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Latest video published 9/3/2019

  • MLS Access for Non-CAR MembersMLS Access for Non-CAR Members

    How to save on membership dues and access the multiple listing service (MLS) as an independent broker or agent

  • As mortgage rates rise, so must property prices retreat; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2023)As mortgage rates rise, so must property prices retreat; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2023)

    https://vimeo.com/880610858The Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) keeps agents and brokers current on the market trends affecting California real estate transactions.This month, we’re covering:ARM rates, which remain useless to buyers seeking to increase their borrowing capacity beyond the amount allowed with an FRM;FRM rates, which continued to rise in October 2023, with the average 30-year FRM exceeding ...

  • California Real Estate Law: Video Mini-SeriesCalifornia Real Estate Law: Video Mini-Series

    This new video mini-series covers the mechanics of California real estate law, delving into the English and Spanish influence on California real estate, the authority of the California legislature to enact laws regulating real estate activities, and when federal and state law conflict.

  • Conflicts of interest in real estate transactionsConflicts of interest in real estate transactions

    Covers: Competing professional or personal biases which hinder a licensee’s ability to fulfill the fiduciary duties owed to their client; Disclosure of an acquisition of any direct or indirect interest in the property.

  • Waiver by Negotiation or by ConductWaiver by Negotiation or by Conduct

    Covers: Negotiating a limitation or waiver of the existing mortgage holder’s due-on rights; Valuable consideration paid in exchange for a mortgage holder’s waiver; A mortgage holder’s waiver of their right to enforce the due-on clause by their conduct.

  • Unstable economic signals hold down new construction; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2023)Unstable economic signals hold down new construction; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2023)

    Job growth stalls; The stock market, in disregard of reality; Construction struggles to take off despite need for more housing

  • Due-on-Death, Divorce, and Inter-Family Transfer ExceptionsDue-on-Death, Divorce, and Inter-Family Transfer Exceptions

    Covers: Avoiding due-on enforcement on the death of an owner of a one-to-four unit residential property encumbered by an owner-occupant consumer-purpose mortgage; Due-on divorce and inter-family transfer exceptions

  • Due-on-Further Encumbrance and ForeclosureDue-on-Further Encumbrance and Foreclosure

    Covers: Triggering the due-on clause on a further encumbrance of a property, and a senior mortgage holder’s call of the mortgage on completion of a foreclosure sale by a junior lienholder.

  • Due-on Assignment or Modification of a LeaseDue-on Assignment or Modification of a Lease

    Covers: Triggering the due-on clause on a lease assignment or modification which extends the lease term beyond three years, or grants the tenant a purchase option; Triggered on a lease novation.

  • Due-on-Lease Trust Deed ProvisionDue-on-Lease Trust Deed Provision

    Covers: Triggering the due-on clause in a trust deed on entry into a lease with a term over three years, or a lease for any term coupled with an option to buy.