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Real Estate Principles: Video™
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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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MLO Mentor: The MARS Rule
This article discusses the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services (MARS) rule
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