Readers weigh in about the impact of low appraisals.
The votes are in: low appraisals prevent closings
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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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POLL: How often does the fee split determine whether you show a property?
This poll will close on July 23, 2018.
How to best market a California beachfront property
Our guest author discusses tips and tricks for marketing a beachfront property.
Resurrect the DRE’s code of ethics: taking a closer look
An analysis of the Department of Real Estate (DRE)’s 1990 code of ethics alongside the National Association of Realtors® (NAR)’s current code. Where do they succeed and fail? And what does a successful code of ethics for real estate agents look like?
Stock and interest rate movement now signal the coming recession; Monthly Statistical Update (July 2018)
Stocks begin to stumble, real estate will follow; ARM rates rise tracking the Fed rate creep; Higher FRM rates portend slowing sales volume
Press Release: Buyer purchasing power continues down
California’s Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) declined to -6.9 in June 2018.
Where is the DRE’s code of ethics?
The absence of a dedicated DRE code of ethics leaves California licensees without state-specific ethical guidance. Isn’t it time for the DRE to fill this vacuum?
Loan originator compensation rules
This article digests the rules for how loan originators may be compensated.
Change the law: apply use of the Agency Law Disclosure to all property transactions
Our proposal to mandate the Agency Law Disclosure for all property types.