Legislatures hope relaxed junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) regulations will translate to more developer interest.

Homeowners affected by the LA wildfires are now assured access to mortgage forbearance programs under a new law.

Evleshin v. Meyer

Climate risk information hurt sales -- so the MLS lobbied to take them down.

A new law extends Prop 13 benefits for homeowners rebuilding after 2025’s devastating wildfire season.

When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?

A new law provides property owners additional defenses against servicers of old, “zombie mortgages.”

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The NIMBY’s most powerful legal tool to combat development is CEQA.

The renter’s tax credit will increase significantly beginning for tax year 2026.

Follow the steps of a buyer agent from representation agreement to closing on a buyer’s acquisition of property and recognize a buyer’s breach of the purchase agreement.

Sceper v. County of Trinity

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Landlords may not mandate the use of a specific internet service provider without allowing tenants to opt out.

The first episode of our new series dramatizes how to properly display a “For Sale” sign on a property on behalf of the seller to advertise the property for sale, and understand when permission is needed to advertise a property with a “For Sale” sign in a common interest development (CID).

Agents preparing a BPO ignore price trends at their peril.

Density bonus laws enable developers to increase density beyond what local zoning regulations allow, while increasing the number of subsidy-free housing for low- and moderate-income households.

Gallusz v. LLP Mortgage, Inc

A new law establishes Social Security hardship as a defense for tenants facing an unlawful detainer (UD) action when rent payments are interrupted.