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Your firsttuesday real estate news
Week of August 9, 2021

Change the law: Create a state agency to fund small residential builders
Learn how a new state agency can set the stage for future state-sponsored construction investment.

Short-term rentals in a post-pandemic future
For every short-term rental eliminated in the past year, a much-needed unit has become available.

Word-of-the-Week: California Land Title Association (CLTA) title policy
Find out what's covered in the standard CLTA policy purchased by buyers, carryback sellers and private lenders.

Form-of-the-Week: The Annual Property Operating Data Sheet and Tenant’s Operating Expenses
The disclosures in RPI Forms 352 and 562 help agents estimate operating and leasing costs for clients.

Brokerage Reminder: Don’t be a shadow agent!
Keeping in touch with your past clients is vital to building a strong “repeat and referral” business.

A lifetime of saving is the new first-time homebuyer reality
The top four U.S. cities with the longest average time to save for a down payment are all in California.

Zoning restrictions cost Bay Area homeowners $400,000+ on a home
The median zoning tax per quarter acre in San Francisco adds $409,706 to the price of a home.

California tiered home pricing
During May 2021, the statewide average for low-tier prices was 20% higher than a year earlier.

Current market rates
The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage decreased slightly in the week ending August 6, 2021 to 2.77%.

Form udpates  RPI Form Updates
 

— Form 575-2: 15-Day Notice to Pay Rent with rent-related fees, on defaults from September 1st, 2020 through September 1st, 2021

— Form 575-3: 15-Day Notice to Pay Rent without rent-related fees, on defaults from September 1st, 2020 through September 1st, 2021

 

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