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.

California’s legislature continues to tackle the state’s decade long housing shortage.

This article covers exceptions and waivers to the enforceability of the due-on clause present in all trust deeds and enforced on sales only during a cycle of rising long-term fixed rate mortgage rates.

Assembly Bill 1529 was recently passed to clarify several ambiguities in existing housing legislation.

SB 1146 clarifies some foreclosure protections while letting mortgage servicers off the hook for others.

DRE fraud alert underscores why you always need to check the wire transfer instructions.

This article covers an owner’s use of property rights which allows a mortgage holder to capitalize on the due-on clause to extract further profit by calling the mortgage due and payable, or waiving the call to modify the interest rate and payment schedule at current market rates.

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Wang v. Peletta

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Learn when a binding agreement to buy and sell real estate is formed and how to assist clients by preparing and submitting or responding to an offer to buy real estate.

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Antitrust behavior in real estate is back in the news. This time, commercial real estate site CoStar is getting the antitrust treatment.

Homeownership and rental vacancy rates decline across California. Are rentals the future of real estate?

The fourth episode of our new series answers the critical question of what happens when a registered buyer purchases property during the safety period for less than the asking price sought under the expired representation.

Whitehead v. City of Oakland

Consumer reports of economic confidence are mixed in October as the government shutdown and other economic challenges persist. The latest Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board found that confidence fell by one point to 94.6 in October, down from an upwardly revised 95.6 in September. S

A United States court of appeals holds cramdowns on short term mortgages during Chapter 13 bankruptcy are enforceable.

Annual turnover rates reflect homeowners and renters relocating and indicate the trend in fees generated from sales and leasing transactions.

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