Real Estate Matters

Lessons from the Field: Incomplete TDS

by Amy Platero | Apr 22, 2025

An agent, retained by a seller of property, has a duty to have the seller-client enter their truthful responses to property conditions itemized on a Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS).

The exclusive seller representation agreement

by Amy Platero | Apr 21, 2025

Learn why a seller representation agreement ensures the payment of a fee earned by the employment, how to prepare an exclusive seller representation agreement as the seller-client’s agent and explain the purpose of a seller representation agreement to a prospective seller-client.

Trending mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 18, 2025

Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.

Orange County housing indicators

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 14, 2025

View these Orange County regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.

California residential construction starts

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 14, 2025

Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.

A representation agreement employs a broker

by Amy Platero | Apr 11, 2025

Learn the difference between exclusive and open client representation agreements and understand the use of exclusive representation agreements as best practice for client representation.

Reading the legal tea leaves — the parallel need to conform tenant representation to new buyer representation rules for commercial transactions

by Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 31, 2025

The new buyer representation rules have an application which may surprise some brokers – the negotiated, written representation of commercial tenant clients.