Real Estate | firsttuesday Journal

New legal bar to foreclosing on long-time nonperforming second mortgages

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 8, 2025 | Mortgages, New Laws, Real Estate | 0

A new law provides property owners additional defenses against servicers of old, “zombie mortgages.”

FARM: Eliminate clutter many ways

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 5, 2025 | FARM Letters, Real Estate | 0

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...

New law circumvents CEQA powers

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 5, 2025 | Real Estate | 0

The NIMBY’s most powerful legal tool to combat development is CEQA.

Increased renter’s tax credit

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 5, 2025 | New Laws, Real Estate, Tax | 0

The renter’s tax credit will increase significantly beginning for tax year 2026.

Your fee agreement, a purchase agreement, the breaching buyer

by Amy Platero | Dec 5, 2025 | Buyer Representation, Buyers and Sellers, Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Follow the steps of a buyer agent from representation agreement to closing on a buyer’s acquisition of property and recognize a buyer’s breach of the purchase agreement.

Trending mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 5, 2025 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 20

Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.

May a County Assessor ignore a written agreement between a senior homeowner and the Board of Supervisors to retroactively transfer the base year property value from a primary residence in different county?

by Lily Hart | Dec 4, 2025 | Features, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Sceper v. County of Trinity

FARM: Create an at-home workstation

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 4, 2025 | FARM Letters, Real Estate | 0

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...

FARM: Your small bathroom can look bigger

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 4, 2025 | FARM Letters, Real Estate | 0

Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...

Landlords allow tenant options for internet providers or pay up

by Lily Hart | Dec 3, 2025 | Laws and Regulations, New Laws, Real Estate | 0

Landlords may not mandate the use of a specific internet service provider without allowing tenants to opt out.

Real Estate Sign Placement – It Matters

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 3, 2025 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

The first episode of our new series dramatizes how to properly display a “For Sale” sign on a property on behalf of the seller to advertise the property for sale, and understand when permission is needed to advertise a property with a “For Sale” sign in a common interest development (CID).

Market condition analysis in a broker price opinion

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 2, 2025 | Appraisal, Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Agents preparing a BPO ignore price trends at their peril.

Density bonus zoning loopholes are for housing

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 2, 2025 | Commercial, New Laws, Real Estate | 0

Density bonus laws enable developers to increase density beyond what local zoning regulations allow, while increasing the number of subsidy-free housing for low- and moderate-income households.