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California home sales volume
What’s a broker to do until home sales volume takes off?
Form-of-the-Week: Mortgage Broker Representation Agreement, and Disclosure of Mortgage Loan Originator Fees — Forms 104 and 119-1
A broker and their agent use RPI Form 104 to arrange a mortgage with a buyer or owner of real estate or a holder of a trust deed note and RPI Form 119-1 to disclose to all parties the receipt of a mortgage-related fee in addition to a sales fee on the transaction.
California tiered home pricing
Home prices are flatlining across California’s metropolitan areas at the end of 2023.
The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents
This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.
Jobs move real estate
Track the single most influential factor on California’s real estate market: the number of people employed.
SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue to rise in Q1 2024
Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the first quarter of 2024.
California residential construction starts
Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.
Negative equity and foreclosure
When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?
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