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Current market rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 17, 2020 | Charts, Economic Factors, Interest Rates, Latest Articles, Market Watch | 21

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

Amazon dips a toe in real estate with online homebuying program

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 15, 2020 | Latest Articles, Real Estate News | 0

Amazon is teaming up with Realogy to make homebuying and moving seamless.

Does a trust deed’s insufficient legal description of a property render the trust deed void?

by Benjamin J. Smith | Jan 15, 2020 | Latest Articles, Recent Case Decisions | 0

MTC Financial Inc. v. California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Facts: A property owner...

POLLS: Sales and personal finance in 2020

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 14, 2020 | Latest Articles, Reader Polls | 0

How do you believe your personal financial situation will change in 2020? It will improve. It will...

Homeownership expectations rise for Generation Z

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 13, 2020 | Economic Factors, Real Estate News | 0

Millennials are so yesterday. The newest generation of first-time homebuyers Is Generation (Gen) Z.

California home sales volume lays low

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 13, 2020 | Charts, Home Sales, Latest Articles, Market Watch | 88

The latest home sales volume report for California shows 9% more homes sold year-to-date than last year. Will the rise continue?

Mortgage rates drive buyer purchasing power

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 9, 2020 | Charts, Interest Rates, Latest Articles | 8

How will home prices change over the next 20 years? The answer is in the Buyer Purchasing Power Index, which demonstrates how interest rate changes affect buyer funds, and in turn home pricing.

DRE Hot Seat: Sitseefly, Inc.

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 7, 2020 | DRE Watch, Latest Articles | 0

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, a corporation refused to cooperate with the DRE’s audit request.

The votes are in: Name recognition is an important part of choosing a brokerage to work for

by Benjamin J. Smith | Jan 7, 2020 | Latest Articles, Reader Polls, Your Practice | 0

Readers weigh in on whether name recognition factors into seeking employment with a brokerage.

More subprime mortgages issued in 2019

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 7, 2020 | Finance and Mortgages, Real Estate News | 0

When subprime mortgages are originated in large numbers, they can be a danger to the housing market.

Residential construction strains to meet population growth; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2020)

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 6, 2020 | Charts, Latest Articles, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update | 0

California construction still insufficient; First-time homebuyer population grows, homeownership slows; California’s population growing at a slowing pace

The redundancy of the Agent Visual Inspection Disclosure (AVID)

by Benjamin J. Smith | Jan 6, 2020 | Agency Law, Latest Articles | 0

Why doesn’t RPI Forms publish a version of the Agent Visual Inspection Disclosure (AVID)?

Economic Principles of Appraisal, Part I

An Opinion of Value

2019 in review and a forecast for 2020

Latest Articles

Current market rates

Amazon dips a toe in real estate with online homebuying program

Does a trust deed’s insufficient legal description of a property render the trust deed void?

POLLS: Sales and personal finance in 2020

Homeownership expectations rise for Generation Z

California home sales volume lays low

Mortgage rates drive buyer purchasing power

DRE Hot Seat: Sitseefly, Inc.

The votes are in: Name recognition is an important part of choosing a brokerage to work for

More subprime mortgages issued in 2019

Residential construction strains to meet population growth; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2020)

The redundancy of the Agent Visual Inspection Disclosure (AVID)

Polls

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