This article discusses the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (MARS) rule
MLO Mentor: The MARS Rule
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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.
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DRE Bulletin Digest: Winter 2022
The Winter 2022 DRE Bulletin focuses on scandal, new laws and education updates.
Lured by rising prices, new agents swarm real estate — except in California
California’s unstable transactional volume makes real estate a tough career for agents seeking a reliable income.
MLO Mentor: The Fair Credit Reporting Act, Part II
This article gives an overview of the separate disclosures required under Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
DRE Hot Seat: Danny Yen, owner of Real Estate Educational Services (REES), reprimanded by DRE and DFPI for conducting massive education fraud scheme
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) withdrew the qualification of a real estate course provider and instructor who implemented an elaborate and multi-state educational scheme which fraudulently provided course completion certificates to hundreds of DRE licensees and mortgage loan originators (MLOs) without requiring them to pass — or even attempt — their courses and final exams.
MLO Mentor: The Fair Credit Reporting Act
This article gives an overview of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
MLO Mentor: The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Part II
This article discusses the different thresholds that trigger Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data collection and reporting.
2021 sales volume and construction gains offset in 2022 by higher mortgage rates; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2022)
Home sales got a (temporary) boost in 2021; Residential construction is not (yet) meeting demand; Mortgage insurance woes for leveraged buyers
Agent paychecks soar — but agent fee rates plunge in 2021
With fewer listings to go around — and higher prices to count on to boost their incomes — agents feel comfortable accepting lower fee rates to ensure they reap the benefits of an exclusive listing.
Errata & Updates
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.