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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.
Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Real Estate Matters.
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California residential construction starts
Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.
A representation agreement employs a broker
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
The new buyer representation rules have an application which may surprise some brokers – the negotiated, written representation of commercial tenant clients.
The agency law disclosure
Learn when the statutorily-mandated Agency Law Disclosure is required.
Letter to the Editor: What happens to buyer representation agreements and fees when an agent changes brokers?
A buyer representation agreement runs with the broker, not the agent.
MIP, PMI or neither?
Which is better for first-time homebuyers reliant on mortgage insurance: MIP or PMI?
DRE Bulletin Digest: Fall/Winter 2024
The DRE’s Real Estate Bulletin keeps licensees informed on new codes and regulations significant to real estate practice, common violations of real estate rules of conduct, and real estate education opportunities.
Form-of-the-Week: Purchase Agreement variations and their addenda
The diversity of people, properties and situations in real estate transactions requires a diverse array of purchase agreements on which to write and submit an offer to acquire real estate.
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.