Features, Real Estate

Trending mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 10, 2026 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 21

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

Form-of-the-Week: Purchase Agreement with Short Sale Contingency, and Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure — Forms 150-5 and 406
by Amy Platero | Apr 9, 2026 | Economics, Forms, Fundamentals, Real Estate | 0
FARM: 10 tips for spring cleaning
by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 8, 2026 | FARM Letters, Real Estate | 3

Buyer Representation

Analyzing the buyer representation agreement

by Amy Platero | Mar 13, 2026 | 2

Learn to explain to your buyer and tenant clients the provisions contained within the buyer representation agreement and tenant representation agreement.

Buyer representation
by Amy Platero | Feb 26, 2026 | 1
Video Renewal Course: Real Estate Matters™ — the 2026 cinematic CE release for your DRE renewal
by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 9, 2026 | 1
Your fee agreement, a purchase agreement, the breaching buyer
by Amy Platero | Dec 5, 2025 | 0
Acceptance of an offer
by Amy Platero | Nov 5, 2025 | 0

Charts

Sales volume: a powerful magnet for home...

Apr 7, 2026

Los Angeles housing indicators

Apr 2, 2026

California tiered home pricing

Apr 1, 2026

Construction starts are below their hist...

Mar 23, 2026

To buy in 2026? Consumer and builder sen...

Mar 10, 2026

The 20% solution: Personal savings rate ...

Mar 4, 2026

The distribution of California’s h...

Feb 16, 2026

Newly-licensed sales agent and broker po...

Feb 13, 2026

Using the yield spread to forecast reces...

Feb 5, 2026

Video

Economic Motives in a Rising Market

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 9, 2026

In a "hot" real estate market, a seller’s desire to capitalize on soaring prices can motivate them to wrongfully cancel an existing contract in pursuit of a higher offer. See what happens in the second episode of this series!