Installment Notes: Interest-Included and Interest-Extra

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The Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief Stabilization Act of 2020 Part 1: Tenant protection...

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Introduction to Promissory Notes

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Word-of-the-Week: Appraisal

by Emily Kordys | Sep 29, 2020 | Latest Articles, Video | 0

An appraisal is an individual’s opinion or estimate of a property’s value on a specific date, reduced to writing in an appraisal report.

Form-of-the-Week: Agent’s written request authorizing a home inspection and preparation of an NHD report – Forms 130 and 131

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 28, 2020 | Forms, Latest Articles | 0

A seller’s agent owes a buyer a general duty to provide critical information on a listed property that might adversely affects its value.

San Francisco residents consider moves to Sacramento

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 28, 2020 | Bay Area, Real Estate News, Recession 2020, Sacramento | 1

Sacramento is currently the number one migration destination for homebuyers looking to move outside their current metros.

POLL: Is Prop 13 a regressive tax regime?

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 28, 2020 | Latest Articles, Reader Polls | 0

Is Prop 13 a regressive tax regime? Yes, it needs to be reformed No, leave Prop 13 alone View...

DBO Bulletin Digest September 2020

by Emily Kordys | Sep 28, 2020 | Finance and Mortgages, Latest Articles, Laws and Regulations | 0

The September 2020 DBO Bulletin focuses on new tenant and landlord protections and regulatory assistance for communities impacted by California wildfires.

Reduced experience requirements for appraisal trainees

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 28, 2020 | Appraisals, Real Estate News | 0

Applicants for the residential (AL) appraisal license no longer need to categorize their experience.

The Corrective Action Letter: A licensee’s first stop on the DRE’s discipline train

by Guest Author Summer Goralik | Sep 25, 2020 | Fundamentals, Latest Articles, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0

Real Estate Compliance Consultant Summer Goralik shares advice on responding to a Corrective Action Letter.

REIT investment: playing the real estate game from the sidelines

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 25, 2020 | Charts, Commercial, Latest Articles, Real Estate Investment | 1

What are Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and why are they useful?

Current market rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 25, 2020 | Charts, Economic Factors, Economic Trends in California Real Estate, Interest Rates, Latest Articles, Market Watch, Real Estate Economics, Real Estate Finance | 22

Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.

Is a landlord required to include the Notice of Occupancy Rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) when serving a notice to pay rent or quit on a Section 8 tenant?

by Emily Kordys | Sep 23, 2020 | Latest Articles, Recent Case Decisions | 0

DHI Cherry Glen Associates, L.P. v. Gutierrez

San Francisco is alone in its urban exodus, despite pandemic

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 22, 2020 | Bay Area, Home Sales, Real Estate News, Recession 2020 | 0

The recession’s impact has been basically the same for California’s urban and suburban markets, with one big exception.

Word-of-the-Week: Force Majeure

by Emily Kordys | Sep 22, 2020 | Latest Articles, Video | 0

Force majeure is an unanticipated event which renders a transaction participant unable to fill their contractual obligations.