My staff reads many articles to get information for our newsletters. Today, I want to list some of their favorite links from this week. For the baby boomers, this is like the companies that used to clip articles from newspapers, copy, and send them to a client list. A Clipping Service. Today, they are links. […]
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I MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE
Patrick Lehman is a Real Estate Broker from Newport Beach, CA. He is also a very long-time supporter of Duane Gomer Education. DGE helped Patrick get his real estate sales license in 1989 and his broker’s license in 2011. His current company is Privacy Real Estate Services. I was in Costco when Patrick came over, […]
Everybody Should Learn Why 73 Is a Unique Birthday
If you were born in 1952, or know someone who was, you better talk to your tax advisor immediately about the infamous Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) regulations. Beginning the year you turn 73 years of age, you are generally required to start taking withdrawals from your traditional IRA accounts and other similar accounts whether you want […]
Google AI Has So Much Information It’s Scary
Two Clicks and Look What You Find – Tell me about Duane Gomer born in Wisconsin Duane Gomer, born in Wisconsin, USA, has had a long and varied career, marked by success in real estate and education. Early life and education Duane Gomer was born to Ollie and Florence Gomer. He earned a Bachelor of […]
Lawyers as Brokers
Today, we are presenting another outstanding offering by an industry leader, Wayne Bell. In the article, Wayne discusses the California laws concerning lawyers brokering properties. Interestingly, I have had the privilege of doing DRE license preparation classes for lawyers across the state. Yes, many of them read too much into every question, but they are […]
ANOTHER LOOK AT OPEN HOUSES
FROM A TRUE PROFESSIONAL JIM CASEY AND NON-TRADITIONAL BROKERAGE Today, I want to highlight Jim Casey, a Burbank Realtor and a friend. Jim was a national speaker, and I attended many of his presentations at the National Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors, and other locations. He was one of the “really” great […]
PROPOSED REGS CONCERNING BUYER/BROKER AGENCY
The DRE has proposed new regulations concerning “Buyer-Broker Representation Agreements”. The new commissioner regulations—Sections 2908.1, 2908.2, and 2908.3—are part of AB 2992. I believe the best method to provide you the DRE information is to relay their notice. In pertinent part, AB 2992 provides a definition of a “buyer-broker representation agreement”, details minimum required terms […]
NEVER TOO LATE TO KEEP CLOSING
Many of you readers have closed sales recently. You drive yourself to work daily. As does Mary Wykes. One difference, she is 100 years of age. Hang in there everyone. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/local-realtor-100-years-old-still-closing-deals/3915962
DRE ALERT! STAY INFORMED Continuing Education (CE) Audit Information
When a student completes one of our renewal courses, they receive a completion notice and instructions on how to print their certificate. Please note: we do not report course completions to the Department of Real Estate (DRE). At the time of license renewal, it is the licensee’s responsibility to certify completion of their continuing education […]
OPEN HOUSES COMING BACK?
When someone new got into real estate years ago, one of the first things they were told was to do open houses on their firm’s listings. Anybody remember these motivators from the past? Tommy Hopkins, Danny Cox, Danielle Kennedy, David Knox, Gary Watts, Daryl Davis, Brian Buffini, Michael Ferry, Noel Seaman, Dennis McKenzie, Richard Robinson, and yours […]