Real Estate Principles: Video™

A dynamic and multimedia collection of fundamental real estate concepts – step into the future of learning.
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Recent updates to the course e-book

  • Effective January 1st, 2021, California homeowners qualify for a net equity homestead protection of up to $300,000 or the median sale price for a single family residence (SFR) in the homeowner’s county in the calendar year prior to the year in which they claim the exemption, not to exceed $600,000 (adjusted annually for inflation). [CCP §704.730] For more on this topic, see Form-of-the-Week: Homestead exemption, an asset preservation declaration – Form 465

06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.

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Form-of-the-Week: Partial payment agreement — Forms 558 and 559

Form-of-the-Week: Partial payment agreement — Forms 558 and 559

Commercial landlords and tenants agreeing to partial payments use RPI Form 558, and residential landlords and tenants use RPI Form 559. The forms commit to writing the portion of remaining delinquent rent the tenant owes the landlord, the date the balance is due, and when not paid by the due date, what action the landlord may take to enforce payment.

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The seller agent and the prospective buyer

The seller agent and the prospective buyer

Learn the difference between a broker’s specific agency duty owed only to their client and the limited general duty they owe to others in a transaction and how to observe and disclose conditions adversely affecting value and qualify statements when they are opinions, not facts.

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