Your first tuesday real estate news

Week of June 22, 2015

New integrated loan disclosure rule delayed

The CFPB is proposing to push back the enforcement date of new disclosures.

Residential rents outpace home prices

High demand for new rental housing is increasing rents in California.

Is the number of homebuyers with a down payment smaller than 20% increasing, decreasing or staying the same?

Is a verbal agreement to postpone a sale enforceable against foreclosure?

Get the ruling here.

Schools create long-term complication for home prices

A look at how local school performance feeds into property values.

Commercial Lease Agreement – Percentage Rent – Form 552-4

Analyzing the commercial lease agreement for percentage rents.

May an HOA that does not properly disclose an alternative dispute resolution direct a homeowner to modify alterations that violate HOA rules?

A California court of appeals weighs in.

The newest first tuesday FARM letters are now available in Microsoft Word format! Download our printable FARM letters as PDFs or Word documents, or copy the text into your own design program. Go to our FARM Letters page here to browse our collection.

FARM: Have a weeknight open house

Help your sellers prep for a weeknight open house.

Is an owner entitled to money losses for wrongful foreclosure caused by a misrepresentation in a mortgage modification agreement?

Find out what the ruling was here.

FARM: Stay Cool and Save Money

Keep your clients cool this summer with these cost-effective tips.

Does the transfer of a property encumbered by a lease exceeding 35 years exempt the property from reassessment?

A California court of appeals determines the rule.

FARM: August newsletter

A printable flyer for the month of August.