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Legislative & Regulatory Advocacy
Real estate is a heavily regulated industry. Realtors® are at the center of many policy decisions at all levels of government. VAR's law and policy team represents Realtor® and homeowner interests in...
View ArticleDPOR funds shifted in outgoing budget
In order to balance the books for the Commonwealth’s current fiscal year (that is, the one that ends this June 30, not the new 2010-2012 budget), legislators approved moving funds from a number of...
View ArticleDPOR Director won't be reappointed
VAR has learned that Jay DeBoer, Director of the Commonwealth’s Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), will not be reappointed. The Virginia Real Estate, Appraisers, and Common...
View ArticleUpcoming vacancy on the VREB (updated deadline)
If you’re an experienced and serious Realtor® interested in serving on the Virginia Real Estate Board, a vacancy is becoming available. The governor is expected to fill it before June 30, 2011, and VAR...
View ArticleImportant clarification about license transfers
When a Realtor transfers her license from one brokerage to another, there is a period of time in which she cannot practice real estate (essentially, while the transfer is in progress).Some members have...
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Update on license transfers: helpful tips to ensure a speedy process
A concern among Realtors® who change firms is the amount of time it takes for their licenses to become active with their new brokerages. Last week, we told you about why some license transfers were...
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License-status info from DPOR
The good folks at DPOR are working hard to get your license paperwork processed — applications, transfers, and the like.We’ve already given you some tips on how to speed that process; we’ve got some...
View ArticleImportant post-licensing changes
This is a reminder — but an important one — about post-licensing curriculum changes. (It will mostly affect new real estate licensees, but brokers need to remember it.)The PL curriculum is changing...
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