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Latest video published 9/3/2019

  • Word-of-the-Week: Nonjudicial foreclosureWord-of-the-Week: Nonjudicial foreclosure

    When property is sold at a public auction by a trustee as authorized under the power-of-sale provision in a trust deed.

  • The NHD Form for UniformityThe NHD Form for Uniformity

    The seller and seller’s agent’s use of the statutory Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) Statement to disclose their awareness of natural hazards.

  • Word-of-the-Week: Bundle of rightsWord-of-the-Week: Bundle of rights

          What is a bundle of rights? A bundle of rights is all of the legal rights incident to the ownership of a property. For most, the term “property” means a physical or tangible thing. However, property can be more broadly defined, focusing on the rights which arise out of the object. Thus, property is referred to as ...

  • Manifestations of Seismic HazardsManifestations of Seismic Hazards

    Indirect damage caused by earthquakes, and predicting the next “Big One”

  • Office Hour with Professor Bill: Episode 5Office Hour with Professor Bill: Episode 5

     Office Hours with Professor Bill is a multimedia learning experience covering fundamental real estate concepts. In Episode 5, Professor Bill responds to questions about:dual agents and dual agency; subagency; and dual agency and subagency under a multiple listing service (MLS). 

  • Word-of-the-Week: Riparian RightsWord-of-the-Week: Riparian Rights

       What are riparian rights? Water belongs in one of two categories:surface water, consisting of watercourses, lakes, springs, marshes, ponds, sloughs, and any other water flowing over the surface of the earth caused by rain, snow, springs or seepage; or ground water, consisting of percolating, subterranean bodies of water located in underground basins. [Restatement of the Law ...

  • Earthquake Fault Zones and Seismic HazardsEarthquake Fault Zones and Seismic Hazards

    Shake, rattle and roll – listing properties susceptible to seismic hazards.

  • Word-of-the-Week: Eminent DomainWord-of-the-Week: Eminent Domain

     What is eminent domain? Eminent domain is the right of the government to take private property for public use. However, the government is required to pay the owner the fair market value (FMV) of the property taken. The process of using the power of eminent domain is called ...

  • Office Hours with Professor Bill: Episode 4Office Hours with Professor Bill: Episode 4

     Office Hours with Professor Bill is a multimedia learning experience covering fundamental real estate concepts. In Episode 4, Professor Bill responds to questions about:agency relationships complications; different types of conflicts of interest; and the conduct of a licensee acting as their own principal.

  • Disclosure of Very High Fire Hazard Severity ZonesDisclosure of Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones

    Use of the Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHD) to disclose areas subject to significant fire hazards.