California’s legislature is addressing the affordable housing shortage with these recent laws.
Legislative steps toward more affordable housing
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Legal Aspects of Real Estate
Back up your sales acumen by diving into the legal aspects of California real estate.
Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Legal Aspects of Real Estate.
Recent updates to the course e-book
- In Chapter 25, references to “a intervivos trust” should be “an intervivos trust.”
- In Chapter 33, in the third bullet point beginning “55 or older with an annual income…”, $15,000
should be $25,000 and $20,000 should be $35,000. - Answer Key for Quiz 9, Question 2. The correct answer should be “d.”, not “c.
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
Newly published related content
New law removes obstacles for tenants terminating their lease due to domestic violence
Tenants dealing with abusive living conditions will now have a much easier time terminating their lease.
Form-of-the-Week: A comparative market analysis for setting prices and rents — Forms 318 and 318-1
A seller’s agent uses RPI Forms 318 and 318-1 when educating the seller on a reasonable asking price or rental amount for the property.
California real estate: 2022 in review and a forecast for 2023
Read about the legislative changes and economic shifts which impacted real estate professionals during 2022 – and our forecast for 2023.
New California law clarifies real estate disclosure requirements
California’s legislature has clarified disclosure requirements for real estate professionals.
DFPI Bulletin Digest: December 2022
The December 2022 DFPI Bulletin focuses on new state laws for 2023, license renewal and escrow reports.
Mortgage Concepts: Section 32 restrictions, Part I
Click play to review the mortgage terms and features Regulation Z prohibits in Section 32 loans.
New laws revise eligibility requirements for foreclosure bidders
As California home prices continue to fall heading into 2023, more and more homeowners owe more on their mortgage principal balance than their home’s equity.
As mortgage interest rates rise, concessions return
Buyers looking to recoup lost purchasing power are dusting off old strategies to secure a more comfortable monthly mortgage payment.