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Which is better for first-time homebuyers reliant on mortgage insurance: MIP or PMI?
An owner entitled to surplus funds remaining from the foreclosure sale of their residence are chased by individuals attempting to make claim on the surplus funds. Now these surplus fund chasers are barred from contacting the owners for 90 days after the trustee’s deed is recorded to better protect California homeowners in a vulnerable position.
Santa Clara’s housing market is experiencing the downfall from 2021’s pandemic bounce.
Get to know Sacramento County’s local housing fundamentals in these charts and forecasts.
View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Diego’s housing market.
A broker and their agent use RPI Form 104 to arrange a mortgage with a buyer or owner of real estate or a holder of a trust deed note and RPI Form 119-1 to disclose to all parties the receipt of a mortgage-related fee in addition to a sales fee on the transaction.
Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the first quarter of 2024.
Calif. Health and Safety Code §50426
Amended to add subsection (c) by AB 1508
Effective date: January 1, 2024
Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the fourth quarter of 2023.