"COMMISSION COMMENT INDEX"
Following is a listing by topic of the Nebraska Real Estate Commission's quarterly publication "Commission Comment". Should you wish to peruse any of these publications, please select the applicable topic listed below. For Commission Comment issues prior to 1995, please contact us.
Commission Comment Newsletters Index |
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ADVISORIES FROM OTHER STATES |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Flopping, Dual Deeding or Simultaneous Closing (North Dakota) |
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Reciprocal Agreements |
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Reciprocal Status |
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ADVISORY ANNOUNCEMENTS & ARTICLES FOR THE |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Broker Follows Owner's Instructions; Loses Big |
Summer 1999 |
Consumer Product Safety Commission Warnings |
Winter 1996 (lead in mini blinds & swimming pool guidelines) Winter 2009 (Chinese Drywall) |
Counterfeit Cashier Checks |
Summer 2005 |
Department of Natural Resources News |
Summer 2005 |
Disclosure - Siding |
Winter 2000 |
Dual Contracts: A Road Often Traveled but not Worth Considering |
Fall 2001 |
Electromagnetic Fields |
Winter 1995 |
Embezzlement |
Spring 1999 |
Forclosure Prevention Hotlines |
Winter 2008 |
Formaldehyde |
Winter 1995 |
Home Inspections |
Summer 2003 |
Identity Theft |
Spring 2005 Summer 2008 Winter 2008 |
Lead and Property Management |
Fall 2001 |
Lead and Real Estate Transactions |
Winter 1995 Spring 1996 Summer 1996 Spring 1999 |
Mercury Alert |
Summer 2000 |
Mold, EPA Offers New Test for |
Summer 2002 |
Money Laundering |
Winter 1996 |
Mortgage Ad Warnings |
Winter 2007 |
Notary Training |
Summer 2004 |
Postal Services News |
Spring 2005 |
Radon and Introduction |
Fall 1995 |
Radon Measurement Specialists, Technicians & Business Licensing |
Fall 2004 Winter 2009 |
AGENCY |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Agency Disclosure |
Winter 2009 (Directors Desk) |
Agency Discussion |
Winter 1996 (Directors Desk) |
Agency Relationship of "Covering" Agent |
Summer 2008 (Directors Desk) |
Clients or Customers? Agency Scenarios; 15% Phased Out |
Fall 1996 (Directors Desk) |
Agency Disclosure |
Spring 2003 (Agency) Spring 2004 (New Construction & Buyer Agency) |
Agency Relationships - Duties and Obligations |
WInter 2002 Spring 2010 |
Agency Relationships Follow-Up |
Summer 1995 Summer 1996 Fall 1996 Winter 1996 |
Agency Relationships Pamphlet |
Summer 1995 Fall 1995 Spring 1996 Winter 1996 (Common-Law Agent) Winter 1998 (Alternative Pamphlet) Winter 2000 (Compliance) Spring 2002 (New Pamphlet) Summer 2002 (New Pamphlet) Winter 2002 (New Pamphlet Reminder) |
Agency Relationships Policy |
Summer 1995 Spring 1999 (Dual Agency) Winter 2005 (Dual Agency) Winter 2009 (Builders) |
Dual Agency Disclosure |
Spring 2003 |
APPRAISER ARTICLES |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Appraiser Rules and Regulations Changes |
Winter 1997 (Proposed Change) |
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Opinions - (Market Analysis) |
Spring 1995 |
Opinions - (Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement) |
Summer 2000 |
Opinions - (Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement Revisited) |
Summer 2011 |
COMMISSION NEWS & ANNOUCEMENTS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Address Change Announcements |
