Implicit bias in the appraisal industry drags down the housing market.
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Real Estate Practice
Master the forms needed most in brokerage services. This volume covers the agency, disclosure, and contract law concepts fundamental to your practice.
Our Real Estate Practice course meets SB 1495 requirements: Implicit Bias and Fair Housing.
Latest Articles
A property’s energy consumption: known and demanded in a recession: Part 1
During a recession, buyers have the luxury to pick over every aspect of a home – including its energy costs.
DRE Hot Seat: Mortgage loan originator (MLO) knowingly takes fraudulent NMLS course
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the real estate license of a broker who knowingly took a fraudulent course for their mortgage loan originator (MLO) license endorsement, violating the student Rules of Conduct and licensing requirements of state and federal law.
Lacking interest rate support, home sales volume crumbles heading into 2023; Monthly Statistical Update (February 2023)
A bird’s eye view on destabilizing mortgage rates; Homebuyers with less money to spend, spend less; Home sales volume flops as sellers resist repricing
DFPI Bulletin Digest: January 2023
The January 2023 DFPI Bulletin Digest focuses on license renewals, crypto regulation and CCFPL rulemaking.
How real estate agents put artificial intelligence to work
An agent’s use of artificial intelligence to automate their work might seem like science fiction. But with recent breakthroughs in machine learning, that fiction has quickly become reality for tech-savvy agents.
Property Management 101
Read on for a summary of California property management laws and best practices.
Listing and buying property at online auction
This guest article explains the basics of online auctions for real estate.
Pivot to find profits during a recession: Focus on homebuyers
To make a profit during a buyer’s market, real estate agents need to exercise new strategies.
Errata & Updates
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.