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Real Estate Matters
Keep abreast of the real estate industry in California with this expansive buffet of topics. This volume simplifies complex concepts to quickly update agents and brokers.
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Recent updates to the course e-book
- Page 174: The first paragraph has been amended to read: If the deferred rent is not
paid as scheduled, the nonresidential landlord may file a UD action to evict the
tenant without serving another three-day notice.
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
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Will first-time homebuyers save California’s homeownership rate?
California’s homeownership rate dropped even as the typical age of first-time homebuyers rose.
Property disclosures: buyer retains a home inspector
Learn how a buyer agent uses a home inspection report (HIR) to confirm the condition of a property as disclosed by a seller or seller agent and advises their buyer on remedies for material defects in the property noted in an HIR but not disclosed prior to the seller entering into a purchase agreement.
Jobs move real estate
Track the single most influential factor on California’s real estate market: the number of people employed.
Homebuyers learn the risks of ARMs as FRM rates jump
ARM rates remain below FRM rates – for now.
Form-of-the-Week: Rental income rent roll, and comparative analysis projection (CAP) — Forms 352-1 and 353
An agent uses Form 352-1 to disclose rental information when marketing or evaluating an income-producing property, and Form 353 when projecting income and returns on an income-producing property.
