The interest rate inversion has completely eliminated the appeal of ARMs — and the price support ARMs provided before the inversion.
ARM-FRM crossover removes last support for home prices
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Income Property Brokerage
Stay a step ahead of investor pitfalls by learning the ins and outs of various types of income properties. Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Income Property Brokerage.
Recent updates to the course e-book
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
Newly published related content
Underwater homes, reduced construction starts spell change for California’s active agent population; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2023)
https://vimeo.com/802054438 The Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) keeps agents and brokers current on the market trends affecting California real estate transactions. This month, we’re covering: the share of California’s mortgaged homes underwater, now inching higher...
Property exchanges when Cash is King
Agents who want to stay a step ahead during the housing market downturn will become versed in property exchanges.
Lacking interest rate support, home sales volume crumbles heading into 2023; Monthly Statistical Update (February 2023)
A bird’s eye view on destabilizing mortgage rates; Homebuyers with less money to spend, spend less; Home sales volume flops as sellers resist repricing
Property Management 101
Read on for a summary of California property management laws and best practices.
Letter to the editor: How do I tell the difference between a business and consumer mortgage?
Knowing the difference between the two will help MLBs identify more streams of income during the recession.
Form-of-the-Week: Annual Property Operating Data Sheet (APOD) and Tenant Estoppel Certificate (TEC) — Forms 352 and 598
An agent representing an owner of tenant-occupied property uses RPI Forms 352 and 598 to induce buyers or lenders to purchase the property and assure no competing claims exist from tenants.
Real estate speculators during recessions and recoveries
What does the next speculator increase mean for California’s housing market?
Legislative steps toward more affordable housing
California’s legislature is addressing the affordable housing shortage with these recent laws.