Arbitration provisions in purchase agreements remain popular, but what are the actual impacts of arbitration?
The votes are in: Most buyers and sellers initial the arbitration provision
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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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Lower mortgage interest rates to help keep licensees afloat; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2019)
The rise in mortgage loan originators (MLOs) slows; Buyer purchasing power rises with falling interest rates; California’s largest brokerages
DRE Bulletin Digest Spring 2019
A review of the Spring 2019 DRE Real Estate Bulletin.
Lawful agent-appraiser communications
The BREA debunks the common belief that appraisers may not have any communications with real estate agents in a transaction.
The votes are in: Public MLS access lacks support
Readers don’t think buyers should have direct access to their local MLS — but how much would a public MLS really impact agents and brokers?
Cooling interest rates to help refinancing recover in 2019; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2019)
FRM rates fall from 2018 upturn; Refinancing’s inverse relationship with interest rates; ARMs become less attractive when FRM rates fall
Press release: Buyer purchasing power index turns positive
California’s Buyer Purchasing Power Index was positive 1.2 in Q1 2019.
Is it a violation of appraiser independence?
This video reviews the rules governing appraiser independence under the Truth-in-Lending Act, including prohibitions of conflicts of interest and deliberately inaccurate evaluations.
DRE Compliance Goals – For Brokers
Advice for brokers on achieving regulatory compliance enforced by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) in 2019.