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Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Your moving checklist Use this moving checklist to lighten the load during your move to a new home. Two months before moving:
Read More Opinions with erroneous conclusions

Learn the difference between opinions, assurances and guarantees as well as estimates, projections and forecasts.
Read MoreBuyer purchasing power levels out in Q2 2026

Buyer purchasing power fell back slightly in mid-2026, still positive over a year earlier.
Read MoreFederal housing bill passes, to little effect

How much — or how little — the new housing laws affect housing in California’s communities is up to local gatekeepers, including real estate brokers and mortgage lenders.
Read MoreThe Ghost in the Machine: Of Flesh and Silicon

Artificial Intelligence Training: Harnessing AI While Managing Risk™ Our opening installment explores how licensees deploy AI in their daily practice today, alongside critical Department of Real Estate (DRE) guidance for staying compliant.
Read MoreBeneficiary Statement — RPI Form 415

This form is used by an escrow officer when, on behalf of an authorized person, escrow requests information from the holder of a mortgage on a property in sale or loan escrow to confirm the terms and conditions of the debt owed on the mortgage.
Read MoreForm-of-the-Week: Escrow instructions, and beneficiary statement — Forms 401 and 415

An agent or escrow officer uses RPI Form 401 when preparing instructions to open a purchase escrow with an escrow officer, and RPI Form 415 when escrow requests mortgage information from a mortgage holder regarding their lien on a property to confirm the terms of the debt or obtain a payoff demand.
Read MoreFARM: Protect your home from fire

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Protect your home from fire When your property is in a State Responsibility Area next to a mountain area or lands covered by [
Read MoreFARM: Sell your multi-acreage property

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Sell your multi-acreage property Thinking about selling? I can help! As a real estate agent who specializes in the sale of ran
Read MoreRecoverable Transactional and Operating Expenses

This episode covers the calculation of the seller’s recoverable losses.
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Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Downsize the easy way Are you ready to retire and downsize your home? Here are some ways to prepare for the move and […]
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Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Shopping for a condo When you’re shopping for a condo, you’re essentially shopping for a community. Living in a condo communit
Read More FARM: Now is the time to downsize!

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Now is the time to downsize Is your current home just a little bit more than you need? If you’ve been considering downsizing,
Read MoreMay the county water district limit a landowner’s groundwater use based on historic use?

Las Posas Valley Water Rights Coalition v. Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1
Read MoreFederal guidance pushes MLOs to weigh applicant immigration status

Federal guidance now encourages MLOs to discriminate based on immigration status. How does that impact MLO practice in California?
Read MoreFARM: A quick guide to irrigation systems

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only A quick guide to irrigation systems In sun-drenched California, an underground irrigation system is a great, value-adding inve
Read MoreFARM: Stay Cool and Save Money

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM Letter page. Text only Stay Cool and Save Money California summers are more than beaches and palm trees. Here are some ways to keep your home cool […
Read MoreFARM: The buzz about LED bulbs

Make the Earth and your wallet just a bit greener with LED light bulbs.
Read MoreValue Fluctuations During an Evolving Buyer’s Market

This episode covers the price-to-value difference and the buyer’s interference with the seller’s resale efforts.
Read MorePark your EVs (and your HOA) outside

SB 770 removes an HOA from a homeowner's mandatory insurance when they install an electric vehicle charger in a common area.
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