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Trending mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 13, 2024 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 25

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

May an HOA trim trees on a parcel within the HOA when its CC&Rs do not include a tree-cutting provision while other parcels do have a provision?

by Robin Jennings | Sep 6, 2024 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 1

In re: Colyear v. Rolling Hills Facts: A homeowners’ association (HOA) wants to trim trees on a...

Controlling the Vesting of One-Half

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 30, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

This is the final episode of our video series covering the right of survivorship among co-owners, and how a right-of-survivorship vesting is severed.

Clear Title on Death by Affidavit

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 23, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

The seventh episode in our new video series covers how a deceased joint tenant’s interest in a property is cleared from title before the surviving joint tenant(s) sells, leases or encumbers the property as the sole owner.

Severing Right-of-Survivorship Vestings

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 8, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

The sixth episode in our new video series covers how a co-owner vested as a joint tenant or as community property with the right of survivorship unilaterally severs the right of survivorship.

May a buyer record a second lis pendens on a property after the original lis pendens has been expunged?

by Branden Ekas | Jul 17, 2024 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

De Martini v. Superior Court Facts: A buyer and seller enter into a purchase agreement for...

Conveying Community Property

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

The fifth episode of our new video series covers the community property presumption for property acquired jointly by a married couple during the marriage.

Is a residential landlord liable for injuries caused by a tenant’s dogs when the landlord is unaware the dogs are potentially violent?

by Robin Jennings | Jul 16, 2024 | Property Management, Recent Case Decisions | 0

In re: Fraser v. Farvid Facts: A landlord rents a single family residence (SFR) to a tenant. The...

DRE Bulletin Digest: Spring 2024

by Amy Platero | Jul 11, 2024 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

The Spring 2024 edition of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) Bulletin informs licensees about Senate Bill (SB) 1495 and DRE fee changes.

DRE raising fees as renewals and licensing drop

by Robin Jennings | Jul 11, 2024 | Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0

The health of the real estate industry depends in large part upon the financial health of the DRE as its policing unit. DRE’s fees for statutory and licensing courses had not increased since 1997.