Mechanics of the Homestead Exemption
The final episode of our new video series illustrates the specific mechanics of automatic and recorded homesteads.
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Disclosure of a Prior Occupant’s Affliction and Death: firsttuesday Halloween Special
Grab your buttered popcorn for the two-part firsttuesday Halloween Special covering the disclosure of a death on a property. You’ll scream — you’ll laugh — you’ll learn!
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Automatic and Declared Homesteads
This is the second episode of our new video series covering homestead protections – help owners distinguish between the benefits afforded under an automatic homestead or a recorded declaration of homestead.
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The Owner’s Homestead Interest in Title
This is the first episode of our new video series covering how to advise a homeowner on whether they qualify to voluntarily sell and protect the equity in their residence from creditor seizure.
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Buyer-Broker Representation Agreements: The end of the “gold standard”
With new California legislation, it’s now mandatory practice for a buyers broker to enter into an employment agreement with buyer clients before a purchase agreement is submitted.
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Controlling the Vesting of One-Half
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.
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Clear Title on Death by Affidavit
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.
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Severing Right-of-Survivorship Vestings
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.
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Conveying Community Property
The fifth episode of our new video series covers the community property presumption for property acquired jointly by a married couple during the marriage.
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Creating a Joint Tenancy and a Joint Tenant’s Right of Survivorship
The fourth episode of our new video series covers creating a joint tenancy ownership in real estate.
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Joint Tenancy – The Four Unities
This video covers the unity of title, time, interest and possession under a joint tenancy vesting.
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Vesting Reflects Estate Planning
This video covers properly vesting a property to avoid probate procedures.
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What is Vesting?
This is the first episode of our new video series covering the right of survivorship among co-owners. This episode introduces the concept of vesting.
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When to Disclose a Death on a Property
Covers: No affirmative duty to voluntarily disclose a death which occurred more than three years prior; Duty to disclose a death which had an adverse effect on market value; Disclosure on buyer inquiry.
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Architectural Styles and Roof Types, Pt III
Covers: Common roof styles that exist in California including gable, hip, pyramid, gambrel, mansard and flat; Dormer windows used to provide expanded living space.
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RPI real estate forms have always been in compliance with NAR’s most recent antitrust settlement
Unlike trade unions, RPI forms for decades has had methods for the buyers broker to set their own fees and disclose the fee amount to their buyer clients.
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Negative equity and foreclosure
When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?
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NAR’s long-established compensation model finally evolves
After years of lawsuits, NAR® has finally agreed to a settlement relegating cooperative compensation to the history books.
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Brokerage Reminder: The DRE wants to give brokers the benefit of the doubt
Every real estate broker acting in the capacity of a responsible broker needs to be aware of the “Benefit of the Doubt” program.
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Architectural Styles and Roof Types, Pt II
Covers: Dutch colonial properties featuring gambrel roofs and dormer windows; Design attributes of Mediterranean properties; Classic Victorian properties and contemporary town houses in urban areas; English Tudor; Natural motifs on display in the craftsman architectural style.
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