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US title insurance: owner's and lender's policies, and who can shop
How title insurance works in the United States: what an owner's and a lender's policy each protect, how Texas and California price them, and what federal rules say about choosing a provider.
USA: who can pay the buyer's agent on a VA or FHA home loan
A VA circular lets veterans pay buyer-broker charges under set conditions, and it is still temporary. HUD has said how FHA treats a commission the seller pays.
Conveyancers in Victoria: licence fees, insurance, audits and penalties
What a Victorian conveyancer's licence involves in 2026-27: the fees, the annual statement, A$2 million of insurance, conduct rules, trust audits, penalties and the 2027 training rule.
Victoria's estate agency trust accounts: deadlines, audit and the Fund
How a Victorian estate agency must bank, receipt, record and audit client money, what a deficiency triggers, and how the Victorian Property Fund pays when money goes missing.
Working in Victorian real estate: licence, representative, new CPD
Who needs an estate agent's licence in Victoria and who works as an agent's representative, what each costs in 2026-27, and what changes on 25 November 2026 and 1 April 2027.
Washington state brokerage law: services agreements and dual agency
Washington's brokerage relationships law requires a written services agreement with a buyer. What it must contain, the duties behind it, and how dual agency consent works.
Western Australia's auctioneer licence: magistrates, classes and bids
In Western Australia a magistrate, not a regulator, licenses auctioneers. The five licence kinds, the 35-day timetable, vendor bids, record duties and the current penalties.
Western Australia: what a buyer's agent must hold, sign and charge
Who may act for a buyer in Western Australia, what the written appointment to act has to contain, how the fee must be set out and which conduct rules bind the agent.
Western Australia's REBA trust accounts: banking, interest and audit
What Western Australia's Real Estate and Business Agents Act asks of an agency holding client money: the account, daily records, where interest goes, the 31 March audit and the fines.
Settlement agents in Western Australia: licences, fees and safeguards
How Western Australia licenses settlement agents: the two licences, the triennial certificate, fee disclosure since 2016, trust accounts, insurance and the line with lawyers.
How a Dubai Brokerage Is Licensed: Cards, Ad Permits, Cold Calls
A Dubai brokerage needs a trade licence, a Trakheesi registration, a card for every broker and a permit for every advert. The steps, the published fees and the limits on calling owners.
Who handles the legal transfer of a property in Dubai?
Dubai has no conveyancer in the usual sense. Registration trustees, services trustees and notaries each hold one part of the job, with fees set on public pages.
New South Wales agent licences: class 1, class 2 and CPD in 2026-27
How New South Wales licenses its property agents: what a certificate, a class 2 and a class 1 licence each allow, how to qualify, and the training hours owed in 2026-27.
How to become an accredited auctioneer in New South Wales
Who can call a property auction in New South Wales, how accreditation is obtained and kept, and the rules on registering bidders, the single vendor bid and dummy bidding.
New South Wales conveyancers: licences, limits and costs disclosure
How a conveyancer is licensed in New South Wales, the work the licence allows and forbids, and what must be put in writing for the client before the work starts.
Singapore estate agency agreements: the forms buyers and tenants sign
Singapore prescribes eight agreement forms for engaging a property agent. What the buyer and tenant versions contain, how long they last and what cannot be changed.
How to become and stay a registered property agent in Singapore
From the RES course and examination to registration, yearly training and the Currency Requirement that starts in 2027: the full path of a Singapore property salesperson.
USA: eXp parent AGNT names Leo Pareja chief executive at eXpcon
Glenn Sanford has handed the top job at eXp Realty's parent to Leo Pareja. The same convention brought a mortgage venture, a pay-at-close programme and a showing marketplace.
US agents' status: three-way rule survives appeal, Senate gets a bill
A federal appeals court left the Realtor three-way membership rule standing, and two senators filed a bill on agents' independent-contractor status. What each one changes.
US title insurance premiums rise 13% but outlook stays negative
AM Best says US title insurers wrote 13% more premium in 2025 and 18% more in early 2026, yet it keeps a negative outlook on the segment. What the figures show.