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Your firsttuesday real estate news
Week of May 17, 2021

Brokerage Reminder: The buyer’s listing – a prerequisite to representation
This multi-part Brokerage Reminder discusses the methods for protecting a fee when representing a buyer in a transaction.

California’s housing shortage has led to population decline
In 2019 alone, California experienced its first year-over-year decline in population since Census recording began.

Word-of-the-Week: Fiduciary duty
Watch this video refresher on agent obligations owed to clients. Click through to see if you pass our fiduciary duty checklist.

DFPI Bulletin Digest: May 2021
The DFPI focuses on new appointments, banking diversity and licensing updates in their monthly bulletin.

Form-of-the-Week: Equity Purchase Agreement and Equity Purchase Agreement with Short Sale Contingency
RPI Forms 156 and 156-1 make for watertight transactions when purchasing homes in foreclosure.

“Coming Soon” to your local MLS: pocket listings
More multiple listing services are offering a new "Coming Soon" listing status — with potential for abuse.

Recent Case Decision: Ashford Hospitality v. City and County of San Francisco
May a transfer tax ordinance distinguish higher-value properties when setting transfer tax rates?

Using the yield spread to forecast recessions and recoveries
In April 2021, the yield spread was back in positive territory, averaging +1.6.

Current Market Rates
The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate declined slightly in the week ending May 14, 2021, to 2.94%.

Form udpates  RPI Form Updates
 

— Form 351: Individual Tax Analysis (INTAX)

— Form 575-2: 15-Day Notice to Pay Rent with rent-related fees, on defaults from September 1st, 2020 through June 30th, 2021

— Form 575-3: 15-Day Notice to Pay Rent without rent-related fees, on defaults from September 1st, 2020 through June 30th, 2021

 

To access all updated forms, view our RPI Forms library here.
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