Winter 1995 Summer 1996 |
Consumer Guide Announcements |
Spring 1996 Spring 2003 Summer 2004 Spring 2006 Fall 2008 |
Continuing Education Reminder Notices |
Spring 1995 Summer 1995 Fall 1999 Fall 2002 Fall 2007 Spring 2008 |
Database Conversion |
Spring 1999 |
Legal Advice Requests |
Spring 1996 Fall 2004 |
Mailing Labels/Rosters |
Summer 2002 (electronic format) |
Website |
Spring 2000 Fall 2001 (Growing Capabilities) Winter 2001 (passwords) Winter 2002 (licnsee information search) Fall 2004 (important reminders) Fall 2010 (new website, electronic noticication and passwords) |
Website Update |
Spring 2001 |
COMMISSION SPONSORED WORKSHOPS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Agency Statute & Regulations Workshop |
Spring 1995 |
Errors and Omissions Information Sessions |
Fall 2007 |
Risk Management Seminars |
Fall 1997 Summer 2000 Fall 2000 |
COMMISSIONERS & STAFF |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Commission Appointments |
Spring 1995 (Chairperson Moore) Winter 1995 (Fletcher) Fall 1996 (Nigro) WInter 1997 (Landow) Winter 1998 (Wiebusch) Winter 1999 (Moline) Winter 2000 (Johnson) Spring 2001 (Chairperson Gale) Winter 2001 (Shepard & Bell) Spring 2002 (Strand) Fall 2002 (Poskochil) Winter 2003 (Strand) Winter 2004 (Grady) Winter 2005 (Griess) Spring 2006 (Bohrer) Winter 2006 (Leisey) Winter 2007 (Dover) Fall 2008 (Rouch) Winter 2009 (Ptak) Fall 2010 (Avery) Winter 2010 (Avery) |
Commissioner Honors |
Winter 2001 (Nigro) Winter 2002 (Wiebusch) Winter 2003 (Wiebusch) |
Memorials |
Spring 2011 (Quinlan) |
Real Estate Commission Staff Directory Debuts |
Summer 1997 |
Staff Changes |
Spring 1998 (Kowalke, Mayrose, Pierson) Spring 2001 (Arturburn) Fall 2001 (David-Beach) Fall 2009 (Tyrrell, Lemon) |
Staff Honors |
Winter 2001 (Hoffman & Wade-website) Winter 2002 (Hoffman) |
DIRECTOR'S DESK |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Address Changes of Licensees |
Fall 2003 |
Agency Disclosure |
Winter 2009 |
Advertising New Construction |
Summer 1999 Summer 2003 |
Agency Discussion |
Winter 1996 |
Agency Relationship of "Covering" Agent |
Summer 2008 |
Alien Land Ownership |
Spring 2010 Summer 2010 |
Anonymous Advertising |
Winter 2000 |
Anonymous Inquiries |
Summer 2000 Summer 2006 |
Asset Management Companies |
Winter 2010 |
Attorney Exemptions |
Fall 2000 |
Brokerage Relationships Pamphlet Compliance |
Summer 1996 |
Charging for BPO/CMA Authorized |
Fall 1999 Fall 2005 |
Clients or Customers? Agency Scenarios; 15% Phased Out |
Fall 1996 |
Commission/Nebraska Realtor Caravan, License Manual Updated |
Summer 1997 |
Commission Publications, Legislation of Interest (15% & "Good Funds") |
Spring 1995 |
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate |
Summer 2011 |
Compensation from Customers |
Spring 1998 |
Consumer Guide Update |
Summer 1995 |
Continuing Education |
Winter 2010 |
Criminal Background Checks |
Spring 2002 Fall 2003 Winter 2003 Winter 2004 Summer 2010 |
Earnest Money Deposit Reminder |
Fall 2001 |
Envir. Theme, Rqst input into Property Cond.form & Agency Pamphlet |
Winter 1995 |
Errors & Omissions Insurance |
Fall 2002 (enroll online) Summer 2004 (rule change) |
Estimated Closing Costs, Agency Questions, Designated Agency |
Spring 1996 |
Examination |
Fall 2007 (exam format changes) |
Fee Adjustments |
Fall 2004 Fall 2010 |
Internet Brokerage Services |
Winter 2009 |
Jurisdiction over Unlicensed Persons |
