Your first tuesday real estate news

Week of April 13, 2015

Home pricing in 2015: more of the same?

Our take on where home prices are headed in 2015.

ATTENTION: Our office will be closing at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 23, 2015 for phone and internet server maintenance. Course access and online ordering may be interrupted during this time. All services will resume on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 8:30 AM.

Our office will also be closing early at 3:00 PM on Friday, April 24, 2015. Course access and online ordering will remain available.

Last-minute tax reminders for homeowners

A breakdown of important deductions and tax issues for homeowners.

A primer on the California Bureau of Real Estate

All you need to know about the California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE).

What will home price movement look like in 2015?

When does buying make more sense than renting?

A quick look at the costs of owning vs. renting in California.

Does a break in the chain of title remove charter restrictions from city-owned land?

Get the ruling here.

Rethinking a lopsided homeownership policy

We evaluate the current national housing policy's focus on homeownership.

Follow our writer and Market Watch editor, Carrie B. Reyes, on Twitter for the latest on real estate economics and market trends. You can find her Twitter feed here.

FARM: 5 things to ask at an open house

Help your clients ask the right questions at an open house.

Gold standard: not the answer for long-term home price stability

The price of gold continued its steady decline in March 2015.

FARM: June Newsletter

A print-ready newsletter template for the month of June.

The missing piece in the labor market recovery