Comments on: The GOVENATOR Terminated “Degreed Broker” Assembly Bill in 2006… Sequel in 2007? http://siliconvalleybroker.com/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html Part Art, Part Science, KAPOWICH REAL ESTATE Excels in Negotiations Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:59:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud, "The Investigative Process" ~ Inside Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS' General Membership Meeting http://siliconvalleybroker.com/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-3113 Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud, "The Investigative Process" ~ Inside Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS' General Membership Meeting Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:04:04 +0000 http://siliconvalleybroker.net/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html#comment-3113 [...] freely admitted this is important to CAR’s ‘07/’08 budget. Many, like Brian Brady felt CAR was all to happy to collect fees and questioned its earnestness lobbying tougher licensing ... Flawed thinking, read [...] [...] freely admitted this is important to CAR’s ‘07/’08 budget. Many, like Brian Brady felt CAR was all to happy to collect fees and questioned its earnestness lobbying tougher licensing … Flawed thinking, read [...]

]]> By: Inside the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors' Convention. Buyer beware? No. It's Licensees Beware. http://siliconvalleybroker.com/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-1327 Inside the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors' Convention. Buyer beware? No. It's Licensees Beware. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:51:21 +0000 http://siliconvalleybroker.net/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html#comment-1327 [...] freely admitted this is important to CAR’s ‘07/’08 budget. Many, like Brian Brady felt CAR was all to happy to collect fees and questioned its earnestness lobbying tougher licensing ... Flawed thinking, read [...] [...] freely admitted this is important to CAR’s ‘07/’08 budget. Many, like Brian Brady felt CAR was all to happy to collect fees and questioned its earnestness lobbying tougher licensing … Flawed thinking, read [...]

]]> By: Inside the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors' Convention. Buyer beware? No. It's Licensees Beware. http://siliconvalleybroker.com/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-50 Inside the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors' Convention. Buyer beware? No. It's Licensees Beware. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:28:11 +0000 http://siliconvalleybroker.net/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html#comment-50 [...] freely admitted this is important to CAR’s ‘07/’08 budget. Many, like Brian Brady felt CAR was all to happy to collect fees and questioned its earnestness lobbying tougher licensing.... Flawed thinking, read [...] [...] freely admitted this is important to CAR’s ‘07/’08 budget. Many, like Brian Brady felt CAR was all to happy to collect fees and questioned its earnestness lobbying tougher licensing…. Flawed thinking, read [...]

]]> By: Pat Kapowich http://siliconvalleybroker.com/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-5 Pat Kapowich Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:39:11 +0000 http://siliconvalleybroker.net/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html#comment-5 Thanks Brian from San Diego. I missed your comment while visiting in San Diego of all places! That said, I would have like to discuss this in person to detect if you are serious and/or just promoting <a href="http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=1521" rel="nofollow">Greg Swann's dialogue/cyber-space debate</a> regarding <a href="http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=1518" rel="nofollow">outlawing "licensing laws</a>." (If you were wearing a belt with those suspenders, then you couldn't be serious) Either way, I'm in. If what you write could possibly be true: My response would be "What didn't the Governor know and when didn't he know it"? Licensing laws has enough teeth to make most licensed-mandated professionals concerned about compliance with their field's governing body, (e.g., complaints, continuing educational requirements, changing laws and/or Standards of Practice) In addition, these governing bodies are in place to protect consumers' time, money and safety. Any real estate attorney will tell you they can "put their kids through college" after a "hot" market. It's hard to take complaints seriously when properties are appreciating month after month. (i.e., How has the Buyer been damaged?) However, when the market cools and properties are deprecating , complaints and lawsuits against agents and sellers skyrocket. While both the <a href="http://www.dre.ca.gov/" rel="nofollow">California Department of Real Estate</a> and <a href="http://www.car.org/" rel="nofollow">California Association of Realtors</a> has overworked staff swamped with complaints, the Governor is still encouraging newly commissioned officers to board on a sinking ship. Thanks Brian from San Diego. I missed your comment while visiting in San Diego of all places! That said, I would have like to discuss this in person to detect if you are serious and/or just promoting Greg Swann’s dialogue/cyber-space debate regarding outlawing “licensing laws.” (If you were wearing a belt with those suspenders, then you couldn’t be serious) Either way, I’m in.

If what you write could possibly be true: My response would be “What didn’t the Governor know and when didn’t he know it”?
Licensing laws has enough teeth to make most licensed-mandated professionals concerned about compliance with their field’s governing body, (e.g., complaints, continuing educational requirements, changing laws and/or Standards of Practice) In addition, these governing bodies are in place to protect consumers’ time, money and safety.

Any real estate attorney will tell you they can “put their kids through college” after a “hot” market. It’s hard to take complaints seriously when properties are appreciating month after month. (i.e., How has the Buyer been damaged?) However, when the market cools and properties are deprecating , complaints and lawsuits against agents and sellers skyrocket.

While both the California Department of Real Estate and California Association of Realtors has overworked staff swamped with complaints, the Governor is still encouraging newly commissioned officers to board on a sinking ship.

]]> By: Brian Brady http://siliconvalleybroker.com/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html/comment-page-1#comment-4 Brian Brady Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:52:49 +0000 http://siliconvalleybroker.net/the-govenator-terminated-%e2%80%9cdegreed-broker%e2%80%9d-assembly-bill-in-2006%e2%80%a6-sequel-in-2007.html#comment-4 I think what Governor Schwazenegger understands is that occupational licensing has no teeth and is anti-consumer. CAR is practicing a "take care of their own" approach when they lobbied for this bill. Where was this bill in 2003 when the market was heating up? CAR was all too happy to collect fees from any college grad that passed the broker's test. I think what Governor Schwazenegger understands is that occupational licensing has no teeth and is anti-consumer.

CAR is practicing a “take care of their own” approach when they lobbied for this bill. Where was this bill in 2003 when the market was heating up? CAR was all too happy to collect fees from any college grad that passed the broker’s test.

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