Safety standards for improvements
Learn common safety standard conditions and violations found on residential properties and how to provide terms to remedy safety issues in a real estate transaction.
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Author: Amy Platero
Development impact fees require reasonable cost estimates
When a development project increases the capacity of an existing water or sewer connection, a local agency may charge only for the additional capacity — not as though it were an entirely new connection.
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DRE Bulletin Digest: Spring 2026
The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) in their Spring 2026 Real Estate Bulletin reminds licensees of fiduciary duties, advance fee requirements and how to become a real estate broker.
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Opinions with erroneous conclusions
Learn the difference between opinions, assurances and guarantees as well as estimates, projections and forecasts.
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Form-of-the-Week: Escrow instructions, and beneficiary statement — Forms 401 and 415
An agent or escrow officer uses RPI Form 401 when preparing instructions to open a purchase escrow with an escrow officer, and RPI Form 415 when escrow requests mortgage information from a mortgage holder regarding their lien on a property to confirm the terms of the debt or obtain a payoff demand.
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