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Current market rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Charts, Economic Factors, Interest Rates, Latest Articles, Market Watch | 20

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

Lower LTVs required for FHA, VA cash-out refinances

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 14, 2019 | Loan Products, Real Estate News | 0

Cash-out refinances on FHA mortgages will need a minimum of 20% equity.

San Francisco cuts fees to spur affordable housing production

by Oscar Alvarez | Aug 14, 2019 | Bay Area, first tuesday Local, Latest Articles, Laws and Regs, Pending Laws, Real Estate News | 0

A new bill gives up $2 million in fees to kickstart construction.

California Real Estate Forms and the Freedom of Choice

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 13, 2019 | Latest Articles, Video | 0

A broker’s freedom to use any real estate form they choose

May a property owner who uses neighboring property with the consent of their neighbor retain use of the area after the neighbor’s property is sold?

by Benjamin J. Smith | Aug 12, 2019 | Latest Articles, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Shoen v. Zacarias Facts: A property owner renovates an area outside their property line. The...

POLL: How often do your buyers make an offer on the first property they see?

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 12, 2019 | Latest Articles, Reader Polls | 0

How often do your buyers make an offer on the first property they see? Most of the time. Often....

The votes are in: Showings are often influenced by fee split

by Benjamin J. Smith | Aug 12, 2019 | Latest Articles, Your Practice | 0

Readers chime in on whether the fee split they receive influences whether they show a property to their client.

High land prices to blame for California’s extreme home values

by Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 12, 2019 | Bay Area, Home Sales, Real Estate News | 0

Eight out of ten of the top U.S. metros where land costs make up the highest share of total home values are here in California.

SoCalGas program helps cut multifamily residence water heating costs

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 6, 2019 | Latest Articles | 0

SoCalGas helps keep multifamily water heating costs down with On-Demand Efficiency program.

May a landlord evict a tenant from a property in an area protected by a rent control ordinance when the property was converted from a single family residence exempted from the ordinance?

by Benjamin J. Smith | Aug 6, 2019 | Latest Articles, Recent Case Decisions | 1

Chun v. Del Cid Facts: A property once used as a single family residence is now occupied by...

Purchase Agreement Types and Variations

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 6, 2019 | Latest Articles, Video | 0

The primary document used to negotiate a transaction between a buyer and seller

DRE Hot Seat: Raymond Alfred Grinsell

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 6, 2019 | DRE Watch, Latest Articles | 0

A licensed real estate broker violated both California Real Estate Law and the federal Sherman Antitrust Act by engaging in a practice of bid rigging.

What is the responsibility for private businesses to provide housing?

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