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Home sales volume continues to fall back in 2023.
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California Supreme Court holds the insurer is not liable for lockdown income loss.
Read More Lender Data Shows Refinance Offers Have Increased 42% Nationwide Over the Last Year

Remember the days of 3% mortgage rates? As a relieved nation emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, along with it came those historically low average mortgage rates below 5.00%, 4.00% or even sub-3.00%. But as inflation began to increase so too did mortgage rates, rising to nearly 8.00% in 2023
Read MoreCalifornia’s turnover rate ice cold in 2024

California's homeowner turnover rate is the lowest its been in at least 30 years, showing just how frigid California's housing market is in 2024.
Read MoreConsumer Sentiment Rises Slightly for the Third Consecutive Month

How are consumers feeling overall, and how does that translate to a real estate sale? The question is multifaceted, but asking it could be key to learning where buyers stand as the election fast approaches. The consumer sentiment index indicated yet another rise, for the third consecutive month, per
Read MoreDisclosure of a Prior Occupant’s Affliction and Death: firsttuesday Halloween Special

Grab your buttered popcorn for the two-part firsttuesday Halloween Special covering the disclosure of a death on a property. You’ll scream — you’ll laugh — you’ll learn!
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Equinix LLC v. County of Los Angeles Facts: A buyer acquires commercial real estate subject to a lease with a remaining term of less than 35 years. The tenant is responsible for payment of property taxes due during the lease. The county assessor reassesses the property on the transfer of ownership,
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Always enter into a written employment agreement with the buyer
Read More FOTW: Buyer-Broker Representation Agreements and Renewals — Forms 103.1, 103.2, 103.1A and 103.2A

Always enter into a written employment agreement with the buyer using RPI Forms 103.1 and 103.2. Renew or extend the retainer period with RPI Form 103.1A or 103.2A.
Read MoreFOTW: Buyer-Broker Representation Agreements and Renewals — Forms 103.1A, 103.1B, 103.2A and 103.2B

Always enter into a written employment agreement with the buyer using RPI Forms 103.1A and 103.2A. Renew or extend the retainer period with RPI Form 103.1B or 103.2B.
Read MoreCalifornia tiered home pricing

Home prices are flatlining across California's metropolitan areas at the end of 2023.
Read MoreAutomatic and Declared Homesteads

This is the second episode of our new video series covering homestead protections – help owners distinguish between the benefits afforded under an automatic homestead or a recorded declaration of homestead.
Read MoreConsumer Sentiment Shifts From Gains to Slight Decline

A key skill to being a real estate agent is judging a buyer’s mood. So how are consumers feeling on a wide scale? Consumer sentiment dipped slightly in the early days of October 2024, from 70.1 to 68.9, per the latest report for the University of Michigan. This monthly change comes in below expecta
Read MoreThe rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents

This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.
Read More4 Mortgage Refinancing Errors Your Longtime Clients Must Avoid

Maintaining client relationships means hopefully selling them another house in the future, and representing them as the seller agent as well. As such, it’s imperative you guide them in all aspects of homeownership even in times when they are not buying or selling. One key topic is refinancing. Here
Read More5 Mortgage Refinancing Errors Your Longtime Clients Must Avoid

Maintaining client relationships means hopefully selling them another house in the future, and representing them as the seller agent as well. As such, it’s imperative you guide them in all aspects of homeownership even in times when they are not buying or selling. One key topic is refinancing. Here
Read MoreThe Owner’s Homestead Interest in Title

This is the first episode of our new video series covering how to advise a homeowner on whether they qualify to voluntarily sell and protect the equity in their residence from creditor seizure.
Read MoreConsumer Sentiment Turns Positive as Inflation Slows

With a recent interest rate decrease from the Fed and slowing inflation, consumers’ economic hopes saw a significant increase in September. Consumer sentiment rose 3.2% in September, from 67.9 in August to 70.1, according to the University of Michigan’s latest report. This is the second consecutive
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Track the single most influential factor on California's real estate market: the number of people employed.
Read More Buyer-Broker Representation Agreements: The end of the “gold standard”

With new California legislation, it's now mandatory practice for a buyers broker to enter into an employment agreement with buyer clients before a purchase agreement is submitted.
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