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Latest video published 9/3/2019
- Architectural Styles and Roof Types, Pt I

Covers: Spanish Mission architecture; Ranch homes; Contemporary and modern architecture; Pueblo homes; Colonial and Cape Cod properties.
- Building Regulations

Covers: Construction of residential and commercial buildings as regulated by the state of California through building codes; Construction requirements and standards outlined in the State Housing Law; Building inspectors and contractors.
- 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.

















