Senate Bill 9 mandates local agencies that do not submit new ADU ordinances to HCD or fail to respond to deficiency notices will have the new ordinance voided.

Learn the rules and strategies behind real estate teams in California.

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Take a glance back at recent sales volume — look ahead for a take on 2026, and beyond.

Zillow is a good place to start, but If you’re serious about selling, you’ll need more than a general estimate. A diligent agent compares your home’s unique features with recently sold homes to ensure accurate pricing.

Understand the steps required for a CEQA review of a proposed project — and when a project is exempt.

A new law prohibits investors and their agents from swooping in after a fire and submitting offers to homeowners who have not yet marketed their property for sale.

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California legislation has evolved to provide more certainty of payment on claims made by property owners with coverage for wildfires.

See how third-party investigative reports transform the marketability of your seller’s property by taking the “what ifs” out of real estate.

This form is used by an agent when employed by a client under an existing representation agreement that has been terminated by mutual agreement, to document the agreed-to termination of the employment, cancel the representation agreement and liquidate any claims that may have arisen due to the emplo

This form is used by an agent when the terms of an existing representation agreement with a buyer, seller, landlord, tenant, borrower or lender are modified, to document the agreed-to modification of the representation.

After entering into a representation agreement with a client, an agent uses the Modification of Representation Agreement to change the terms of the employment without canceling it and to terminate the authorization to represent, an agent uses the Release and Cancellation of Representation Agreement.

New legislation mandates transparency in real estate photography by requiring labels for digitally manipulated images used in advertising and promotion.

New legislation mandates disclosure of tobacco and nicotine products as a common environmental hazard.

A new law holds insurers to higher standards when responding to homes destroyed resulting from a state of emergency.

A new law is wresting control from the Coastal Commission on ADUs.

What earlier developers did in their CC&Rs, today’s home developer can now undo.