"COMMISSION COMMENT INDEX"
Following is a listing by topic of the Nebraska Real Estate Commission's quarterly publication "Commission Comment". Should you wish to peruse any of these publications, please select the applicable topic listed below. For Commission Comment issues prior to 1995, please contact us.
Commission Comment Newsletters Index |
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ADVISORIES FROM OTHER STATES |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Ethics and Etiquette (Georgia) |
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Flopping, Dual Deeding or Simultaneous Closing (North Dakota) |
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Professionalism (California)
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Winter 2015 |
Reciprocal Agreements |
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Reciprocal Status |
ADVISORY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ARTICLES FOR THE |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Broker Follows Owner's Instructions; Loses Big |
Summer 1999 |
Broker Supervision |
Spring 2015 |
Carbon Monoxide |
Fall 2015 |
Consumer Product Safety Commission Warnings |
Winter 1996 (lead in mini blinds & swimming pool guidelines) Winter 2009 (Chinese Drywall) |
Counterfeit Cashier Checks |
Summer 2005 |
CMA's |
Fall 2015 |
Department of Natural Resources News |
Summer 2005 |
Disclosure - Siding |
Winter 2000 |
Dual Contracts: A Road Often Traveled but not Worth Considering |
Fall 2001 |
Electromagnetic Fields |
Winter 1995 |
Embezzlement |
Spring 1999 |
Forclosure Prevention Hotlines |
Winter 2008 |
Formaldehyde |
Winter 1995 |
Home Inspections |
Summer 2003 |
Homestead Purchase Agreements |
Fall 2015 |
Identity Theft |
Spring 2005 Summer 2008 Winter 2008 |
Lead and Property Management |
Fall 2001 |
Lead and Real Estate Transactions |
Winter 1995 Spring 1996 Summer 1996 Spring 1999 |
Mercury Alert |
Summer 2000 |
Mold, EPA Offers New Test for |
Summer 2002 |
Money Laundering |
Winter 1996 |
Mortgage Ad Warnings |
Winter 2007 |
Mortgage Fraud |
Summer 2012 |
Notary Training |
Summer 2004 |
Postal Services News |
Spring 2005 |
Radon and Introduction |
Fall 1995 |
Radon Measurement Specialists, Technicians & Business Licensing |
Fall 2004 Winter 2009 |
Safety Guide |
Winter 2014 |
Sanitary Improvement Districts |
Fall 2015 |
Surveillance |
Fall 2019 |
AGENCY |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Agency Disclosure |
Winter 2009 (Directors Desk) |
Agency Discussion |
Winter 1996 (Directors Desk) |
Agency Relationship of "Covering" Agent |
Summer 2008 (Directors Desk) |
Clients or Customers? Agency Scenarios; 15% Phased Out |
Fall 1996 (Directors Desk) |
Agency Disclosure |
Spring 2003 (Agency) Spring 2004 (New Construction & Buyer Agency) Spring 2013 (Agency) |
Agency Relationships - Duties and Obligations |
WInter 2002 Spring 2010 Winter 2012 |
Agency Relationships Follow-Up |
Summer 1995 Summer 1996 Fall 1996 Winter 1996 |
Agency Relationships Pamphlet |
Summer 1995 Fall 1995 Spring 1996 Winter 1996 (Common-Law Agent) Winter 1998 (Alternative Pamphlet) Winter 2000 (Compliance) Spring 2002 (New Pamphlet) Summer 2002 (New Pamphlet) Winter 2002 (New Pamphlet Reminder) Winter 2011(First Contact) |
Agency Relationships Policy |
