Amy Platero | firsttuesday Journal

What a cooling market means for both sides of real estate transactions

Posted by Amy Platero | Sep 19, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Economics, Market Watch, Real Estate, Recessions |

The real estate market’s pivot from soaring prices to plunging prices will affect buyers, sellers, lenders and support services in different ways.

The housing deficit is worst in California — almost a million homes short

Posted by Amy Platero | Sep 6, 2022 | Economics, first tuesday Local, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate |

The housing deficit has worsened in recent years. See how California’s metros rank compared to the rest of the nation.

Transaction coordinator misconceptions

Posted by Amy Platero | Sep 6, 2022 | Fundamentals, Real Estate, Your Practice |

Supervisory responsibilities may be delegated to others, such as a transaction coordinator, but some significant aspects of supervision remain with the broker.

DRE Hot Seat: Trust funds are held “in trust” and belong to another

Posted by Amy Platero | Sep 1, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice |

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the California real estate license of a broker who failed to disburse trust funds to the owner of the funds.