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Your firsttuesday real estate news
Week of April 18, 2022

Form-of-the-Week: Power of Attorney and Capacity to Represent
Use RPI Forms 447 and 252 when acting as a client's attorney-in-fact.

MLO Mentor: HECM fraud and abuse
Review the most common home equity conversion mortgage fraud schemes that still fool even experienced MLOs today.

Inventory will not recover to pre-pandemic levels for years
California's low inventory and slow construction is a recipe for stagnation.