Summer 1995 Spring 1999 (Dual Agency) Winter 2005 (Dual Agency) Winter 2009 (Builders) |
Dual Agency Disclosure |
Spring 2003 |
APPRAISER ARTICLES |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Appraiser Rules and Regulations Changes |
Winter 1997 (Proposed Change) |
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Opinions - (Market Analysis) |
Spring 1995 |
Opinions - (Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement) |
Summer 2000 |
Opinions - (Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement Revisited) |
Summer 2011 |
COMMISSION NEWS & ANNOUCEMENTS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Address Change Announcements |
Winter 1995 Summer 1996 |
Consumer Guide Announcements |
Spring 1996 Spring 2003 Summer 2004 Spring 2006 Fall 2008 |
Continuing Education Reminder Notices |
Spring 1995 Summer 1995 Fall 1999 Fall 2002 Fall 2007 Spring 2008 |
Database Conversion |
Spring 1999 Fall 2020 |
Legal Advice Requests |
Spring 1996 Fall 2004 |
Mailing Labels/Rosters |
Summer 2002 (electronic format) |
Relocation of Real Estate Commission Offices |
Spring 2015 |
Website |
Spring 2000 Fall 2001 (Growing Capabilities) Winter 2001 (passwords) Winter 2002 (licnsee information search) Fall 2004 (important reminders) Fall 2010 (new website, electronic noticication and passwords) Summer 2014 (Licensee Portal) |
Website Update |
Spring 2001 Spring 2021 |
COMMISSION SPONSORED WORKSHOPS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Agency Statute & Regulations Workshop |
Spring 1995 |
Errors and Omissions Information Sessions |
Fall 2007 |
Risk Management Seminars |
Fall 1997 Summer 2000 Fall 2000 |
COURT DECISIONS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
District Court Cases |
Summer 2016 (Commission Prevails) |
National Courts |
Spring 2015 (Unlicensed Practice) |
DIRECTOR'S DESK |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Address Changes of Licensees |
Fall 2003 Fall 2021 |
Agency Disclosure |
Winter 2009 Spring 2015 (New Form) Fall 2015 |
Advertising |
Summer 2016 Summer 2018 Fall 2020 Spring 2021 |
Advertising New Construction |
Summer 1999 Summer 2003 |
Agency Discussion |
Winter 1996 |
Agency Relationship of "Covering" Agent |
Summer 2008 |
Alien Land Ownership |
Spring 2010 Summer 2010 |
Anonymous Advertising |
Winter 2000 |
Anonymous Inquiries |
Summer 2000 Summer 2006 |
Asset Management Companies |
Winter 2010 |
Attorney Exemptions |
Fall 2000 |
Brokerage Relationships Pamphlet Compliance |
Summer 1996 |
Charging for BPO/CMA Authorized |
Fall 1999 Fall 2005 |
Client's Best Interests |
Summer 2014 |
Clients or Customers? Agency Scenarios; 15% Phased Out |
Fall 1996 |
Commission/Nebraska Realtor Caravan, License Manual Updated |
Summer 1997 |
Commission Publications, Legislation of Interest (15% & "Good Funds") |
Spring 1995 |
Commissioner Term Completed |
Fall 2009 (Bohrer) Spring 2012 (Griess) Spring 2021 (Dover) |
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate |
Summer 2011 |
Compensation from Customers |
Spring 1998 |
Complaints Down |
Winter 2011 |
Consumer Guide Update |
Summer 1995 Spring 2021 |
Continuing Education |
Winter 2010 Winter 2011 Summer 2012 |
Contracts |
Spring 2020 |
Covid |
Spring 2020 |
Criminal Background Checks |
Spring 2002 Fall 2003 Winter 2003 Winter 2004 Summer 2010 |
