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NAR® members jump ship following sexual harassment allegations and more anti-trust lawsuits
Licensees and the public more broadly have recently grown uncomfortably aware that those in charge don’t always follow their own rules.
Letter to the Editor: Who may render a broker price opinion (BPO)?
Does one need to be a broker to prepare and present a broker price opinion (BPO)?
Your next renewal just got more entertaining — and informational
Video BO-AFTER™ is the culmination of years of meticulous work, being in some state of active production since May 2017. And now, it is approved by the DRE and ready for your next renewal — get ready to be entertained as you are being educated.
UDAAP consumer mortgage protections extended to commercial financing
Existing regulations prohibiting unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices (UDAAP) in consumer mortgage financing now apply to the conduct of originators of commercial mortgage financing in California.
Unstable economic signals hold down new construction; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2023)
Job growth stalls; The stock market, in disregard of reality; Construction struggles to take off despite need for more housing
DRE Hot Seat: Broker license suspended for failure to prevent unlicensed staff from conducting licensed activity
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 who failed to adequately supervise the activities of his staff as his unlicensed assistants were contracting and negotiating with principals in real estate transactions.
Ethics in rendering broker price opinion (BPO) services
Lean to recognize when arrangements, situations, and relationships can give rise to conflicts of interest in the preparation of a broker price opinion (BPO);
DRE Bulletin Digest: Summer 2023
The Summer 2023 edition of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) Bulletin includes licensee reminders about broker supervision, adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) and trust funds.
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