Treasury yields go negative: what it means for real estate For the housing market, this domino effect of lower long-term yields translates to lower interest rates on FRM rates.
The virtual real estate broker in a DRE world Guest author Summer Goralik helps licensees ensure their virtual brokerages remain DRE-compliant.
Escrow Basics This first tuesday video covers the escrow process – in action. Click through for a review of escrow essentials.
Brokerage Reminder: The know-how to disclose The lowdown on delivering timely property disclosures to a buyer.
Governor Newsom appoints new DRE Commissioner Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed a new California Real Estate Commissioner: Doug McCauley.
California home sales volume lays low 28,500 new and resale home transactions closed escrow in California during February 2020.
California tiered home pricing Home price trends were mixed in California’s major metros during January 2020.
California underwater homeowner numbers to increase The share of mortgaged homes with negative equity in California fell to 2.0% in Q4 2019.
Current market rates The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage decreased to 3.33% in the week ending April 3, 2020.
form updates this month
Coming soon! A new series of Tenant Protection Act (TPA) forms will be published on the RPI Forms Download page in the coming weeks.
The new forms are used by landlords of properties subject to AB 1482 which limits annual rent increases to 5% plus the rate of inflation, and requires “just cause” to evict tenants who have occupied a unit for 12 months or more. An exhaustive article will be published in conjunction with the release of the new forms.
To access all updated forms, view our RPI Forms library
here. Click on Download the Full Forms Library to download our entire catalog.
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