Now is the instructive period of a business cycle which positions talented, recent licensees to max out the good times in the recovery phase of a business cycle.
Hiring newly-minted real estate agents in a recession
read more
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
Lack of diversity among real estate professionals reduces fees
Building a diverse real estate team creates better opportunities for financial growth.
The evolution of the “rogue agent” defense in real estate
Real Estate Compliance Consultant Summer Goralik outlines best compliance practices when a real estate agent strays from their broker’s policies.
DRE Hot Seat: The buck stops with the designated broker — always
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the California real estate license of a broker who failed to properly supervise their corporation’s activities as the designated officer.
Plunging home values and few savings leave recent homebuyers unprepared to combat negative equity; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2022)
Heading into the 2023 recession with low savings rates; Jobs falter in step with the slowing economy; Leaping FRM rates slash purchasing power, home prices
MLO recession survival guide part 3: Working with REO property
How MLOs can pivot during the recession to earn fees for services needed by foreclosing lenders.
MLO recession survival guide Part 2: Buyers’ agents and underwater home sellers
Continue to work with your evolving base of homebuyers and sellers to earn fees, even as traditional originations slow to a trickle.
Refinances oppose interest rate movement
Following record-smashing refinance volume in 2020-2021, refinances have quickly retreated into irrelevance.
California renters face one-two punch in undeclared recession
Rising interest rates have forced homebuyers back into the rental market.
Errata & Updates
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.