Zoning obstacles for manufactured homes in California
More acceptance of manufactured homes within California’s zoning laws may help address the state’s 980,000-unit housing deficit.
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Author: Amy Platero
DRE Hot Seat: Failure to report felonies and website advertisement blunders
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the real estate license of a broker who failed to report felony charges brought against them, advertised real estate services on their website while not in good legal standing with the Secretary of State, and failed to disclose required information in their website advertisements.
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Form-of-the-Week: The option to buy and its variations — Forms 161, 161-1 and 161-2
A leasing or sales agent uses RPI Forms 161, 161-1 and 161-2 when arranging an option to purchase property.
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The news media has the wrong take on mortgage rates
Media pundits in their coverage of today’s high mortgage interest rates ignore the 60-year cycle of rising and falling mortgage rates and the seller’s pricing response to rising and falling rates.
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An evaluation of streamlined housing production under SB 35 after five years
Senate Bill 35 was introduced in 2018 to help boost low-income housing inventory. As an extension of the bill makes its rounds in the state legislature, now is a good time to review its track record.
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