Recruit aspiring agents to be finders, until licensed A long-term, fee-generating strategy when licensing is not possible for months to come.
How legislation is helping brokerages, homeowners and renters during COVID-19 This article is Part I in a series explaining COVID-19 legal assistance relating to real estate.
The Documents Work Together The purchase agreement and the escrow instructions work in tandem to close a transaction.
California likely has some of your money — here’s how to reclaim it Escheat is the legal process of transferring abandoned property to the state.
Brokerage Reminder: The seller’s broker’s due diligence Brush up on the due diligence obligations a seller’s agent owes to their seller.
Mortgage Concepts: California MLO licensing laws This Mortgage Concepts video clarifies the differences between California's MLO licensing systems.
Legislative Gossip Update, April 2020 New bills, micro-unit buildings, and tenant protections during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Current market rates The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage remained roughly level at 3.31% in the week ending April 17, 2020.
form updates this month
- Listing Forms and Marketing Package: Form 115
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.
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