Learn the difference between a broker’s specific agency duty owed only to their client and the limited general duty they owe to others in a transaction and how to observe and disclose conditions adversely affecting value and qualify statements when they are opinions, not facts.
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When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?
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WLearn the due diligence obligations required from a broker to a client when performing, drafting, delivering and maintaining records for a broker price opinion (BPO).
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Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.
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Brokers who watch the jobs numbers along with the LFP rate will find the trends useful for forecasting their future brokerage conditions
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Home prices continued to slide across California in November 2025.
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Learn the contrasts between rent-to-buy arrangements and protective homeownership transactions structured by seasoned brokers.
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Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...
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Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...
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Track the single most influential factor on California’s real estate market: the number of people employed.
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Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...
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Learn how a buyer’s breach of a purchase agreement and escrow instructions establishes the seller’s legal right to recover actual money losses.
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Vacancy rates are on a year-over-year upward incline, while net absorption returns were positive this quarter. New projects were opened to the market but are not yet occupied. A few major tenants are boosting occupancy of distribution space, while smaller businesses are slowly shutting down.
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The average ARM rate remains below the FRM rate, enticing potential homebuyers unaware of its history.
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Multi-family and SFR construction continue to lag behind demand for new housing.
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Compliance doesn’t prevent all consumer complaints, but it goes a long way toward happier customers and borrowers — and better business for MLOs.
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Learn how the Fed is using their benchmark rate as a monetary policy tool
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Watch how the seller’s failure to timely deliver documents excuses the buyer’s concurrent obligation to fund escrow.
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To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a list of all our FARM letter templates, visit our FARM...
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Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...
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