Fall 2010 |
Lead-based Paint Contingency Required |
Fall 1997 Winter 1997 |
Legislative Update |
Summer 1999 Summer 2000 Winter 2000 Fall 2001 Spring 2002 Spring 2003 Summer 2003 Spring 2004 Summer 2004 Spring 2005 Spring 2006 Summer 2006 Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Summer 2011 |
License Manual, License Fees Equalized, Tasks for Unrepresented |
Fall 1995 |
License Manual/Trust Account Manual Updates |
Fall 2002 |
License Recognition Agreements |
Fall 2008 |
Listings in a Divorce Situation |
Spring 2008 |
Loan Originator Inquiry & Response |
Spring 2000 |
Ounce of Prevention |
Spring 1999 |
Pocket Cards |
Winter 2010 |
Post-dated Earnest Money Checks |
Spring 1999 |
Prohibition Against Referral Fees |
Spring 1999 |
Rebates to Licensees |
Spring 1999 |
Reciprocal Agreements |
Fall 2008 |
Referral Fees |
Summer 2005 |
Renewal Highlights |
Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2009 |
Rule Hearing Scheduled |
Spring 1997 (Questions of Lead based Paint Disclosed) Spring 2006 (Amendment Title 299, Ch 5-003.11) Summer 2007 (Amendment Title 299, Ch. 5-003.18 |
Secretary of State Leaves |
Winter 2000 (Moore) |
Seller Property Condition Disclosure/Legislation |
Spring 1998 Spring 2002 Summer 2002 Fall 2002 (new form to be mailed) Winter 2009 |
Service Satisfaction Survey |
Summer 2000 |
Statute Review |
Fall 2000 |
Trade Names: Multiple |
Summer 2005 |
Transfer Fee Reduced |
Spring 2001 |
Trust Account Manual |
Fall 2006 |
Two-year Renewals |
Winter 2010 |
SDA Wire Transfer Program - Broker Guidelines |
Summer 1998 |
Website |
Spring 2003 Summer 2006 Summer 2008 |
EDUCATION |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Broker-Approved Training |
Summer 2011 |
Continuing Education |
Spring 1996 (List & Notice) Winter 1998 (acceptable subject matter) Summer 2000 (new submission options) Spring 2002 (new submission options) Summer 2002 (website access & mailing labels) Summer 2003 (website access & submission options) Summer 2004 (Reminder Notice) Summer 2005 (Reminder Notice) Summer 2006 (website access & mailing labels) Fall 2006 (guide for distance learners) Fall 2007 (Reminder Notice) Spring 2008 (Reminder Notice) |
Course Announcements |
Winter 2007 (Sales & Brokerage Course change) |
General |
Summer 1997 (Instructor Workshop) Fall 1999 (Distance Education ARELLO Certification) |
EXAMINATION INFORMATION |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Examinations |
Winter 1997 (Development & Scoring) Spring 1998 (Change to Computerized) Summer 1998 (Computerized exam info) Spring 2000 (Security Issues) Summer 2000 (fee increase & test site) Summer 2007 (changes in examination) Fall 2007 (exam format changes) Spring 2011 (new version) |
FEDERAL ACTS & REGULATIONS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Fair Housing Act of 1988 |
Fall 1996 (on the web) |
Foreign Investors |
Fall 2006 |
Housing Discrimination |
Winter 1995 Fall 1996 Spring 1997 |
HUD; Exemption for Dealing with Asset Managers Selling HUD Properties |
Summer 2010 |
HUD's Fair Housing Advertising |
Spring 1995 |
HUD's Lead Based Paint Rule on Hold |
Summer 1995 Spring 1996 Summer 1996 Winter 1996 |
HUD & EPA on Lead-based Paint |
Winter 1997 |
Income Tax Regulations regarding Foreign Persons |
Winter 2003 |
Mortgage Lending Discrimination |
Fall 1996 |
LICENSE MAINTENANCE AND PROCESSES |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Criminal History/Disciplinary Action Guidelines for Original Applicants |