Customer Service |
Spring 2022 |
Database |
Fall 2020 (New) |
Earnest Money Deposit Reminder |
Fall 2001 |
Education Outreach |
Fall 2013 Winter 2015 |
E-mail Address Changes of Licensees |
Fall 2012 |
Envir. Theme, Rqst input into Property Cond.form & Agency Pamphlet |
Winter 1995 |
Errors & Omissions Insurance |
Fall 2002 (enroll online) Summer 2004 (rule change) Winter 2014 Summer 2016 (Carrier Change) |
Escrow Funds |
Fall 2021 |
Estimated Closing Costs, Agency Questions, Designated Agency |
Spring 1996 |
Examination |
Fall 2007(exam format changes) Spring 2019 Spring 2020 |
Fee Adjustments |
Fall 2004 Fall 2010 Fall 2014 |
Internet Brokerage Services |
Winter 2009 |
Jurisdiction over Unlicensed Persons |
Fall 2010 |
Lawsuit Reporting |
Fall 2013 |
Lead-based Paint Contingency Required |
Fall 1997 Winter 1997 |
Legible Document |
Spring 2013 |
License Law Minutes |
Winter 2017 |
License Manual, License Fees Equalized, Tasks for Unrepresented |
Fall 1995 |
License Manual/Trust Account Manual Updates |
Fall 2002 Winter 2012 |
License Recognition Agreements |
Fall 2008 |
Listings in a Divorce Situation |
Spring 2008 |
Loan Originator Inquiry & Response |
Spring 2000 |
Name Calling |
Spring 2012 |
Notaries and Purchase Agreements |
Spring 2013 Spring 2020 |
Ounce of Prevention |
Spring 1999 |
Pocket Cards |
Winter 2010 |
Post-dated Earnest Money Checks |
Spring 1999 |
Prohibition Against Referral Fees |
Spring 1999 |
Rebates to Licensees |
Spring 1999 |
Reciprocal Agreements |
Fall 2008 |
Referral Fees |
Summer 2005 |
Renewal Highlights |
Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2009 Winter 2015 Spring 2017 |
Rule Hearing Scheduled |
Spring 1997 (Questions of Lead based Paint Disclosed) Spring 2006 (Amendment Title 299, Ch 5-003.11) Summer 2007 (Amendment Title 299, Ch. 5-003.18 |
Safety |
Winter 2014 Spring 2021 |
Secretary of State Leaves |
Winter 2000 (Moore) Winter 2018 (Gale) |
Seller Property Condition Disclosure/Legislation |
Spring 1998 Spring 2002 Summer 2002 Fall 2002 (new form to be mailed) Winter 2009 Winter 2011 Summer 2012 (new form) Winter 2016 (New Form) |
Service Satisfaction Survey |
Summer 2000 |
Social Media |
Fall 2012 |
Solicitations |
Fall 2019 |
Statute Review |
Fall 2000 |
Third Party Service Providers |
Fall 2017 |
Third part Service Providers and RESPA |
Fall 2017 |
TILA/RESPA Changes |
Fall 2015 |
Trade Names: Multiple |
Summer 2005 |
Transaction Acting as Principal |
Fall 2019 |
Transfer Fee Reduced |
Spring 2001 |
Trust Account Manual |
Fall 2006 |
Two-year Renewals |
Winter 2010 Winter 2016 Spring 2017 |
SDA Wire Transfer Program - Broker Guidelines |
Summer 1998 |
Unfair Trade Practices | Spring 2017 (Listing Contracts) |
Website |
Spring 2003 Summer 2006 Summer 2008 |
EDUCATION |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Broker-Approved Training |
Summer 2011 Winter 2011 Spring 2012 Spring 2013 |
Continuing Education |
Spring 1996 (List & Notice) Winter 1998 (acceptable subject matter) Summer 2000 (new submission options) Spring 2002 (new submission options) Summer 2002 (website access & mailing labels) Summer 2003 (website access & submission options) Summer 2004 (Reminder Notice) Summer 2005 (Reminder Notice) Summer 2006 (website access & mailing labels) Fall 2006 (guide for distance learners) Fall 2007 (Reminder Notice) Spring 2008 (Reminder Notice) Summer 2012 (Correspondence Course Regulations) Fall 2014 (Certificates Not Required) |
