Forming Real Estate Syndicates

Form-of-the-Week: Purchase Agreement for Note and Trust Deed, and Agreement to Hypothecate — Forms 241 and 242

by Amy Platero | Jan 15, 2024

A trust deed loan broker uses these forms when arranging the purchase by a trust deed investor of an existing trust deed note held out for sale to prepare an offer stating the price and conditions for purchase of the trust deed note, and when arranging a loan made by a trust deed investor collateralized by an existing trust deed note held by the borrower to prepare an offer by the investor for the borrower’s acceptance stating the terms and conditions for making the collateralized loan.

Agents pivot as the economy teeters on the edge of recession; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2024)

by ft Editorial Staff | Jan 2, 2024

California job additions continue; Job growth contracts; The yield spread forecasts the next recession.

Using the yield spread to forecast recessions and recoveries

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 14, 2023

The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.

Form-of-the-Week: Trust Deed Listing, and Purchase Agreement for Note and Trust Deed — Forms 112 and 241

by Amy Platero | Dec 1, 2023

A trust deed broker uses these forms when employed by the holder of a trust deed note, to act as their exclusive agent to locate an investor and negotiate the terms for the sale of the note, and a loan broker uses these forms when arranging the purchase by a trust deed investor of an existing trust deed note held out for sale, to prepare an offer stating the price and conditions for purchase of the trust deed note.

Sales volume trends, from a weak year; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2023)

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 30, 2023

Sales volume after 2023’s puny seasonal bounce; Sales volume is weakening, but a recovery lurks; MLS inventory flatlines, buyers and sellers wait

Federal multi-family building incentives for California builders

by Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 27, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) adds several incentives for builders and multi-family property owners making energy efficient improvements.

As mortgage rates rise, so must property prices retreat; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2023)

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 2, 2023

https://vimeo.com/880610858 The Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) keeps agents and brokers current on the market trends affecting California real estate transactions. This month, we’re covering: ARM rates, which remain useless to buyers seeking to increase their...

Form-of-the-Week: LLC Operating Agreement — Self-Directed IRA and Single Member — Forms 372-3, 372-4 and 372-5

by Amy Platero | Oct 16, 2023

An investor uses RPI Forms 372-3, 372-4 and 372-5 when forming an LLC, either as a self-directed IRA or as a single member.

California’s for sale inventory: a symptom of seller reluctance in 2023

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 5, 2023

A shortage of willing sellers has sunk California’s for-sale inventory in 2023.

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