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This edition of the quarterly report analyzes legal trends in risk management areas that affect real estate professionals: Agency, Property Condition Disclosure, RESPA, Technology and Third Party Liability.
In This Issue
Agency highlights from the 3Q 2018 Legal Pulse Newsletter, addressing breach of fiduciary duty and dual agency.
One case this quarter pertained to Property Condition Disclosure. In that case, a North Carolina court determined a real estate company was not liable for failing to disclose a faulty septic system because the buyers failed to demonstrate that they justifiably or actually relied upon the misinformation.
Consistent with previous quarters, the two RESPA cases retrieved this quarter examined referral fee and kickback schemes.
Technological issues of interest over the past twelve months cover topics such as cyber fraud, data breaches, and copyright and trademark issues.
In this section, we examine the liability of inspectors, appraisers, and other third parties involved in real estate transactions.
This is an overview of the developments covered in the Legal Pulse Newsletter for the third quarter of 2018. This summary covers Agency, Property Condition Disclosure, RESPA, Technology and Third Party Liability.
The video edition of the quarterly report analyzes legal trends in risk management areas that effect real estate professionals: Agency, Property Condition Disclosure, RESPA, Technology and Third Party Liability.