Course Announcements |
Winter 2007 (Sales & Brokerage Course change) Spring 2019 (New Procedures) Spring 2020 (Temp Distance Ed Authorization) |
General |
Summer 1997 (Instructor Workshop) Fall 1999 (Distance Education ARELLO Certification) Fall 2015 (IDW) Summer 2016 (IDW) Winter 2016 (Educator deadlines) Winter 2016 (Property Management Course Requirement) |
Pre-License |
Spring 2020 (Requirement changes) |
EXAMINATION INFORMATION |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Examinations |
Winter 1997 (Development & Scoring) Spring 1998 (Change to Computerized) Summer 1998 (Computerized exam info) Spring 2000 (Security Issues) Summer 2000 (fee increase & test site) Summer 2007 (changes in examination) Fall 2007 (exam format changes) Spring 2011 (new version) Winter 2012 (Change in administration) Spring 2017 (Record Keepting 5 years) |
FEDERAL ACTS & REGULATIONS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Fair Housing Act of 1988 |
Fall 1996 (on the web) |
Foreign Investors |
Fall 2006 |
Housing Discrimination |
Winter 1995 Fall 1996 Spring 1997 |
HUD; Exemption for Dealing with Asset Managers Selling HUD Properties |
Summer 2010 |
HUD's Fair Housing Advertising |
Spring 1995 |
HUD's Lead Based Paint Rule on Hold |
Summer 1995 Spring 1996 Summer 1996 Winter 1996 |
HUD & EPA on Lead-based Paint |
Winter 1997 |
Income Tax Regulations regarding Foreign Persons |
Winter 2003 |
Mortgage Lending Discrimination |
Fall 1996 |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Everything A-OK on Y2K? |
Spring 1999 |
Holiday Message |
Winter 1995 (Moore) Winter 1996 (Moore) Winter 1997 (Moore) Winter 1998 (Moore) Winter 1999 (Moore) Winter 2000 (Moore) Winter 2001 (Gale) Winter 2002 (Gale) Winter 2003 (Gale) Winter 2004 (Gale) Winter 2005 (Gale) Winter 2006 (Gale) Winter 2007 (Gale) Winter 2008 (Gale) Winter 2009 (Gale) Winter 2010 (Gale) Winter 2011 (Gale) Winter 2012 (Gale) Winter 2013 (Gale) Winter 2014 (Gale) Winter 2015 (Gale) Winter 2016 (Gale) Winter 2017 (Gale) Winter 2018 (Gale) |
Property Lines |
Summer 1995 |
Requests for Information from the Dept. of the Navy |
Spring 1998 |
We Cannot Give You Legal Advice, But... |
Summer 2004 |
NEBRASKA REAL ESTATE PRACTICE |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Advertising Problems |
Spring 1997 Spring 1998 Summer 1999 Spring 2003 Fall 2019 |
Advertising & The Internet |
Winter 1997 Spring 1999 Spring 2000 Summer 2003 Fall 2021 |
Agency Disclosure |
Spring 2003 (Agency) Spring 2004 (New Construction & Buyer Agency) Spring 2013 (Agency) Winter 2013 (AgLand) Spring 2017 Winter 2018 |
Agency Relationships - Duties and Obligations |
WInter 2002 Spring 2010 Winter 2012 Winter 2017 Spring 2022 |
Agency Relationships Follow-Up |
Summer 1995 Summer 1996 Fall 1996 Winter 1996 |
Agency Relationships Pamphlet |
Summer 1995 Fall 1995 Spring 1996 Winter 1996 (Common-Law Agent) Winter 1998 (Alternative Pamphlet) Winter 2000 (Compliance) Spring 2002 (New Pamphlet) Summer 2002 (New Pamphlet) Winter 2002 (New Pamphlet Reminder) Winter 2011 (First Contact) Spring 2015 (New Form) |
Agency Relationships Policy |
