Legal Resources
- C.A.R. Legal Hotline for agents: 213.739.8282
- C.A.R. Legal Hotline for brokers: 213.739.8350
- C.A.R. Email Legal Hotline: legalhotline@car.org
- CA.R.’s Legal Tools help you understand how the law impacts your business and your transactions.
- CA.R. Legal Q&As, New Laws, and Disclosure Charts
Understanding the Settlement
- NEW from C.A.R.! Settlement FAQs Sign-in first at the C.A.R. website to access this information. (Released April 15, 2024)
- NAR Announcement about proposed settlement. (Released March 15, 2024)
- Litigation FAQs (Updated April 5, 2024)
- REALTOR® Magazine digital supplement (Released April 11, 2024) corrects misinformation about the proposed settlement and explains the importance of a written buyer agreement.
- Litigation Update from NAR (Released March 15, 2024) A brief video featuring NAR President Kevin Sears and Chief Legal Officer Katie Johnson.
- CA.R.’s Legal Quick Guide(Updated March 29, 2024) A one-page summary of NAR’s Proposed Class Action Settlement
- C.A.R.’s Legal FAQs – Sign-in first at the C.A.R. website to access this information. (Updated March 20, 2024) Information about the terms of the settlement, NAR practices that will be changing, communicating offers of compensation, and more.
- Correcting the Record about Commissions (Released March 19, 2024) Information from NAR that they do not set commissions and commissions are negotiable.
- Competition.realtor – Information about supporting consumer-friendly real estate marketplaces
Events and Presentations
- Wednesday, April 24, 12pm: Updates and Q&A on NAR Lawsuits & Settlements with Charlie Lee, NAR Senior Counsel & Director of Legal Affairs. Register here for this virtual event.
Resources for Working with Buyers
- Buyer Representation Agreements Quick Guide
- On-demand Buyer Representation Agreement Training: C.A.R. is providing training about using the Buyer Representation and Broker Compensation Agreement to REALTOR® members at no charge by using the promo code “Free25” when registering for the class.
- Buyer’s Agent Resource Hub
- How buyers agents are paid: This video from NAR illustrates how real estate agents may be paid and where the money comes from, step by step.
Resources for Promoting Your Value
- REALTOR.COM has a national campaign to promote how agents help their clients before, during and after the homebuying process. More information and resources for your marketing activities are here.
- Smartzone – C.A.R.’s one-stop shop to help navigate the current market
- 167 things REALTORS® do that you can share with your clients.
- 105 MORE things, big and small, REALTORS® do to help their clients.
- Ready-to-go marketing content for social media and client communication.