This change will give the DRE oversight over more Californians acting as agents.
California DRE now prohibited from requiring information on licensees’ citizenship, immigration status
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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.
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Does a lender who discusses foreclosure alternatives with a defaulting homeowner need to initiate the discussion to comply with the Homeowners’ Bill of Rights?
Schmidt v. Citibank, N.A. Facts: A homeowner obtains a mortgage from a lender then goes into default. The lender contacts the homeowner by mail and telephone numerous times, and they discuss the homeowner’s financial situation and options to avoid foreclosure, as...
May dinosaur fossils be considered part of a property’s mineral estate?
Murray v. BEJ Minerals, LLC Facts: A seller conveys one-third of the mineral rights of a property to a buyer. The seller reserves the remaining two-thirds of the mineral estate. The buyer later discovers rare, well-preserved dinosaur fossils on the property and sells...
May a lender prevent a homeowner from curing a mortgage default outside of a mortgage modification?
Turner v. Seterus, Inc. Facts: A homeowner experiences financial difficulties after losing their job and obtains a mortgage modification, but still falls behind on their mortgage payments. The lender issues a notice of default (NOD) and a notice of trustee’s sale...
Letter to the editor: What are squatters’ rights in California?
We explain the criteria for taking adverse possession in California.
May an easement be extinguished by adverse possession when property taxes are not timely paid?
McClear-Gary v. Scott Facts: The owner of a property holds an easement over the servient property. The owner of the servient property installs a gate blocking the easement holder’s access to the easement for five years. The owner of the servient property later pays...
Sexual harassment prevention training requirements expanded
Calif. Government Code §§12950, 12950.1 Amended by S.B. 1343 and S.B. 778 Effective date: January 1, 2019 By January 1, 2021, employers with five or more employees need to provide at least two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to all supervisory employees...
Same-sex partnerships excluded from property transfer reassessments
Some same-sex couples may reverse their property tax reassessments after a change in ownership.
2018 in review and a forecast for 2019
Review key 2018 events that will impact California’s housing market in 2019, including new laws and market trends.