Summer 1995 Spring 1999 (Dual Agency) Winter 2005 (Dual Agency) Winter 2009 (Builders) Summer 2014 (Default & Appointed) |
Ater-the-Fact Referral Fees Update |
Winter 1999 |
Anonymous Inquiries |
Winter 1997 |
Auctions and Licenses |
Spring 2012 Winter 2014 |
Broker Payments to Licensees |
Fall 2010 Spring 2021 |
Broker Price Opinion or Certified Market Analysis |
Spring 2008 (Charging) Spring 2013 (Not for property tax appeals) |
Business Corporations |
Fall 2012 |
Chasing Listings |
Fall 1995 |
Closing, When is it Complete? |
Winter 2007 |
Contract Problems |
Spring 2010 Spring 2012 (Authority to Sign) Fall 2021 (Text/Email) |
Customer Service, What you Know About, & What You Really Need to Know |
Summer 2003 Summer 2014 |
Cyber Security |
Fall 2017 |
Drones |
Summer 2014 Spring 2015 (Update) |
Dry Closings |
Fall 2004 |
Dual Agency Disclosure |
Spring 2003 |
Early Posession |
Summer 2003 |
Electronic Signatures and Documents |
Summer 2011 |
Employee Theft |
Winter 1996 |
Errors & Omissions Insurance |
Spring 2011 |
Ethics |
Spring 1998 Winter 1998 Fall 2000 Winter 2002 |
Fair Housing |
Spring 2022 |
Homeowners Insurance |
Fall 2003 |
Inducement Policy |
Winter 1996 Summer 2018 |
Internet Best Practices |
Fall 2010 |
Internet Marketing |
Summer 1999 |
Lead-based Paint Disclosure Clarification |
Spring 2002 |
License Law, Advertising, Lawsuits |
Summer 2013 |
Licensee's Duties, What Are They |
Summer 2005 |
Limited Liability Companies |
Fall 2012 |
Listing Agreements |
Winter 2005 Summer 2008 |
Listing Agreements, Copies of |
Winter 2005 |
Listings, Coming Soon Policy and Interpretation |
Winter 2015 Fall 2017 |
Listings, Entering into a future listing prior to expiration of current listing |
Spring 2011 |
Listings in a Divorce Situation |
Spring 2008 |
Listing & Purchase Agreements, Authority to Sign |
Spring 2012 |
Listing & Purchase Agreements Revised |
Summer 1995 |
Listing, Treatment of Expired Agreements |
Spring 2010 |
Loan Fraud |
Winter 2001 |
Megan's Law LB204 Disclosure Requirements |
Spring 1999 |
Mold |
Summer 2002 |
New Software & Real Estate |
Spring 2001 |
Multiple Offer Dilemma |
Spring 2017 |
Open House Thefts |
Summer 1999 |
Obligations to Customers and Clients |
Winter 2017 |
Open Mouth - Insert Foot (What is it about equal you don't understand) |
Spring 1999 Summer 2000 |
Operating as a "Team" |
Summer 2008 |
Policy and Interpretations |
Fall 2017 - Coming Soon Listings |
Professional Corporations |
Summer 1999 Fall 2006 Fall 2012 |
Receipt for Executed Purchase Agreement |
Winter 2010 |
Record Keeping Requirements |
Spring 2017 |
Referrals Through the Internet |
Winter 1996 |
Risk Management |
Fall 2005 |
Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statements; Effective Jan 1, 1995 |
Summer 1997 (Clarification) Fall 1997(Revision) Summer 1998 (Reprinted) Winter 1999 (Omissions) Summer 2000 (Revisited) Winter 2002 (Changes) Summer 2011 (Attorney General's Opinion) Summer 2012 (Revised form) Winter 2016 (New Form) Winter 2017 (Duties) Winter 2018 |
Showings & Payments |
Spring 2021 |
Teams |
Summer 2016 Spring 2017 Fall 2019 |
Top Thirteen Ways to Avoid a Complaint |
Fall 2010 |
Trade Names |
Fall 2012 |
Unlicensed Persons Policy |
Spring 1996 Spring 2002 Spring 2008 Winter 2013 Summer 2018 |
Virtual Office Websites |
Summer 2004 Summer 2010 |
Well and Sewage Inspections |
