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Send questions to Legal Live - LegalLive@virginiarealtors.org. Join us this Thursday! NAR has a new Commitment to Excellence program and Laura and Cate talk about how to increase your professionalism.

What to do when agents leave firms to move to other firms. Jessica and Cate discuss licensing requirements, client contact and commission concerns.

The Federal Reserve has decided to raise interest rates again. Laura and Jon grab their green visors and set aside bad memories of college accounting classes and discuss what this means for the housing market as mortgage rates will also rise.

The Federal Reserve has decided to raise interest rates again. Laura and Jon grab their green visors and set aside bad memories of college accounting classes as they discuss what this means for the housing market as mortgage rates will also rise.

We sift through the Legal Hotline Grab Bag to celebrate 2019! Cate and Jon review their favorite questions of 2018 including topics from property management to teams, with a little of everything mixed in between.

We sift through the Legal Hotline Grab Bag to celebrate 2019! Cate and Jon review their favorite questions of 2018 including topics from property management to teams, with a little of everything mixed in between.

The Legal team opens up the Legal Hotline mailbag. Cate and Jon talk about some commonly-asked questions and provide our answers. Topics range from property management to teams, with a little of everything in between.

What are the requirements of the Federal Lead Based paint regulations? Jon and Laura explain and introduce the updates to the Lead Based Paint Disclosure Form. They take it to the legal hotline and show you how to limit your risk.

The Legal team discusses the best ways to help protect your clients when it comes to flood insurance. Jessica and Laura talk about flood insurance in general, as well as the ways in which it might be changing based on new federal legislation. They also discuss flood hazard areas and what your clients do and do not have to disclose. Finally, they answer a few Legal Hotline questions from you, our members.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team celebrates the holidays with an episode dedicated to the January 1 Standard Forms updates. Laura and Jessica talk about the 14 forms that will be updated and how those updates might affect your business practices. They also sneak in some quotes from holiday movie favorites as our gift to you!

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team discusses the 2019 updates to the Code of Ethics. Laura and Cate talk about the update to Standard of Practice 1-7, and what that update means for you as a real estate professional. They also answer some possibly made-up hotline questions regarding this update.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team discusses what you need to do to be compliant with the laws effective January 1, 2019. Jon and Cate talk about the new laws that will go into effect on January 1, with an emphasis on the laws regulating teams. They touch on the new definition of a team and what you must do to register with DPOR, and they answer some of the many questions we’ve received about these new laws.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team continues the discussion of how to best protect yourself in the digital age. Jessica and Jon discuss strong passwords, password managers, and two-factor authentication. They also provide tips to protect yourself from phishing and other email-based scams. Finally, they answer a few legal hotline questions and provide best practices for you to limit the risk to you and your clients.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team discusses the differences between properties that are “coming soon” and pocket listings. Jon and Laura talk about how to protect yourself as a listing agent if your clients want to use one of these two options, and the risky nature of pocket listings. Finally, they share tips that can help you limit your risk and answer some Legal Hotline questions.

This week, the Virginia REALTORS® legal team discusses two items that can be very important in your advertising: the REALTOR® Block R logo and the Equal Housing Opportunity Logo. Cate and Jessica discuss how the Block R logo can be used by REALTOR® members and how the Equal Housing logo can be advantageous if used correctly and consistently. Finally, they answer a few legal hotline questions about using these marks in advertising.