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Latest video published 9/3/2019
- Real Estate Mathematics: Calculating Annual Property Taxes and Transfer Taxes
Covers: Calculating annual property taxes and transfer taxes; Proposition 13 (Prop 13); Helpful strategies to quickly locate the correct answer on the state licensing exam.
- Right of rescission, after closing
Rescission by a homeowner terminates their already closed borrower mortgage transaction.
- Real Estate Mathematics: Percentages, Fractions and Calculating the Area of a Property
Covers: The percentage formula as applied to California real estate mathematics; Real estate fractions; Calculating the area of a rectangular property.
- Agents pivot as the economy teeters on the edge of recession; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2024)
California job additions continue; Job growth contracts; The yield spread forecasts the next recession.
- Real Estate Mathematics: Basics and Land Measurements
Covers: Math concepts as applied to California real estate practice; Minimal mathematics on the salesperson and broker licensing exams; Land measurement.
- Paying appraisers
Fee appraisers are to be compensated by mortgage lenders and their agents at a reasonable rate - but there are exceptions that effectively gut this rule.
- The APR Coverage Test: Part 2
Part 2 of this video series provides examples for how MLOs can determine whether a transaction is subject to Section 32 compliance.
- Construction Concepts
Covers: Fundamentals of the construction process; A property’s orientation as the key determinant to sun exposure; Allocation and arrangement of internal floor space; Construction terminology.
- Rental and Lease Agreement Addenda
Covers: Use of an addenda to add further provisions to a rental or lease agreement not included in the boilerplate provisions of the pre-printed form; Pet addendum; Non-smoking addendum; Standard Option to Purchase – Irrevocable Right-to-Buy.
- Sales volume trends, from a weak year; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2023)
Sales volume after 2023’s puny seasonal bounce; Sales volume is weakening, but a recovery lurks; MLS inventory flatlines, buyers and sellers wait
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