Fall 2013 |
SALESPERSON & BROKER LAW & RULE CHANGES |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Review Of Statutes |
Winter 1999 |
Salesperson/Broker Law Amendments |
Summer 2002 (LB863) Summer 2003 (LB60) Summer 2004 (LB845) Spring 2005 (LB88) Summer 2011 (LB23, LB24, LB25,LB347) |
Salesperson/Broker Proposed Legislation |
Spring 1999 Fall 1999 Spring 2000 Spring 2001 Spring 2005 Summer 2010 Winter 2010 Spring 2011 Summer 2011 |
Salesperson/Broker Rule Change |
Spring 1995 (Seller Prop. Cond. Disc. and "in-writing"rules) Summer 1995 (Agency Relationships) Winter 1996 (Inducements Prohibition Repealed) Fall 2002 (Title 299 & 302) Summer 2004 (E & O Insurance) Summer 2005 (Title 299, Ch 2; Multiple Trade Names) Summer 2006 (LB819) Summer 2008 (Required Nonresident class) Fall 2009 (LB29, LB30, LB403) Spring 2017 (LB16 wall licenses & trust accounts) |
Salesperson/Broker Rule Changes Under Consideration |
Winter 1995 Fall 1996 Spring 1997 Fall 1997 Winter 1997 Summer 1999 Fall 1999 Spring 2005 (Title 299, Ch 2) |
SURVEYS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Service Satisfaction Survey |
Spring 2000 Spring 2001 Spring 2002 Spring 2003 Winter 2009 |
TRUST ACCOUNT COLUMN |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Agency Acknowledgement Pamphlets Required, Procedures for "Estimated" Buyer/Seller Closing Cost Statement for Clients Only |
Summer 1997 |
Agency Relationships Observations/Suggestions |
Summer 1996 |
Automated Withdrawals |
Fall 2019 |
Bookkeeping Guidelines |
Spring 1996 Winter 1997 Winter 2009 Spring 2017 Spring 2019 |
Broker Responsibility, Estimated Closing Cost Statements; Seller Property Condition Disclosure |
Fall 1996 |
Closing Agent Requirements, Agency Agreements Required, Dual Agency |
Fall 1997 |
Embezzlement |
Winter 1996 |
Insufficient Funds, Dual Agency |
Summer 1998 |
Intro. Elements in File, Estimated Closing Costs |
Summer 1995 |
Listing & Management Agreements |
Summer 1999 |
New Agency Brochure Requirements |
Summer 2018 |
Property Management |
Spring 2022 |
Receipting for Earnest Money Deposits |
Spring 2019 |
Reminder to Brokers |
Spring 1998 |
Security Deposits, Written Agency Agreements, Cost Statement Signatures |
Fall 1995 |
Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statements, Transaction Files, Agency Policies |
Fall 1995 Winter 2018 |
Timely Deposit of Earnest Money, Trust Account Requirements, Trust Account Regulation, Unclaimed Trust Funds |
Spring 1997 |
TRUST ACCOUNT INFORMATION |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Agency Brochure Requirements |
Summer 2018 |
Closing Cost Estimates (Interpretation of Rules |
Summer 1997 |
Federal Insurance & Trust Accounts |
Summer 1996 Spring 2013 |
Bookkeeping Guidelines |
Winter 2009 Spring 2017 (Property Management) |
Closing Cost Estimates (Interpretation of Rules) |
Summer 1997 |
Federal Insurance & Trust Accounts |
Summer 1996 Spring 2013 |
Guidelines for Storage of Trust Account Records in Alternative Media |
Summer 1998 |
Handling Trust Funds |
Summer 2013 |
Interest Bearing Trust Accounts Statute |
Summer 2011 |
Property Management |
Fall 2015 |
Returning Earnest Money |
Summer 1997 |
Trust Account Manual |
Summer 2011 Winter 2013 |
Trust Account Changes Proposed |
Spring 2020 |
Trust Account Waiver |
Spring 2020 |