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.

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

Vacancy and net absorption rates for the Southern California commercial property market worsened for most sectors.

A new law approaches the housing shortage from the intuitive angle of reducing local agency discretion — the red tape leash — for adapting vacant commercial structures for reuse as housing projects.

California has the largest disparity in price between new and resale homes, presenting a unique opportunity for buyer brokers able to access a builder's inventory for their buyer-clients.

Tenant-occupied residential properties adversely affected by disaster are subject to new legislation placing controls on landlord operations.

Another new law is on the books to encourage ADU growth.

This form is used by a broker when employed by a commercial property landlord as their sole agent, to solicit prospective tenants and negotiate a lease of the real estate.

A new law cuts down permit times for small housing developments.

California population shifts since 2000 sheds light on how current migration trends impact residential rentals and sales.

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Competent brokers and agents educate buyer-clients on the acquisition process into down payment consequences, transaction costs and ownership expenditures.

The final episode of our new series dramatizes the representation dilemma created for the seller when the retainer period under a new representation agreement overlaps a safety clause period in an expired representation agreement with a prior broker.

Delivery of property disclosures to buyers is legislated to occur “as soon as practicable” (ASAP) on inquiry from a prospective buyer, well before a purchase agreement setting a price is entered into.

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A broker employed by a landlord to market the property to tenants, screen tenants and negotiate lease terms in exchange for a fee uses a Landlord Representation Agreement — the leasing equivalent of a Seller Representation Agreement.