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When forming a broker price opinion (BPO), a broker looks beyond the property itself to the various market factors which influence its value.

Laws for consumer representation by DRE brokers need consistency. Litigation will pull in the courts to definitively establish the conduct required of tenant brokers to earn and collect a fee. In the meantime, brokers need to do everything in their power to protect the fee they and their agents expe

See how the use of a written tenant representation agreement by the tenant broker assures collection of a fee whether the user acquires a fee or leasehold interest in a property — the tenant representation agreement covers the broker in both circumstances.

2025 legislation requires a buyer agent to enter into a written representation agreement with their buyer seeking to acquire a fee interest in real estate. But is a commercial tenant’s acquisition of a leasehold interest also targeted? This three-part series is engineered to fully address every face

Real estate agents and brokers must learn to read economic factors and become familiar with the institution charged with labeling recessions.

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A homebuyer sourcing a 20% down payment experiences significant cost reductions over the life of the mortgage

Learn to conduct a transaction as a buyer agent when a seller breaches the purchase agreement with a buyer, discuss remedies available to the buyer and review money losses the buyer may recover on a seller’s breach.

In this issue: mentorship for new licensees, the DRE’s Cite and Fine program, trust fund signatory rules and the annual business activity report.

Our multimedia review of the DRE's most common types of disciplinary actions they encounter.

While the number of households continues to grow, the rise is mostly thanks to renters.

Want a deeper understanding of your local real estate market? These charts show the price-per-square-foot history of home sales in communities across California.

An owner or buyer of historic property in need of TLC can reduce their property tax by entering into a restoration and property tax agreement, called a Mills Act subsidy.

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Learn to properly display a “For Sale” sign on behalf of the seller to advertise the property for sale, understand when permission is needed to advertise a property within a common interest development (CID) and abide by the regulations concerning the placement of a “For Sale” sign on a private or p

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This form is used by a leasing agent, tenant or landlord when space in a commercial multi-tenant project is leased by a tenant for a fixed-term, to grant the tenancy and set the terms for the tenant’s payment of rent and their share of all utilities, maintenance and operating costs of the property.