Spring 2002 Fall 2010 |
Errors and Omissions Insurance |
Fall 1995 Fall 1996 Winter 1998 Summer 1999 Winter 2003 Spring 2004 |
License Suspension Act |
Fall 1997 |
License Recognition Agreements |
Fall 2008 |
Licensees Transfer Between Brokers |
Spring 2008 Summer 2008 |
Pocket Cards Eliminated |
Summer 2011 |
Renewal Announcements |
Fall 1995 Fall 1996 Fall 1997 Winter 1998 Fall 1999 Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Summer 2011 |
Renewal Criminal History Questions |
Fall 2010 |
Renewal Statistics |
Fall 2009 |
Top Seven Renewal Mistakes |
Fall 2007 |
Top Ten Renewal Mistakes |
Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2008 |
Transfer Fee Reduced |
Summer 1996 |
Transferring Licenses |
Summer 2000 |
Two-Year License Renewal |
Summer 2011 |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Everything A-OK on Y2K? |
Spring 1999 |
Holiday Message |
Winter 1995 (Moore) Winter 1996 (Moore) Winter 1997 (Moore) Winter 1998 (Moore) Winter 1999 (Moore) Winter 2000 (Moore) Winter 2001 (Gale) Winter 2002 (Gale) Winter 2003 (Gale) Winter 2004 (Gale) Winter 2005 (Gale) Winter 2006 (Gale) Winter 2007 (Gale) Winter 2008 (Gale) Winter 2009 (Gale) Winter 2010 (Gale) |
Property Lines |
Summer 1995 |
Requests for Information from the Dept. of the Navy |
Spring 1998 |
We Cannot Give You Legal Advice, But... |
Summer 2004 |
NEBRASKA REAL ESTATE PRACTICE |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Advertising Problems |
Spring 1997 Spring 1998 Summer 1999 Spring 2003 |
Advertising & The Internet |
Winter 1997 Spring 1999 Spring 2000 Summer 2003 |
Agency Disclosure |
Spring 2003 (Agency) Spring 2004 (New Construction & Buyer Agency) |
Agency Relationships - Duties and Obligations |
WInter 2002 Spring 2010 |
Agency Relationships Follow-Up |
Summer 1995 Summer 1996 Fall 1996 Winter 1996 |
Agency Relationships Pamphlet |
Summer 1995 Fall 1995 Spring 1996 Winter 1996 (Common-Law Agent) Winter 1998 (Alternative Pamphlet) Winter 2000 (Compliance) Spring 2002 (New Pamphlet) Summer 2002 (New Pamphlet) Winter 2002 (New Pamphlet Reminder) |
Agency Relationships Policy |
Summer 1995 Spring 1999 (Dual Agency) Winter 2005 (Dual Agency) Winter 2009 (Builders) |
Ater-the-Fact Referral Fees Update |
Winter 1999 |
Anonymous Inquiries |
Winter 1997 |
Broker Payments to Licensees |
Fall 2010 |
Broker Price Opinion or Certified Market Analysis |
Spring 2008 (Charging) |
Chasing Listings |
Fall 1995 |
Closing, When is it Complete? |
Winter 2007 |
Contract Problems |
Spring 2010 |
Customer Service, What you Know About, & What You Really Need to Know |
Summer 2003 |
Dry Closings |
Fall 2004 |
Dual Agency Disclosure |
Spring 2003 |
Early Posession |
Summer 2003 |
Electronic Signatures and Documents |
Summer 2011 |
Employee Theft |
Winter 1996 |
Errors & Omissions Insurance |
Spring 2011 |
Ethics |
Spring 1998 Winter 1998 Fall 2000 Winter 2002 |
Homeowners Insurance |
Fall 2003 |
Inducement Policy |
Winter 1996 |
Internet Best Practices |
Fall 2010 |
Internet Marketing |
Summer 1999 |
Lead-based Paint Disclosure Clarification |
Spring 2002 |
Licensee's Duties, What Are They |
Summer 2005 |
Listing Agreements |
Winter 2005 Summer 2008 |
Listing Agreements, Copies of |
Winter 2005 |
Listings, Entering into a future listing prior to expiration of current listing |
Spring 2011 |
Listings in a Divorce Situation |
Spring 2008 |
