The DRE needs to focus on its goal to safeguard consumers rather than protect CAR’s interests
Change the law: Prohibit trade union membership for DRE commissioners
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Legal Aspects of Real Estate
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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
Arbitration law updates leave much desired
Arbitration leaves consumers at a disadvantage, but some progress has been made in making results more transparent.
New law requires cities to incentivize ADUs
Beginning in 2020, local governments will be required to incentivize and promote affordable accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Change the law: Require real estate team leaders to hold a broker license
first tuesday proposes that team leaders be required to be licensed brokers, who have more education and typically more experience than sales agents.
Tenant protection loophole prompts mass evictions
Landlords rush to oust tenants ahead of California’s new rent cap law.
California’s rent control problem
This article examines whether or not California’s rent control policies work to keep low-income renters in place, and efforts to change these policies.
Change the law: Phase in a Qualified Residential Mortgage requirement for a 20% down payment
first tuesday proposes to phase in a graduated down payment requirement for the qualified residential mortgage (QRM).
Law change helps solar homeowners rebuild after a disaster
Eligible homeowners in disaster areas may skip new PV requirements when rebuilding or repairing solar systems.
CIDs required to perform visual inspections of exterior elements
This new law requires CIDs to make a reasonably competent and diligent visual inspection of the project’s exterior elevated elements.