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Form-of-the-Week: Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement and Fire Hardening and Defensible Space Disclosure Statement — Forms 314 and 314-1

by Amy Platero | Feb 13, 2026 | Forms, Fundamentals, Real Estate | 0

A seller agent uses the Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement to disclose the existence of natural hazards on the sale of any type of real estate to a prospective buyer and the Fire Hardening and Defensible Space Disclosure Statement when the property is in a high fire hazard severity zone to disclose retrofits, local vegetation management ordinances and fire hardening measures the buyer is to consider.

Climate risk: the open secret MLS users won’t talk about

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 12, 2025 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Climate risk information hurt sales — so the MLS lobbied to take them down.

Letter to the Editor: Why does firsttuesday report availability and ASAP delivery of the TDS by a seller broker?

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 20, 2025 | Buyers and Sellers, Feature Articles, Fundamentals, Letters to the Editor, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Recessions, Your Practice | 0

Delivery of property disclosures to buyers is legislated to occur “as soon as practicable” (ASAP) on inquiry from a prospective buyer, well before a purchase agreement setting a price is entered into.

Disclosure checklist in sales and leasing

by Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 12, 2025 | Feature Articles, Forms, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 1

Here, we examine the public policy of symmetric awareness of a property’s fundamentals by the seller and buyer in all real estate transactions.

Nine-in-ten homebuyers weigh climate risks when choosing a home

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 22, 2023 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate | 1

A detailed and complete NHD contains material facts about the property, about which the homebuyer needs to be informed ASAP.

Form-of-the-Week: Authorizations to Prepare an NHD, and a Structural Pest Control Operator Report — Forms 131 and 132

by Amy Platero | Sep 28, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Real Estate | 0

A sellers agent uses Forms 131 and 132 to order out a Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) report and a Structural Pest Control (SPC) report.

Form-of-the-Week: Authorization to Prepare a Home Inspection Report and a Natural Hazard Disclosure Report — Forms 130 and 131

by ft Editorial Staff | May 10, 2022 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Fundamentals, Real Estate | 0

A seller’s agent preparing a marketing package uses RPI Forms 130 and 131 to disclose the conditions and natural hazards associated with a property.

Homeowners impacted by wildfires receive insurance protection

by Casandra Lopez | Sep 3, 2021 | Real Estate | 0

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara stops insurance companies, yet again, from abandoning homeowners affected by California wildfires.

Amid climate change, agents find safety in complete disclosures

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 12, 2021 | Home Sales, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

As California real estate falls under the threats of rising sea levels and an increasing occurrence of wildfires, a complete NHD is a necessity for every home purchase.

The NHD Form for Uniformity

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 30, 2021 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

The seller and seller’s agent’s use of the statutory Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) Statement to disclose their awareness of natural hazards.

The Hazards Disclosure Booklets

by ft Editorial Staff | Feb 1, 2019 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 1

This article highlights the use of first tuesday’s Hazards Disclosure Booklets by a seller’s agent to provide environmental hazard and energy efficiency related information to all prospective buyers, and by a buyer’s agent to review with their buyer the consequences of any hazards disclosed as existing on the property.

Tag: Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD)

Form-of-the-Week: Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement and Fire Hardening and Defensible Space Disclosure Statement — Forms 314 and 314-1

Climate risk: the open secret MLS users won’t talk about

Letter to the Editor: Why does firsttuesday report availability and ASAP delivery of the TDS by a seller broker?

Disclosure checklist in sales and leasing

Nine-in-ten homebuyers weigh climate risks when choosing a home

Form-of-the-Week: Authorizations to Prepare an NHD, and a Structural Pest Control Operator Report — Forms 131 and 132

Form-of-the-Week: Authorization to Prepare a Home Inspection Report and a Natural Hazard Disclosure Report — Forms 130 and 131

Homeowners impacted by wildfires receive insurance protection

Amid climate change, agents find safety in complete disclosures

The NHD Form for Uniformity

The Hazards Disclosure Booklets

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