cape Cod home is located in one of the quietest and most private …
Jan 08
Broomall / Delco Home – 420 Farnsworth Drive, Broomall, PA. 19008
420 Farnsworth Drive, Broomall, PA. 19008 Listing courtesy of Michael Santolupo – Weichert Realtors $574,900 Est. Mortgage $3,899/mo*3 Beds3 Baths2112 sq. ft. Description about this home for sale at 420 Farnsworth Drive, Broomall, PA. 19008 Beautifully renovated 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom home with hardwood floors throughout and a finished basement! First floor includes a large …
Jan 08
How the 20% Business Income Deduction Applies to You
Changes stemming from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 allow agents and brokers who earn income as independent contractors or from pass-through businesses to take a significant deduction on that income. One of the biggest wins for REALTORS® in last year’s tax reform bill is the new 20 percent business income deduction, also …
Jan 05
Can You Change That Contract?
It’s easier than you’d expect to get tangled in the unauthorized practice of law. In a 2017 Wyoming case, a real estate agent was found to have engaged in the unauthorized practice of law for merely removing inapplicable provisions of a state association’s form. As evidenced in this case, and depending on state law, even …
Jan 05
Jersey Shore / Sea Isle City Home – 4601 Landis #C, Sea Isle City, NJ. 08243
4601 Landis #C, Sea Isle City, NJ. 08243 Listing courtesy of Geraldine Rescigno – RE/MAX PREFERRED SEA ISLE $950,000 Est. Mortgage $6,114/mo*3 Beds2 Baths1316 Sq. Ft. Description about this home for sale at 4601 Landis #C, Sea Isle City, NJ. 08243 Welcome to your dream beach block retreat! This stunning three-bedroom, two-full-bath condo is perfectly …
Jan 04
Sea Isle City / Jersey Shore Home – 115 40th St. #4F, Sea Isle City, NJ. 08243
115 40th St. #4F, Sea Isle City, NJ. 08243 Listing courtesy of Deborah A Kennedy – COMPASS RE – Moorestown $660,000 Est. Mortgage $4,332/mo*3 Beds2 Baths956 Sq. Ft. Description about this home for sale at 115 40th St. #4F, Sea Isle City, NJ. 08243 Welcome Home to “The Four Winds Condominium building”, one of Sea …
