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Latest video published 9/3/2019

  • Office Hours with Professor Bill: Episode 7Office Hours with Professor Bill: Episode 7

     Office Hours with Professor Bill is a multimedia learning experience covering fundamental real estate concepts. In Episode 7, Professor Bill responds to questions about:fair housing laws and the Federal Fair Housing Act (FFHA); blockbusting; steering; and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.

  • Word-of-the-Week: Fiduciary dutyWord-of-the-Week: Fiduciary duty

       What is fiduciary duty? Fiduciary duty is the duty owed by an agent to act in the highest good faith toward the principal and not obtain any advantage by the slightest misrepresentation, concealment, duress or undue influence. As a fiduciary, the broker’s and agent’s conduct under the employment are equated to the conduct required of a trustee ...

  • Delivery of the NHD to the BuyerDelivery of the NHD to the Buyer

    This final video in the natural hazards series covers the buyer’s agent’s duty to deliver the Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) Statement to the buyer.

  • Word-of-the-Week: Home InspectionWord-of-the-Week: Home Inspection

       What is a home inspection? A home inspection is a non-invasive examination of the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems of a dwelling. It also includes the components of the structure, such as the roof, ceiling, walls, floors and foundations. Non-invasive indicates no intrusion into the roof, walls, foundation or soil by dismantling or taking apart the ...

  • Investigating the Existence of a HazardInvestigating the Existence of a Hazard

    A broker’s use of a natural hazard expert to gather information from the public record and limit liability.

  • Office Hours with Professor Bill: Episode 6Office Hours with Professor Bill: Episode 6

     Office Hours with Professor Bill is a multimedia learning experience covering fundamental real estate concepts. In Episode 6, Professor Bill responds to questions about:managing, receiving, depositing, holding and disbursing funds; broker held trust funds; and record keeping and subaccount ledgers. 

  • 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”