Real Estate Matters

Property prices and cost of capital test buyer readiness; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2023)

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 28, 2023

Yield spread emboldens the recession factor; The jobs recovery is leveling out – no surprise; Interest rates for borrowing drive pricing

DRE Hot Seat: Prison time for a broker who committed heinous mortgage fraud

by Amy Platero | Apr 27, 2023

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the California Department of Justice (DOJ) sentenced a broker to 5 years and 4 months in prison and ordered him to pay restitution for creating forged and fraudulent records to obtain more than $8 million in mortgages for his clients in order to earn fees for himself.

The seller cancels the purchase agreement: now what?

by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 24, 2023

Buyer remedies when a seller breaches or cancels a purchase agreement

The real estate agent rip-off

by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 21, 2023

Is it ever a good idea to negotiate your fee rate with a client?

New California Real Estate Practice course fulfills 2024 requirements and beyond

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 21, 2023

As of today, firsttuesday is the first California school to obtain DRE-approval to provide California’s future agents and brokers with the new Real Estate Practice course.

30 years of summer, followed by 30 years of winter

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 20, 2023

Mortgage rates are on their way up.

Extending performance dates to attain purchase agreement objectives

by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 17, 2023

Avoid premature termination when purchase agreement objectives can be met by extending dates.

MIP, PMI, or neither?

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 12, 2023

Which is better for first-time homebuyers reliant on mortgage insurance: MIP or PMI?

The source of home price movement: buyer purchasing power

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 10, 2023

Find out what today’s buyer purchasing power means for tomorrow’s home prices in California.

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