Legal Resources Center
Risk management is at the heart of professional real estate practice, and VAR's Legal Resource Center is designed to keep you updated on legal issues relevant to their real estate practices and reduce their exposure to risk. VAR monitors legislative issues and keeps you informed on changes that affect your real estate business. We also provide the popular Broker Legal Hotline, Legal Hotline Archive, and Legal Hotline Q&A video library, which is growing all the time. And, of course, standard forms and contracts, the bread and butter of any real estate transaction.
CLICK HERE to download a .PDF of the updated 25 Legal Hotline FAQs
IN THIS SECTION:
| Standard forms & contracts |
| Legal Hotline |
| Legal Hotline Archive |
| Legal Video Library |
| Agency Center |
| Ethics Center |
| Short Sales information |
| New Laws Information |
| Legal Article Library |
Click here to access the VAR Standard Forms library (password protected).
The VAR Legal Hotline is a free, members-only benefit for brokers. You can receive answers to questions about Virginia real estate law and timely information on legal and regulatory issues concerning the real estate industry.
The Legal Hotline provides legal information, not legal services. You should consult your attorney if you need representation or advice.
Click here to read more about the VAR Broker Hotline, register to use, or to call.
Many legal questions are common and have already been answered in our Legal Hotline Archive. The Archive has tons of Q&A on a broad range of topics, including
- Advertising
- Agency
- Compensation/Commissions
- Contracts
- Disclosure
- Escrow/Earnest Money Deposits
- Fair Housing
- Lead Paint
- Licensure
- Liens
- MLS
- Property Management
- Referrals
- and much more
Click here to go to the Archive index page to see all the topics available.
What better way to hear about laws, regulations, and best practices than straight from VAR attorneys? In a series of short video clips, VAR's attorneys cover a broad range of topics, including
- Fair Housing
- Commissions
- POAs
- Disclosures
- Advertising
- Earnest Money Deposits
- and much more
Short sales have become common transactions for most Realtors®. These lengthy transactions are always a challenge to take on. But those Realtors® who have rolled up their sleeves are realizing the benefit of gaining expertise on these time-consuming transactions. The end result is better service to your clients and better business for you in a trying market.
Click here to access the VAR Short Sale Resource Center.
VAR has a long history of providing top-notch legal information. Browse our collection of legal articles to learn about, share, and live what it means to be an ethical REALTOR®. You'll enjoy topics such as
- Interpleader laws explained
- How to create an office policy
- New laws that affect your real estate business (updated annually)
- Contract termination
- Navigating short sales
- Earnest money deposits
- and much more
Click here to access the VAR Legal Article library.