Savings are at their lowest since before the recession; Personal bankruptcies near their bottom; California’s growing brokerages
Low savings, personal bankruptcies and the biggest brokerages; Monthly Statistical Update (April 2018)
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Real Estate Principles
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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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Operating within the law: Unlicensed real estate assistants
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Despite recovery talk, home sales are stuck; Monthly Statistical Update (March 2018)
Demand for homeownership remains weak; Home sales volume stuck, for now; Construction limps along
California’s 50 largest brokerages
California’s largest brokerages in 2018.
POLL: Do you actively maintain a real estate website?
This poll will close on March 12, 2018.
Home-sales-per-household ratio remains flat despite inventory concerns
The figure presented here tells a different story about demand.
POLL: How often do sellers provide a home inspection report?
This poll will close on February 19, 2018.