Category Archives: Real Estate

Four Common Listing Agreements Used by Real Estate Agents

| April 4, 2019

Each type of listing agreement allows an agent to market the seller’s property, but they differ when it comes to who else can market it and how the brokerage fee is earned By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 4, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – Each type of listing contract allows the real estate agent to market […]

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78 Percent of Servicemember Loans In 2016 Were VA Loans.

| March 1, 2019

CFPB Releases Report on First-Time Home Buying Servicemembersere VA loans. By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (March 1, 2019) (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report focusing on mortgages made to first-time homebuyers who are serving in the armed forces or who are veterans. The Bureau’s report […]

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The US Housing Market Gains Nearly $11 Trillion Since Bottoming Out in 2012

| January 3, 2019

Four of the ten most valuable housing markets are in California – Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, and San Diego By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (January 3, 2019) (SEATTLE) Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. housing market is more valuable than ever, worth a cumulative $33.3 trillion in 2018. Since the market hit its lowest point in 2012, it has […]

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Home Buying Sentiment Continues to Diminish

| December 18, 2018

“Rapid price increases have affected the marketplace.” By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (December 18, 2018) WASHINGTON (December 18, 2018) National Association of REALTORS®– New findings from a National Association of Realtors® survey show that despite a favorable view on the economy and the direction of home prices, the sentiment on home buying continued to diminish at […]

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Legalized Marijuana and the Real Estate Broker (Part 1 of 2)

| December 1, 2018

Legalized marijuana occupies a special niche as a state-legal but federally-illegal product and industry. By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (December 1, 2018) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd –  State legalization of marijuana should be of special interest to real estate professionals across the country because it has raised issues for both residential and commercial properties. In states such as Colorado […]

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Oregon Requires New Course for First Principal Broker License Renewal

| November 21, 2018

  Oregon Principal Broker Advanced Practices – Required for the first renewal of a principal broker license If your principal broker license expiration date is after July 1, 2019, and you will be renewing your active license for the first time, you will have to take the 27-hour Principal Broker Advanced Practices course.  If your first principal broker license renewal was in inactive […]

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IMPORTANT DEADLINE FOR REALTORS® – Get Your Ethics Course Completed!

| November 8, 2018

The National Association of REALTORS® has moved their Code of Ethics requirement to a 2-year cycle ending December 2018. By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (November 8, 2018) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – REALTORS® are required to complete ethics training of not less than 2 hours, 30 minutes of instructional time within two-year cycles. The training must meet specific learning […]

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