A great migration from the Golden State to less costly states is underway. Which demographics are moving out and what are their motivations for packing up?
Honey, I shrunk the population: California migration trends
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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
DFPI Bulletin Digest: August 2022
The August 2022 DFPI Bulletin focuses on a crypto-asset survey and consumer alert, and AARP’s Scam Chat, among other topics.
Home defects face greater scrutiny in 2022’s cooling market
Today’s sobered homebuyers have greater liberty to leverage home defects to justify a price cut than they did the last two years.
Mortgage Concepts: Regulation O recordkeeping
This video discusses recordkeeping rules for mortgage loan originators (MLOs) under Regulation O.
MLO Mentor: consumer privacy
This article discusses privacy laws for financial institutions under Regulation P, the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information.
Letter to the editor: May a commercial landlord’s broker refuse to pay a fee to the tenant’s broker upon renegotiation of the lease?
Under what circumstances is a landlord required to pay another broker fee?
Homebuyers turn to ARMs in 2022 as FRM rates jump
ARM rates remain below FRM rates – for now.
MLO Mentor: The adjustable-rate mortgage, Part II
MLO Mentor is an ongoing series covering compliance best practices for mortgage loan originators (MLOs). This article discusses the purpose, popularity and elements of the adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM). Review Part 1 of MLO Mentor: The adjustable-rate mortgage. The...
Appraisals in a declining market — and why it matters in 2022
After two years of rapid price increases, appraisers will need to make a quick shift when prices dive later in 2022.
Errata & Updates
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.