Real estate runs with the labor force participation rate
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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Category: Feature Articles
FARM: No A/C? I’m a big fan
Use this firsttuesday FARM Letter in your marketing. To request a FARM letter topic, or to see a...
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Due Diligence is an Art Form
The due diligence effort required under an exclusive representation comprises an orchestration of a basket of brokerage activities. Let’s unpack the basket.
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What buyer- and tenant-clients need to know about credit reports
This article offers a bird’s eye view on credit report fundamentals across real estate sales and rentals.
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Lack of Due Diligence
Some real estate brokers simply don’t measure up. Watch what happens when a seller broker’s efforts to market a property and locate buyers lack sufficient due diligence activities.
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The Federal Reserve’s impact on mortgage rates
Learn how the Fed is using their benchmark rate as a monetary policy tool
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Down payment download: Why 20%
The first in the series introducing the benefits available to mortgage-funded buyers when acquiring home ownership using a 20% cash down payment.
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A Fee Earned by the Seller Broker on Any Sale
See how a fee has been earned and is owed to the seller broker, regardless of who produces a buyer or a tenant during the representation period or when the transaction closes, under an exclusive representation agreement.
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Contents of the Seller Representation Agreement
See the operative provisions of the seller representation agreement, and watch how they function.
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DRE Bulletin Digest: Spring 2025
The DRE’s Real Estate Bulletin informs licensees on rules of conduct, changing legislation and new licensing exams, which we digest to help you keep your practice and conversations current.
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Brokerage Services Performed in Anticipation of Earning a Fee
What are the conditions under which a seller broker earns the right to collect a fee from their seller-client under an exclusive seller representation agreement? Let us count the (many) ways.
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FHA delinquencies rising on pandemic forbearance arrangements
What are the consequences of delinquency in pandemic-era forbearance arrangements?
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The Entry of New Agents
Watch to anticipate the training agents need when entering the real estate profession.
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Hiring Newly-Minted Real Estate Agents in a Recession
Watch to discover the enhanced learning opportunities uniquely made available to licensees during a recession.
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BPO series: Deeds, covenants and agreements
Here is the fourth post in our series drawing on appraisal concepts from our unpublished...
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CLTA versus ALTA
Not all title insurance policies are created equal. Watch the final episode of our series for a detailed study of the California Land Title Association (CLTA) standard policy versus the American Land Title Association (ALTA) owner’s extended coverage policy.
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Contents of a Title Insurance Policy
Watch and read to get fully up to speed on the six operative sections of a title insurance policy.
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Title Insurance – a Form of Indemnity Insurance
What does a title insurance policy do – and not do? See the extent of a title insurance company’s obligation, if any, to indemnify the policy holder for money losses caused by an encumbrance on title.
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Wildfire protection is a statewide legislative concern for housing
Only when homes are no longer being built in wildfire zones will the wildfire risk fall to an acceptable level.
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Reading the legal tea leaves — the parallel need to conform tenant representation to new buyer representation rules for commercial transactions
The new buyer representation rules have an application which may surprise some brokers – the negotiated, written representation of commercial tenant clients.
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