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Pre-built home sales at historic high

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 18, 2021 | Home Sales, Real Estate | 0

The vast majority of 2020’s new home sales were for homes not yet completed or even started.

Current market rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 15, 2021 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 22

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

Proptech: the accelerator of change for real estate

by Oscar Alvarez | Jan 14, 2021 | Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Proptech companies have become the accelerant fueling Americans’ demand for power and information in the housing market.

Word-of-the-Week: Lead-based paint hazard

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | Real Estate, Video | 0

Lead-based paint hazard – Any condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated dust, soil or paint which has deteriorated to the point of causing adverse human health effects.

Brokerage Reminder: Eliminating contingencies – reasonableness required

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | Brokerage Reminder, Real Estate | 1

Refresh yourself on the ins and outs of contingency provisions.

Renting and owning across counties

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | Charts, Economics, Property Management, Real Estate | 3

Homeownership and rental vacancy rates decline across California. Are rentals the future of real estate?

POLL: What portion of your listings sell above the listed price?

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 11, 2021 | Reader Polls, Real Estate | 0

What portion of your listings sell above the listed price? 75% or more. Around 50%. 25% or less....

Desperate homebuyers push more homes to sell above list price

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 11, 2021 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate | 0

Home prices continue to defy recessionary expectations, having increased to new heights in 2020.

California home sales volume lays low

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 8, 2021 | Charts, Home Sales, Market Watch, Real Estate | 92

Home sales volume is expected to continue its decrease in 2020.

AB 3182: New California HOA Rental Restrictions

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 5, 2021 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0

On September 28, 2020, Governor Newsom signed AB 3182 into law, ending homeowner’s association...

Word-of-the-Week: Installment Notes

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 5, 2021 | Real Estate, Video | 0

Installment note – A note calling for periodic payments of principal and interest, or interest only, until the principal is paid in full by amortization or a final/balloon payment.

Interest rates at their historic bottom and looking ahead to the LIBOR’s retirement; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2021)

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 5, 2021 | Charts, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update, Real Estate | 1

Fixed rate mortgages continue on toward new lows; Interest rates hold onto their cyclical bottom; The LIBOR is going, going…

Suing to Foreclose

SB 1190 expands domestic violence lifeline for tenants

Judicial Foreclosure and Pursuit of the Deficiency