FEATURED ARTICLES
Will It Stay or Will It Go? NAR Settlement is Poised for Approval...We Hope by Brett M. Woodburn, Esquire
Ethics, Practice Changes and the Law by Brett M. Woodburn, Esquire
Just What Is Procuring Cause by Brett M. Woodburn, Esquire
Inspecting the Inspectors by Brett M. Woodburn, Esquire
What Is - And Isn't - Procuring Cause by Brett M. Woodburn, Esquire
Articles by James L. Goldsmith, Esquire
The following are articles written by James L. Goldsmith, Esquire. Jim Goldsmith is an attorney with Mette, Evans & Woodside and serves as general counsel to PAR. A substantial portion of his practice is dedicated to providing advice and counsel to real estate licensees. He and his firm represent and defend real estate salespersons and brokers in civil lawsuits and licensing claims across the Commonwealth. Jim also defends REALTORS® in disciplinary hearings conducted by the Real Estate Commission. He routinely counsels employers on employee relations issues. He may be reached at www.mette.com.
Wholesaling (January 2023)
Your Job at Settlement (January 2023)
Consider This When Recommending Inspections (September 2022)
What the Market Taught Us? (August 2022)
Why the Deadline? (June 2022)
Non-Refundable Deposits (April 2022)
Money Belonging to Another (March 2022)
Update That Disclosure! (December 2021)
Why Five Days? (September 2021)
It's Better, But is it Enough? (August 2021)
The Deal Went South - What Do We Do Before Selling to Buyer No. 2? (June 2021)
A Few Tips and Tidbits (May 2021)
Pre-Listing Inspections (April 2021)
What are Specialized Professional Services? (February 2021)
It Didn't Appraise (December 2020)
To Repeat... (November 2020)
Confirmation In Writing (October 2020)
No Good Deed... (September 2020)
Shared Driveways (August 2020)
Mediation - Sound Guidance for You and Your Clients (July 2020)
Forms for the Pandemic (April 2020)
Pre-settlement Walk-through Report (February 2020)
Once Again...It Depends (January 2020)
| January 2019 |
Working Inside the Box - Establishing the Box
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| February 2019 |
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| March 2019 | What If? |
| April 2019 | How Long to Return Deposits? |
| May 2019 | |
| June 2019 | The answer is simple: it depends |
| July 2019 | Independent Contractor Agreement |
| August 2019 | Seller Disclosure |
| September 2019 | Dual Agency and the Escalation Clause |
| October 2019 | Did the Inspector Miss Something? |
| November 2019 | Ordering Title Insurance |
| January 2018 | Covenants Not To Compete |
| February 2018 | Options |
| March 2018 | Who is Listening? |
| April 2018 | Buyer Agency Contract: When? |
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| June 2018 | A Listing Agent's Right to See Your Buyer Agency Contract |
| July 2018 | Vituperativeness: Is There Ever A Reason? |
| August 2018 | A Tip from the West |
| September 2018 | Selling Real Estate in an Era of Modern Surveilling |
| October 2018 | As Is |
| November 2018 | Getting Creative |
| December 2018 | FSBOs and the Statement of Estimated Costs |
| January 2017 | A Little Help Please |
| Best of the Hotline | |
| Tip of the Day | |
| February 2017 | Best of the Hotline |
| March 2017 | Are you kidding me? |
| April 2017 | More on Certificates of Resale |
| May 2017 | The Difficult Client |
| June 2017 | Communications Skills 202 |
| July 2017 | Your Seller May Not Have a Dime's Worth of Recourse |
| August 2017 | Myths We Just Can't Share |
| September 2017 | It's Not Too Early - Renewal Time Approaches |
| October 2017 | Terminating the Agreement of Sale |
| November 2017 | Who Controls My Fee? |
| December 2017 | Use Restrictions - How Do You Find Out? |
| January 2016 | We Buy Houses |
| February 2016 | Don't Be A RELWOC |
| March 2016 | A Few Issues With Dual Agency |
| April 2016 | Dual Agency: Use It When You Need It, Avoid It When Possible |
| May 2016 | Seller Has A Change of Heart |
| June 2016 | Do Your Advertisements Put You At Risk? |
| July 2016 | Heartburn |
| August 2016 | Best of the Hotline |
| September 2016 | Deposits Paid After The Agreement Is Signed |
| October 2016 | Best of the Hotline Part 1 |
| Best of the Hotline Part 2 | |
| November 2016 | We Have Other Offers |
| December 2016 | Best of the Hotline |
| January 2015 | Best of the Hotline: Inspections and estimates of repair |
| February 2015 | Best of the Hotline - Seller Disclosure - yet again |
| March 2015 | What's in your file? |
| May 2015 | It's A Matter Of Writing |
| June 2015 pt 1 |
Dual Agency...Again! |
| June 2015 pt 2 |
Title Insurance - Owner's Policy? |
| July 2015 | Holding The Bag For Pre-Settlement Repairs/Improvements |
| August 2015 | To Attend Or Not? |
| September 2015 | Yesterday's Repair - Today's Due Diligence |
| October 2015 | Details, Details, Details. |
| November 2015 | Best of The Hotline - Dual Agent |
| December 2015 | Year's End Thoughts On Risk Reduction |
Additional Articles from Various Sources
Estimated Closing Costs: How Mandatory Are They, Really? (November 2024)
Qualified Associations: What REALTORS Need to Know (May 2022)
Do We Have a Cash Deal? (May 2022)
Can My Buyer Waive Receipt of HOA Documents? (March 2022)
What Is - And Isn't - Procuring Cause (March 2022)
Criminal Convictions and Licensing and Reporting...Oh My! (February 2022)
Nope, You Probably Don't get to File a Lis Pendens Over a Mere Deposit Dispute (January 2022 from PARJustListed.com)
Best of the Legal Hotline: Spooky Stories (October 2021 from PARJustListed.com)
Sold! Or Is It? (September 2021 from PARJustListed.com)
The Seller Died...Now What? (August 2021)
Terminating an Agreement of Sale (March 2021)
Waiving Inspection Contingencies: Clean or Dreadfully Messy? (February 2021)
Returning Disputed Deposits (November 2020)
When a Sale is Terminated, What Happens to That Inspection? (November 2020)
Price Escalation Addendum (September 2020)
Does anybody really care what time it is? (July 2019)
Window to the Law: Comply with the Do-Not_Call Registry (July 2019)
If the Inspection is "Unsatisfactory to Buyer," How Bad Does It Have to Be? (April 2019)
Deposits: Too Little Too Late (January 2019)
Mediation: Is it Binding? (December 2018)
Window to the Law: Copyright Best Practices for Listing Photos (September 2018)
Window to the Law: How to Avoid Illegal Marketing (August 2018)
Superior Court weighs in on the Real Estate Seller Disclosure Law (August 2018)
A question of coverage (July 2018)
Communicating Acceptance: When is a binding Agreement of Sale formed? (May 2018)
Window to the Law: Avoiding Unlicensed Practice of Law (March 2018)
Releasing deposits when a dispute exists (November 2017)
Window to the Law: Team Legal Issues (November 2017)
What remedies does a resale purchaser have against the builder? (October 2017)
Window to the Law: "Coming Soon" Listings Best Practices (September 2017)
Window to the Law: Changes to DMCA Safe Harbor (June 2017)
Window to the Law: CFPB Consent Orders for RESPA Violations (April 2017)
Window to the Law: Best Practices for Cybercrime Prevention (February 2017)
Window to the Law: Legal Marijuana and the Real Estate Professional (February 2017)
The Buyer's Remedy When the Seller Cannot Convey Good Title (January 2017)