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2021 Georgia Association of REALTORS® (GAR) Contract Changes - What does contract say about list price? What changes have been made to extensions to time frames for listing agreement? Watch the video to find out! This is part of the Series of Videos covering the 2021 Georgia Association of REALTO...

2021 Georgia Association of REALTORS® (GAR) Contract Changes - NEW time frames in the Seller Brokerage Agreement... one to initiate the CLIENT relationship & one to mark the beginning of the marketing of the property. What is this all about & what about a "Coming Soon" Listing?" Watch the video t...

2021 GAR Contract Changes - NEW Form for agents to CONFIRM that they actually presented the offer. Who signs it? Are there any other forms to prove the public rejected the offer rather than just didn't see it? Watch the video to find out! This is part of the Series of Videos covering the 2021 Geo...

2021 GAR Contract Changes - F249 - Counter Offer. What has changed in this form & what is the impact? Watch the video to find out! This is part of the Series of Videos covering the 2021 Georgia Association of REALTORS® (GAR) Contract Changes. Please watch: 🏡 New Form to Revive Dead Contract - htt...

2021 GAR Contract Changes - NEW Form for non-occupant Seller to Disclose Known Latent Material Defects. F302 - Seller's Disclosure of Latent Defects & Fixtures Checklist. What is this form all about? What if a Seller has never lived in the property? When would you use it? Why would you use it? Wh...

2021 Georgia Association of REALTORS® (GAR) Contract Changes - Changes to the Purchase & Sale Agreement (GAR F201.) This is part of the Series of Videos covering the 2021 Georgia Association of REALTORS® (GAR) Contract Changes. Please watch: 🏡 New Form to Revive Dead Contract - https://youtu.be/A...

2021 GAR Contract Changes - NEW Form to revive a "dead" terminated contract - F290 - Agreement to Reinstate Contract. What is this form all about? When would you use it? Why would you use it? What things need to be addressed in the form? What about the earnest money form the terminated contract? ...

 PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR OWN BROKER REGARDING HOW TO PROCEED WITH LISTING & SHOWING PROPERTIES DURING THIS TIME. Showing protocol for real estate in Georgia during this time of the Pandemic - April 2020. 😷 What should Listing Agents do right now? Showing agents? What documents should I have my cli...

 7 1/2 financing tips to get your real estate contracts closed right now! These tips also address how to protect the Earnest Money. The lending industry is changing DAILY right now! Minimum credit score requirements are increasing, sources of funding are decreasing, Buyers are getting laid-off or...

 What are real estate contract termination rights due to Pandemic? If a Buyer is outside of all his/her contractual contingencies and gets laid off due to this National Emergency, may he/she terminate a contract and get their Earnest Money back? What is "Force Majeure" & how does it apply to the ...