Evening star., 1938-04-30
REALTY SURVEY
LISTS MEASURES
States Council to Publish
Detailed Analysis of So
Boards Work.

0OdTuS WORK.
Legislative measures Of importance
to real estate in which State real es-
tate associations have been concerned
In recent months include the follow
ing. according to survey which has
tlst been completed by the States
Council Of the National Association
Of Real Estate Boards:
/. Real estate license legislation.
Z. Mortgage legislation. 8. The whole
question of the tax structure. 1. Tax
appraisals and adjustments. 5. Sub
division regulation and subdivision
control. 6. City planning and re-
gional or State planning. T. Zoning.
8. Slum clearance. 8. Legislation set
ting up control of special assessments.
10. Legislation as to trust deeds. IL.
The problem of unemployment relief.
IL. Federal social security and State
unemployment and compensation laws.
13. The general problem of housing.
Bills directly affecting real estate
passed in a single recent session of
the New York State Legislature to-
tailed 81, the Real Estate Association
Of the State of New York reports.
To Be Published Soon.
The survey, major enterprise of the
States Council for the current year,
. detailed analysis of the structure
and work Of the SO State real estate
associations, is to be published shortly
as . handbook Of some 100 pages.
The compilation Is expected to be
. valuable source book as to State
real estate organization plans and an
aid to State association work, Charles
W. Brock. San Francisco, chairman of
the States Council, points out.
Advancement Of real estate educa-
ton is an activity which present need
Is bringing to the fore in State as
sociation work, the survey finds.
Thus, it notes, the Michigan State
association has just concluded a one
day educational conference in Coop
Grafton with the University of Michi-
gan, the sessions being held on the
grounds Of the university. Subjects
/. The analysis Of local real estate
markets. 2. The economies of the
real estate market. 8. Market an
alysis in the appraisal process. 4.
Market analysis as guide to sales
effort. 5. The effort Of governmental
activity in new housing on the real
estate market.
North Carolina Institute.
The North Carolina Association Is
planning to hold an institute at one
Of the colleges or universities in the
State in August. with the idea of
making it an annual event.
In Iowa one-day short courses have
been held in several centers under
the real estate commissioner of the
State, with the State real estate as
sociation largely responsible for the
program.
The Florida Real Estate Association
will have two-day real estate school
May 9-10 at the University of Florida.
The association held a three-day in
stitute last year in cooperation with
the University of Florida with two
courses given. one in general real
estate practise, the other q course in
real estate appraising conducted by
the Florida Chapter Of the American
Institute OF Real Estate Appraisers.
The California Association has held
several real estate institutes, includ-
ing one in 1886 and one in 1887. In
connection with the institute, texts
have been written and are for sale,
on real estate brokerage, zoning and
property values, subdivision principles
and practice, capitalization Of income
in appraising real estate, land eco
nomics applied to appraising. residen-
tial appraising, building construction
and unit building costs in California.
and industrial real estate. For 1898
the association is working on an edu-
cational course planned to be given
Jointly with university and to be
held under local board direction.
Standard Forms Compiled.
Standard forms for use in real
estate transactions have been COM
piled by a number Of the State
real estate associations Illinois has
an "offer to purchase" listing form
for residential and farm properties.
The California State association has
developed the following standard
forms: !. Authorization to sell. 2.
Deposit receipt. 3. Agreement to
sell. T. Exchange agreement. 5.
Lease 6. Deed. In the past 1e years
over five million copies OF these forms
have been distributed.
Publication Of a magazine covering
new developments In real estate
thought and of bulletins covering ac-
ton needed or under way in the |
States on behalf Of real estate is an
important part Of the work State real
estate associations are doing.
The New jersey association has for
years given aid to local libraries in
the selection Of real estate books. and
in building up their collections Of real
estate material A list Of books in
this general category in the Newark
Public Library and the Nutley Public
Library has just been mimeographed
and distributed by the State associa-
ton. The list Is six pages long and
contains about ITO titles Of books and
magazines on all phases Of the real
estate business.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.