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Disclosure of termite inspection reports: a compliance wake-up call for real estate licensees
Real Estate Compliance Consultant Summer Goralik reminds agents of the proper handling of termite inspection reports.
Independent no more, brokers seek brokerage employment
2023 is seeing fewer independent brokers and more broker associates.
DRE Hot Seat: Failure to disburse trust funds to the owner of funds
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 acting as a property manager who collected trust funds on behalf of landlords they represented and failed to disburse the trust funds to the landlords as required.
Mortgage Concepts: Observed suspicious activity reports (SARs)
Learn when a mortgage lender is to file a suspicious activity report (SAR) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
Seasonal dynamics power today’s home price illusion — not buyer demand; Monthly Statistical Updated (August 2023)
https://vimeo.com/849541124 The Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) keeps agents and brokers current on the market trends affecting California real estate transactions. This month, we’re covering: California home prices, which remain well below the mid-2022 peak despite...
Risk management practices by the sellers agent in a declining market
In times of softening home prices, the sellers agent will need to be even more sure to provide the buyer with property reports and disclosures.
Below value appraisals are uncommon — but they are more likely in minority neighborhoods
New data shows homes are more likely to be appraised at below the contract price when they are located in minority neighborhoods.
Mortgage Concepts: The California Residential Mortgage Lending Act (CRMLA) Part 2
Part 2 of this video reviews CFL and MLO licensing by the DFPI, consumer mortgage originating, and reporting under the CRMLA.
Errata & Updates
- 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.