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Can a broker pay finder’s fee to an unlicensed individual?

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 29, 2011 | Fundamentals, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate |

A finder who crosses into any aspect of negotiation or property information disclosures which leads to the creation of a real estate transaction needs…

A Dodd-Frank report card

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 28, 2011 | Real Estate |

The one-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) is swiftly approaching, and government officials, lawyers and media outlets are all anxiously tracking the progress of...

It’s all happening in the city, eventually

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 23, 2011 | Economics, Real Estate |

California’s big cities are projected to lead the way in the state’s job recovery and the Bay Area is forecasted to be the starting point for the state’s employment resurgence. The Silicon Valley boom is no small part of that...

American pockets short trillions

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 23, 2011 | Finance, Real Estate |

Real estate’s dry spell accounts for much of the $16.4 trillion loss American households saw disappear between the peak of the Millennium Boom and the trough of the Great Recession, says a recent report from the Federal Reserve...

One long, grueling summer for California’s recovery

Posted by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 20, 2011 | Feature Articles, Interest Rates, Real Estate |

This article reviews indicators in the market which signal the long-awaited national housing recovery and evaluates the California real estate market’s progress towards recovery.