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New Guidelines for Real Estate Agents during COVID-19

by Emily Kordys | Aug 7, 2020 | Latest Articles, Real Estate News, Recession 2020, Your Practice | 0

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is forcing brokers and agents to adapt to new business guidelines instituted by health officials.

Using the yield spread to forecast recessions and recoveries

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 7, 2020 | Charts, Economic Factors, Latest Articles, Market Watch | 29

The yield spread indicates the likelihood of a recession or recovery one year forward.

Current market rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 7, 2020 | Charts, Economic Factors, Interest Rates, Latest Articles, Market Watch | 22

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

May the landlord of an elder-care facility enforce an arbitration provision in a tenancy agreement?

by Emily Kordys | Aug 6, 2020 | Landlords, Tenants and Property Management, Latest Articles, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Harris v. University Village Thousand Oaks, CCRC, LLC

Are surplus funds from a trustee’s sale distributed in proportion to the co-ownership interests in a property?

by Emily Kordys | Aug 6, 2020 | Latest Articles, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Zieve, Broadnax, & Steele, LLP v. Dhindsa

ARMs are unattractive in 2020 as FRM rates fall

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 6, 2020 | Charts, Latest Articles, Loan Products | 0

Use these charts to compare the average ARM rate with the 30-year FRM rate.

FARM: Health precautions when listing your home

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 4, 2020 | FARM Letters, Latest Articles | 1

To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM...

How real estate professionals can combat racism

by Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 4, 2020 | Feature Articles, Latest Articles, Laws and Regs, Your Practice | 0

How real estate and mortgage professionals can counter harmful attitudes and actions toward Black, Latinx and Asian homebuyers and renters.

Are occupancies by rent-a-room tenants in separate rooms in a single family residence (SFR) exempt from rent control covering multi-family units?

by Bethany Correia | Aug 4, 2020 | Latest Articles, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Owens v. City of Oakland Housing, Residential Rent and Relocation Board

Buyer purchasing power props up home prices, for now; Monthly Statistical Update (August 2020)

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 4, 2020 | Charts, Latest Articles, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update | 0

Buyer Purchasing Power Index (BPPI) rises with falling interest rates; Home sales volume succumbs to economic pressure; Home prices continue to defy gravity

A Deed in Writing, with Exceptions

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 4, 2020 | Feature Articles, Latest Articles, Video | 0

Words of conveyance and validity requirements of a grant deed or quitclaim deed.

POLL: How will agent employment change after a COVID-19 vaccine?

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 3, 2020 | Latest Articles, Reader Polls | 0

How do you believe brokerage employment of real estate agents will change following mass...

California tiered home pricing

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 29, 2020 | Bay Area, Charts, first tuesday Local, Home Sales, Latest Articles, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, San Diego | 23

Home prices turn in a mixed performance across California’s metropolitan areas.

DBO Bulletin Digest July 2020

by Emily Kordys | Jul 28, 2020 | Finance and Mortgages, Latest Articles, Laws and Regs | 0

The July 2020 DBO Bulletin focuses on safety compliance for coronavirus (COVID-19), the Responsible Small Dollar Loans Pilot Program and assessment rates.