Reader, home sales volume and consumer sentiment backslides
Week of August 8, 2022

Appraisals in a declining market — and why it matters in 2022

Appraisals in a declining market — and why it matters in 2022
After two years of rapid price increases, appraisers are preparing to pivot sharply when home prices dive later in 2022.

Form-of-the-Week: Transfer Disclosure Statement, Unique Factors and Conditions Affecting Property and Seller's Neighborhood Security Disclosure — Forms 304, 308 and 321

Form-of-the-Week: Seller Disclosures
Sellers' agents can use RPI Forms 304, 308 and 321 to disclose the existence of unique external factors or security conditions surrounding a property.

The pandemic response is over, and urban housing is back

The pandemic response is over, and urban housing is back
With the government pandemic response behind us, demand is shifting in California — back toward urban housing.