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The Fall 2025 Real Estate Bulletin examines statistics from the California Department of Real Estate’s last fiscal year regarding their activities.
Developers are using the builder’s remedy as a workaround for restrictive local zoning ordinances.
New legislation mandates a working stove and refrigerator for residential units available for rent or lease.
Legislatures hope relaxed junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) regulations will translate to more developer interest.
Homeowners affected by the LA wildfires are now assured access to mortgage forbearance programs under a new law.
A new law provides property owners additional defenses against servicers of old, “zombie mortgages.”
The renter’s tax credit will increase significantly beginning for tax year 2026.