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Jeff Pearl, Full Service Full Time Realtor (RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA)

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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

YES. We just got a Bed Bug Disclosure in mid-June

Jul 07, 2017 06:21 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

 Yes.  Every time a judge sets a new legal precedent, the attorneys for Florida Association of Realtors, and the attorney for our Tallahassee Board update or change the forms.  Happening way too much.

Jul 07, 2017 06:07 PM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Constant? No. Regularly? Yes! Some major, some not. And they added a number of new forms here recently, again.

Jul 07, 2017 05:34 PM
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Once a year.

Jul 07, 2017 06:18 PM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Jeff Pearl - you mean 'MONTHS'? Wow! We do have some of them changed after 'YEARS'!

Jul 07, 2017 10:56 PM
Rainmaker
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Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

We do have periodic changes, but the main changes are once a year. Nothing as extensive as you show at mid year, Jeff.

Jul 07, 2017 10:08 PM
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Diana White-Pettis
Bennett Realty Solutions - Upper Marlboro, MD
GRI, CDPE, CNE, WHC Upper Marlboro Homes for Sale

Usually on an annual basis.

Jul 07, 2017 09:29 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Our go through a major change once a year. It is not common for changes more often than that. What an annoyance that must be?

Jul 07, 2017 06:53 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Punishing those folks who still buy paper forms.

Jul 07, 2017 05:31 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Typically, our forms get changed annually in July of each year. 

Jul 08, 2017 04:28 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Yes, in CA, we have a lot of changes recently. Good thing, our legal department has webinars every months about new changes. 

Jul 07, 2017 11:04 PM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Regularly

Jul 07, 2017 08:44 PM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

 Last time I bought my own home there were 5 pages all together in a purchase contract. It was hand filled out through Coldwell Banker form. 

Jul 07, 2017 08:37 PM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Yes some new stuff coming in some good and some complicated. It appears that a group of attorneys modify stuff every year...a mostly good thing

Jul 07, 2017 05:28 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Yes about that amount of time and sometimes the change is just a highlighted word.

Jul 07, 2017 05:26 PM
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Gotta keep those over paid lawyers in business don't we?

Jul 08, 2017 06:18 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

No, but when there is an update it just happens, no warning and no update, just a new form

Jul 08, 2017 04:58 AM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

There are regular changes(additions and revisions) to our forms.  

Jul 08, 2017 04:43 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Annually

Jul 08, 2017 04:31 AM
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James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

We have them just once a year. 

Jul 08, 2017 04:13 AM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Yes - we just had changes recently to our Offer to Purchase - again! These revisions occur about twice each year for us.

Jul 07, 2017 10:55 PM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

yes

Jul 07, 2017 05:59 PM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

We are lucky, are state forms change ones a year.

 

Jul 09, 2017 09:12 AM
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Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

The new disclosure is ridiculous.  It's so long and is essentially a print out of the law and the same few disclosures sellers need to make.

Jul 08, 2017 05:39 PM
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Let's just say we now have a TON of forms. They don't update them as frequently as yours does - thankfully.  But when they do it's usually a good change and cleans suff up and makes our jobs easier.

Jul 08, 2017 02:23 PM
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Sharon Altier
Coldwell Banker Realty - Elmhurst, IL
Luxury Property Specialist, CSC, SFR

Interesting.  If you are under contract do they require you to change the forms of the transaction? 

Jul 08, 2017 11:16 AM
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Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

We have annual forms changes that come out July 1st every year (just got them!).  Usually they hold up any changes until this time unless it is something that can't wait or a technical or typographical thing that needs to be fixed. -Kasey

Jul 08, 2017 10:17 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Every six months for sure, sometimes more often.  Can't force people to buy new forms if they don't change 'em!

Jul 08, 2017 10:12 AM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Annually.  It's been the very rare occassion that we have mid year changes from on the forms from GAR.  And fortunately they also put out a document that explains the changes and reasons for the changes in detail annually as well.

Jul 08, 2017 09:08 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

We have updated twice a year. What kills me is that there are errors on the updated forms and we have to wait for them to be corrected.  

Jul 08, 2017 08:09 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

We have them, but not that often.  Once a year, sometimes more often.

Jul 08, 2017 07:17 AM
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Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

Fortunately, we don't have that problem in our area.

Jul 08, 2017 07:14 AM
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Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

change is good at times

Jul 08, 2017 07:14 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Some make constant changes and some try to limit them! It's a local thing!

Jul 08, 2017 07:00 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

no, they're not frequent...maybe once a year....

Jul 08, 2017 06:33 AM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Jeff Pearl I can remember when the NVAR listing agreement was one page and the contract was two pages.

Jul 08, 2017 06:31 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

The templates for Docusign, etc are always far behind making a real hassle. Our contract now with riders is around 23 pages long.  We are killing trees just left & right here in IL.

Jul 08, 2017 06:19 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

The reason why is the attorneys on the Forms Committee are constantly trying to justify their salaries.

Jul 08, 2017 06:19 AM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Not that often in Oklahoma.

Jul 08, 2017 05:15 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

The changes come with the territory.

Jul 08, 2017 05:08 AM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Jeff, having contract changes constantly is awful!  Our RE Commission has decided changes will be made only every 3 years.

Jul 11, 2017 06:02 AM