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Here is the third post in our series drawing on appraisal concepts from our unpublished easy-to-digest BPO course content. This series showcases the fundamental real estate knowledge needed by a DRE licensee to develop a Broker Price Opinion (BPO) to be handed to a client. We start with defining pro

Consumer sentiment continued to worsen in April, declining across all political groups with significant hurdles anticipated in multiple sectors of the economic landscape.  April’s Index of Consumer Sentiment, a survey conducted by the University of Michigan, had a final reading of 52.2, declining 8.

Watch and read to get fully up to speed on the six operative sections of a title insurance policy.

SoCal’s commercial real estate market on entering 2025 is fully destabilized with industrial vacancy rates elevated across all SoCal markets and office vacancy rates even higher.

A California appeals court holds there is a real property claim when a property's title is vested in the name of a disputed successor trustee.

An agent, retained by a seller of property, has a duty to have the seller-client enter their truthful responses to property conditions itemized on a Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS).

Learn why a seller representation agreement ensures the payment of a fee earned by the employment, how to prepare an exclusive seller representation agreement as the seller-client’s agent and explain the purpose of a seller representation agreement to a prospective seller-client.

This form is used by a commercial broker when presently retained under a Tenant Representation Agreement by entities seeking to acquire a leasehold or fee interest in property, to extend the period of representation. 

This form is used by a commercial broker when presently retained under a Tenant Representation Agreement by individuals seeking to acquire a leasehold or fee interest in property, to renew the period of representation. 

This form is used by a commercial broker to be employed by entities as their sole agent, to locate and negotiate the terms and conditions to acquire a leasehold or fee interest in a property. 

This form is used by a commercial broker to be employed by individuals as their sole agent, to locate and negotiate the terms and conditions to acquire a leasehold or fee interest in a property. 

View these Orange County regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.

Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.

The tenant representation agreement employing a broker to acquire a leasehold interest in a property is the leasing equivalent to the buyer representation agreement to acquire a fee interest.

A California appeals court holds a cause of action against a broker for breach of fiduciary duty is transferable.

Learn the difference between exclusive and open client representation agreements and understand the use of exclusive representation agreements as best practice for client representation.

Consumer sentiment has now fallen for the fourth straight month as the economy continues to waver under a back and forth on tariffs and trade wars, according to the latest data from the University of Michigan. The preliminary Index of Consumer Sentiment reading for April came in at 50.8, a 10.9% tum

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What does a title insurance policy do – and not do? See the extent of a title insurance company’s obligation, if any, to indemnify the policy holder for money losses caused by an encumbrance on title.