YOUR DISCIPLINE DATA IS A CURRICULUM

Every final order a department of real estate jurisdiction issues can be a topic idea or a lesson plan for real estate education providers, if they just read the data. That data can be as simple as reviewing the publicly posted agendas or meeting minutes from each jurisdiction’s website. Or you can get it from ARELLO®.

Last month I shared a commissioner's question that was asked of a violation heard during a meeting: if this [violating] broker heard these requirements every two ...

To Be, or Not to Be, a Compliant Bot

I know what I know, and you know what you know—but does the agent know what the agent

should know? That, my government friends, is the question.

As I pen this, headlines are warning that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within

the next decade. I cannot save humanity on this page, but I can tell you how AI could harm a

consumer tonight.

Imagine this: A consumer visits a brokerage website at midnight. A chatbot asks what she can

afford, ...

California Expands AI Oversight with Independent Audit Requirements

California has enacted two new laws establishing standards for independent audits and assessments of artificial intelligence systems, adding another layer to the state’s expanding AI regulatory framework.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 813 and Assembly Bill 1405 on September 9. Together, the measures create mechanisms for third parties to independently evaluate AI systems and models and establish standards intended to promote auditor independence and ...

Puerto Rico Real Estate Regulatory Overhaul Draws Mixed Response

Puerto Rico lawmakers are considering a significant overhaul of the laws governing real estate professionals, but regulators and industry groups have expressed differing views on the proposed changes.

House Bill 1331 would create a new Real Estate Regulation Act and repeal Act 10-1994, which has regulated real estate brokers, salespeople and companies in Puerto Rico for more than three decades. The proposal addresses licensing, continuing education, consumer ...

Federal Agencies Begin Work to Implement Sweeping Housing Law

Federal agencies are beginning the lengthy process of implementing the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a broad housing law enacted this summer that includes dozens of provisions addressing housing construction, financing, manufactured housing and regulatory barriers.

Although the law is now in effect, many of its provisions require additional federal regulations, guidance or funding before they can be fully implemented. Of 125 implementation items identified in the ...