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The Statewide Housing Plan (SHP) focuses on first-time homebuyers and homeownership disparities

by David Swistock | Mar 25, 2024 | Fair Housing, Laws and Regulations, Mortgages, New Laws, Real Estate | 1

Calif. Health and Safety Code §50426
Amended to add subsection (c) by AB 1508
Effective date: January 1, 2024

Tenants with disabilities may move to accessible units within the property

by David Swistock | Feb 9, 2024 | Laws and Regulations, New Laws, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

Calif. Civil Code §1954.53
Amended to add subsection 4(A) by AB 1620
Effective date: January 1, 2024

Your next renewal just got more entertaining — and informational

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 9, 2023 | Feature Articles, Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 1

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.

Real estate agents and non-discriminatory behavior toward consumers

by Ashley Collins | May 26, 2023 | Fair Housing, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0

As the primary gatekeepers for entry into real estate transactions, such as leases and sales, equal treatment by agents toward the public is crucial to success.

New California Real Estate Practice course fulfills 2024 requirements and beyond

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 21, 2023 | Feature Articles, Features, Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

As of today, firsttuesday is the first California school to obtain DRE-approval to provide California’s future agents and brokers with the new Real Estate Practice course.

Redlining practices cost LA-based lender $31 million in settlement

by Amy Platero | Mar 10, 2023 | Fair Housing, first tuesday Local, Fundamentals, Laws and Regulations, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0

The largest redlining settlement in the Justice Department’s history involved a lender servicing Los Angeles who achieved disproportionately low numbers of mortgages from minority areas.

DRE Bulletin Digest: Fall 2022

by Ashley Collins | Dec 27, 2022 | Real Estate | 0

The Fall 2022 edition of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) Bulletin looks back on the year’s accomplishments, identity theft, licensing statistics, and more.

Implicit bias and fair housing soon required for licensing courses

by Adam Kolvas | Oct 28, 2022 | Fair Housing, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 1

Starting in 2024, implicit bias and fair housing training will be required to obtain a real estate license.

The new Implicit Bias and expanded Fair Housing course are available for your 2023 California real estate license renewal

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 3, 2022 | Fair Housing, Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 4

Newly-required course content is now available for you to renew your California real estate license.

When you can expect to access the extra CE required to renew your California real estate license

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2022 | Feature Articles, Laws and Regulations, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 1

The new course requirements will apply to real estate agents and brokers with licenses expiring on or after January 1, 2023.

A Dear John to homebuyer love letters

by Kinnedy Kriso | Jun 27, 2022 | Fair Housing, Real Estate | 0

In California’s competitive markets, real estate agents depend on an arsenal of creative weapons to secure home sales transactions. But one of those weapons — the buyer love letter — is now coming under fire.