Listing & Purchase Agreements Revised |
Summer 1995 |
Listing, Treatment of Expired Agreements |
Spring 2010 |
Loan Fraud |
Winter 2001 |
Megan's Law LB204 Disclosure Requirements |
Spring 1999 |
Mold |
Summer 2002 |
New Software & Real Estate |
Spring 2001 |
Open House Thefts |
Summer 1999 |
Open Mouth - Insert Foot (What is it about equal you don't understand) |
Spring 1999 Summer 2000 |
Operating as a "Team" |
Summer 2008 |
Professional Corporations |
Summer 1999 Fall 2006 |
Receipt for Executed Purchase Agreement |
Winter 2010 |
Referrals Through the Internet |
Winter 1996 |
Risk Management |
Fall 2005 |
Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statements; Effective Jan 1, 1995 |
Summer 1997 (Clarification) Fall 1997(Revision) Summer 1998 (Reprinted) Winter 1999 (Omissions) Summer 2000 (Revisited) Winter 2002 (Changes) Summer 2011 (Attorney General's Opinion) |
SALESPERSON & BROKER LAW & RULE CHANGES |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Review Of Statutes |
Winter 1999 |
Salesperson/Broker Law Amendments |
Summer 2002 (LB863) Summer 2003 (LB60) Summer 2004 (LB845) Spring 2005 (LB88) |
Salesperson/Broker Proposed Legislation |
Spring 1999 Fall 1999 Spring 2000 Spring 2001 Spring 2005 Summer 2010 Winter 2010 Spring 2011 Summer 2011 |
Salesperson/Broker Rule Change |
Spring 1995 (Seller Prop. Cond. Disc. and "in-writing"rules) Summer 1995 (Agency Relationships) Winter 1996 (Inducements Prohibition Repealed) Fall 2002 (Title 299 & 302) Summer 2004 (E & O Insurance) Summer 2005 (Title 299, Ch 2; Multiple Trade Names) Summer 2006 (LB819) Summer 2008 (Required Nonresident class) Fall 2009 (LB29, LB30, LB403) |
Salesperson/Broker Rule Changes Under Consideration |
Winter 1995 Fall 1996 Spring 1997 Fall 1997 Winter 1997 Summer 1999 Fall 1999 Spring 2005 (Title 299, Ch 2) |
SURVEYS |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Service Satisfaction Survey |
Spring 2000 Spring 2001 Spring 2002 Spring 2003 Winter 2009 |
TRUST ACCOUNT COLUMN |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Agency Acknowledgement Pamphlets Required, Procedures for "Estimated" Buyer/Seller Closing Cost Statement for Clients Only |
Summer 1997 |
Agency Relationships Observations/Suggestions |
Summer 1996 |
Bookkeeping Guidelines |
Spring 1996 Winter 1997 Winter 2009 |
Broker Responsibility, Estimated Closing Cost Statements; Seller Property Condition Disclosure |
Fall 1996 |
Closing Agent Requirements, Agency Agreements Required, Dual Agency |
Fall 1997 |
Embezzlement |
Winter 1996 |
Insufficient Funds, Dual Agency |
Summer 1998 |
Intro. Elements in File, Estimated Closing Costs |
Summer 1995 |
Listing & Management Agreements |
Summer 1999 |
Reminder to Brokers |
Spring 1998 |
Security Deposits, Written Agency Agreements, Cost Statement Signatures |
Fall 1995 |
Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statements, Transaction Files, Agency Policies |
Fall 1995 |
Timely Deposit of Earnest Money, Trust Account Requirements, Trust Account Regulation, Unclaimed Trust Funds |
Spring 1997 |
TRUST ACCOUNT INFORMATION |
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TOPIC |
ISSUE |
Closing Cost Estimates (Interpretation of Rules) |
Summer 1997 |
Federal Insurance & Trust Accounts |
Summer 1996 |
Guidelines for Storage of Trust Account Records in Alternative Media |
Summer 1998 |
Interest Bearing Trust Accounts Statute |
Summer 2011 |
Returning Earnest Money |
Summer 1997 |
