In this issue: mentorship for new licensees, the DRE’s Cite and Fine program, trust fund signatory rules and the annual business activity report.
DRE Bulletin Digest: Summer 2025
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Real Estate Principles
Prepare for the most critical issues you’ll encounter in your first years of practice.
Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Real Estate Principles.
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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Our multimedia review of the DRE’s most common types of disciplinary actions they encounter.
California household formations set to decrease
While the number of households continues to grow, the rise is mostly thanks to renters.
California price-per-square-foot analysis
Want a deeper understanding of your local real estate market? These charts show the price-per-square-foot history of home sales in communities across California.
A Fee Earned for Locating §1031 Reinvestment Property
How do you best structure the representation of a client in a qualified §1031 transaction? Watch/read here.
“For Sale” sign ordinances and CC&Rs
Learn to properly display a “For Sale” sign on behalf of the seller to advertise the property for sale, understand when permission is needed to advertise a property within a common interest development (CID) and abide by the regulations concerning the placement of a “For Sale” sign on a private or public right-of-way or on a mobilehome.
Investing: Stocks or real estate?
Where to park your cash? It depends on how long you’re going to park it for – and what types of risks you’re willing to take.
Down payment download: 20% has your back
A homebuyer sourcing a 20% down payment experiences significant cost reductions when choosing to save up a full down payment before investing in ownership.
California’s low homeownership rate to continue
California’s homeownership rate ballooned during the Millennium Boom, but quickly fell to today’s low level of 55%.