Rental Market Influences Watch the second episode in our new video series dramatizing the varying terms of occupancy under residential rental and lease agreements.
Legislative Gossip Over a dozen new laws relevant to your real estate practice passed in California last month — read the details here.
Homeowner insurance premiums aren't so bad here in California — but coverage is hard to find Major insurers have abandoned California. What's next?
California home sales volume Home sales volume continues to fall, with the number of homes closing escrow down 20% from a year earlier in September 2023.
Form-of-the-Week: Loan Broker Listing Agreement, and Disclosure of Mortgage Loan Broker Fees — Forms 104 and 119-1 Learn how to use the Loan Broker Listing Agreement, and Disclosure of Mortgage Loan Broker Fees.
No more owner-occupancy requirements for ADUs Updates to California's housing laws broaden the options for homeowners who want to cash in on surging demand for ADUs.
CSHV 1999 Harrison, LLC v. County of Alameda Is an LLC which is solely owned by a government agency and takes title to real estate exempt from payment of a documentary transfer tax on acquisition?
Paying appraisers Fee appraisers are typically compensated at a rate reasonable to their region — but there are exceptions that effectively gut this rule.
Trending mortgage rates FRM rates fell back this week, with the 30-year FRM averaging 7.50% and the 15-year falling to 6.81%
Trending: NAR® to pay out $1.8 billion in broker conspiracy lawsuit NAR® is in hot-money water again, this time for a full-blown conspiracy to inflate broker fees.
Popular: MLS Access for Non-CAR Members The cat's out of the bag: association membership is unnecessary to access your local MLS.
Real Estate Crossword Try your hand at this week's crossword, featuring Transfer of Property.
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