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.
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
Learn how to persuade a seller-client to order out third-party reports on a property’s condition to enhance marketability, provide a marketing package to prospective buyers and work up effective marketing plans to sell a property when employed under a seller representation agreement.
Find out what today’s buyer purchasing power means for tomorrow’s home prices in California.
Brokers who watch the jobs numbers along with the LFP rate will find the trends useful for forecasting their future brokerage conditions
The due diligence effort required under an exclusive representation comprises an orchestration of a basket of brokerage activities. Let’s unpack the basket.
Learn to appreciate a safety clause provision in exclusive representation agreements as assurance a fee is earned after expiration when your client sells or buys due to your efforts during the employment.
California’s homeownership rate dropped even as the typical age of first-time homebuyers rose.
The mean price trendline reveals housing price deviations. Track the trends to reveal the direction of prices in the years ahead.
Some real estate brokers simply don’t measure up. Watch what happens when a seller broker’s efforts to market a property and locate buyers lack sufficient due diligence activities.
Learn to protect your broker’s right to collect a fee when a seller-client removes their property from the market or cancels the representation agreement.