Review the historical and current practice of a buyer broker to earn and be paid their fee on a transaction when representing a buyer-client.
The MLS environment
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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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Jobs move real estate
Track the single most influential factor on California’s real estate market: the number of people employed.
Riverside housing indicators
View these Riverside regional charts for details on current activity and forecasts for its local housing market.
BPO series: Deeds, covenants and agreements
Here is the fourth post in our series drawing on appraisal concepts from our unpublished easy-to-digest BPO course content. This series showcases the fundamental real estate knowledge needed by a DRE licensee to competently develop a Broker Price Opinion (BPO)...
Using the yield spread to forecast recession and recovery conditions
The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.
San Diego housing indicators
View these charts for current activity and forecasts for San Diego’s housing market.
The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents
This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.
The 20% solution: Personal savings rates and homeownership
Over the last few decades, savings has followed a path conversely proportionate to consumer confidence.
California home sales volume
What’s a broker to do until home sales volume takes off?
Errata & Updates
- 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.