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  DATE PARTIAL CONTENTS...  
  July, 2010 Legislative Update 2010 - wide variety of issues  
  June, 2010 Broker commission leins  
       
  May, 2010 Lead-based paint: a thorough overview of laws and issues  
  April, 2010 Cooperative Commissions and Procuring Cause  
  March, 2010 Uniform Short Sales - new federal rules  
       
  February, 2010 Good Faith Estimate and HUD-1  
  January, 2010 Updating common contract additions - Add. A, Add. O, Condition Reports  
  December, 2009 RealtorĀ® Highlights for 2009  
       
  November, 2009 Residential Offer to Purchase - revised 2010 edition of Form WB-11  
  October, 2009 Condition disclosures by agents and sellers  
  September, 2009 Wisconsin Farmland Initiatives  
       
  August, 2009 Environmental Concerns 2009 (review and summary)  
  July, 2009 Solving the Mysteries of Short Sales  
  June, 2009 Mortgage Foreclosure Scams  
       
  May, 2009 recent Wisconsin Supreme Court & Court of Appeals real estate cases  
  April, 2009 Wisconsin rental properties review - landlord and tenant laws, issues  
  March, 2009 Distressed sales and short sales - comprehensive guidance  
       
  February, 2009 Revised Commercial Listing and Seller Disclosure Report  
  January, 2009 Excellent condo law and terms primer, new form explanations  
  December, 2008 RealtorĀ® Highlights for 2008  
       
  November, 2008 Vacant Land Listing and Seller Disclosure Report - 2008 Revisions  
  October, 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovations, Repairs and Painting  
  September, 2008 Farm Listing Contract & Real Estate Condition Report - 2008 revisions  
       
  August, 2008 2008 WI Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Real Estate  
  July, 2008 Land Contracts and Leases with Options  
  June, 2008 Pier Protection Act, Great Lakes Compact  
       
  April/May, 2008 wells, well water, private onsite wastewater treatments systems (POWTS) -
these are especially important issues for Door County real estate transactions
 
  January, 2008 Short Sales - when there isn't enough money to go around  
  August, 2007 "Favorite" Offer to Purchase Provisions  
       
  July, 2007 Real Estate Auctions - a marketing tool for sellers  
  February, 2007 Ordinary High Water Mark (p.12) - impacts many Door County parcels  
  October, 2006 Protecting Against Identity Theft - info for buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants  
       
  September, 2006 Contract Law Basics - offers, counter-offers, more...  
  May, 2006 ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act - application to real estate  
       
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