Kentucky Real Estate

Proposed Final Judgment . Licensees may now offer inducements and rebates as long as such inducements and rebates are disclosed in writing. You can reference the Commission's emergency regulations with regard to inducements and rebates under the Real Estate Licensing Laws of Kentucky section below. ...

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Kentucky: Real Estate Apraisers Board - Home
All Associate real property appraisers licensed after July 1, 2001 shall submit to the Board two (2) complete summary appraisal reports.  The first report shall be submitted six (6) months following the date of issuance of the Associate license.  The second report shall be submitted twelve (12) months following the date of issuance of the Associate license. ... [Read More]

Justice Department Sues Kentucky Real Estate Commission for Limiting Competition Among Real Estate Brokers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today filed a lawsuitagainst the Kentucky Real Estate Commission for limiting competition among real estate brokersin the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Department said that the Commission's regulationsrestrict competition and cause consumers to pay higher prices for certain real estate services. ...

The civil antitrust lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District ofKentucky, challenges the Kentucky Real Estate Commission's regulations that prohibit Kentuckyreal estate brokers and sales associates from offering rebates and other inducements to attractcustomers as a violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The Department's complaint statesthat real estate brokers were quoted as saying that the rebate ban "inhibits free trade" and avoidsa "bidding war" among brokers that could "lessen [broker] profits," which confirms theDepartment's allegation that the ban harms home buyers and sellers. ... [Read More]

Kentucky Real Estate Commission
She is the owner and principal broker of Lois Ann Disponett Real Estate Company in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. She was first licensed as a sales associate on August 1, 1976 and obtained her broker’s license on January 3, 1978. She graduated from Anderson County High School and obtained her Associate Degree in Real Estate from the Lexington Technical Institute in 1977. Ms. Disponett obtained the designations of Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and Graduate Realtor® Institute (GRI). She is a member of First Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg where she has been an active Sunday school teacher for over 27 years. She is an active member of the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors® and has been involved in the development of both residential and commercial property in the Anderson County area for the last 24 years. She and her husband, Todd Hyatt, who is also a Realtor®, have one daughter, Ann Marie Hyatt. ... [Read More]

Kentucky: Real Estate Apraisers Board - Overview
The Kentucky Real Estate Appraisers Board approves education providers and courses which are needed to obtain a Kentucky Real Property Appraiser License/Certification. ...

The following providers are approved by the Kentucky Real Estate Appraisers Board to offer pre-licensing and continuing education classes. ...

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Kentucky: Real Estate Apraisers Board - Overview
and return it to the Kentucky Real Estate Appraisers Board. Include official transcripts, academic records, completion certificates, etc. all to verify education hours.  All applications, including Associate must be approved by the Real Estate Appraisers Board. Associate education must have been obtained in the five year period immediately preceding application.  Incomplete applications, will be returned to the applicant noting what additional information is needed.  Education is a pre-requisite to take the examination, therefore the application must be approved prior to anyone being seated for the examination.  Once education requirements are fulfilled an Examination Registration Form will be sent to you upon written request. Please be advised that per the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) guidelines, exam results are only good for 24 months.  Once you have passed an appraiser examination, you must make application and obtain a license/certification wi ... [Read More]

Kentucky: Real Estate Apraisers Board - Overview
Kentucky Association of Realtors (The Kentucky Real Estate Education Foundation) ...

Kentucky Association of Real Estate Appraisers (KAREA) ...

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History of the Kentucky Real Estate Commission
History of the Kentucky Real Estate Commission ...

The 1952 Legislature amended this law so that casual sales could not be made by unlicensed operators. Each applicant for licensure was required to pass a written examination conducted by the Commission to establish competency and trustworthiness. Brokers were required to maintain a definite place of business in Kentucky and the real estate bond was increased from $1,000.00 to $3,000.00 with the requirement of a commercial surety. (This was increased to $5,000 in 1960). This law extended to all licensees operating in first, second and third-class cities and within a radius of five miles therefrom. ... [Read More]

Complaint : U.S. v. Kentucky Real Estate Commission
25. The relevant service markets are no broader than the provision of real estatebrokerage services to sellers of real property and the provision of real estate brokerage services tobuyers of real property. ...

The United States of America, by its attorneys acting under the direction of the AttorneyGeneral of the United States, brings this antitrust action against the Kentucky Real EstateCommission ("the Commission") for violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. The Commission promulgated and enforces administrative regulations that ban real estate brokersand sales associates in Kentucky (collectively "Brokers") from competing with each other byoffering consumers cash rebates or other inducements (the "Rebate Ban"). The Commission'spromulgation, adoption, maintenance, and enforcement of these regulations is a result ofagreements, combinations, or conspiracies among the Commissioners and others thatunreasonably restrain competition. For example, the Rebate Ban prevents buyer Brokers fromcompeting on price by offering cash rebates when they enter into agreements with clients. ... [Read More]

FDIC: FDIC Real Estate Retrieval System
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