Title company faces class action lawsuit for its apparent negligence By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (May 29, 2019) A class-action lawsuit is already filed in California after Brian Krebs, a cybersecurity expert, reported 885 million First American files were available without authentication to anyone with a web browser. The data allegedly included bank account numbers, social […]
Class action lawsuit claims real estate broker franchisors and National Association of Realtors conspire to require home sellers to pay buyer broker fees By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (May 23, 2019) CHICAGO (May 18, 2019) – The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) moved to dismiss the Moehrl v. NAR lawsuit on the basis that the complaint misrepresents […]
The easement in gross gives the owner of the easement the right to use real property for a particular purpose By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 9, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – The easement in gross gives the owner of the easement the right to use real property for a particular purpose. An easement in gross […]
An easement appurtenant gives a property owner a right of usage to portions of an adjoining property By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 5, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – An easement appurtenant gives a property owner a right of usage to portions of an adjoining property owned by another party. The property enjoying the usage right is […]
Each type of listing agreement allows an agent to market the seller’s property, but they differ when it comes to who else can market it and how the brokerage fee is earned By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 4, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – Each type of listing contract allows the real estate agent to market […]
The National Association of REALTORS® has moved their Code of Ethics requirement to a 2-year cycle ending December 2018. By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (November 8, 2018) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – REALTORS® are required to complete ethics training of not less than 2 hours, 30 minutes of instructional time within two-year cycles. The training must meet specific learning […]
How to redeem your California Association of REALTORS® free continuing education in five easy steps! By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (February 12, 2018) (OnlineEd) – California Association of REALTORS® ( C.A.R.) members in good standing may be eligible for a free 45-hour continuing education package delivered online by arrangement with OnlineEd®, a real estate industry premiere pre-license, continuing education, […]
On average homes listed in early May sell nine days faster and for one percent more OnlineEd Blog (March 2, 2017) – Zillow– Listing a home toward the end of spring significantly increases a seller’s chances of selling their home faster and for more money, according to new analysis from Zillow. Nationally, homes listed from May 1 […]
NMLS-required 8-hour online continuing education course for general 2016 mortgage loan originator license renewal By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (June 17, 2016) – The OnlineEd NMLS 8-hour course for this year is designed to instruct mortgage loan originators on some regulations that they will need to comply with while taking part in their mortgage loan origination […]
Jeff SorgJeff Sorg, an Oregon licensed Principal Broker, is a co-founder of OnlineEd®, a Web-based vocational school founded in 1997 where he also serves as Corporate Secretary, Chief Operating Officer, and School Director. Sorg holds vocational instructor licenses for real estate education in Oregon, Washington, California, Flordia, and Nevada and has authored numerous pre-licensing and […]