In this series, we break down the critical steps every buyer agent must take to protect their buyer. From enforcing specific performance to calculating recoverable money losses, you’ll see how to navigate a seller’s breach with confidence and precision.
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See how the broker and their agent engineer a greater likelihood of a successful closing – and increase transaction transparency – by offsetting the fee earned on a sale by the amount of the seller’s cost of third-party investigative reports.
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Watch how a seller’s willingness and financial ability to fund fundamental property disclosures serves as a critical indicator of their motivation to sell – and significantly impacts the agent’s risk of a failed transaction during the representation period.
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As delinquencies (and foreclosures) tick up in 2026, this primer will help you prepare for a shifting housing market.
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Our latest and greatest 45-hr renewal course ups the theatrical flair with actor-packed scenarios, humor and California-specific concepts.
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Learn the rules and strategies behind real estate teams in California.
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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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See how a buyer’s enforceable expectations about property conditions are set at the time a purchase agreement is entered into, and how buyer agents gravitate towards properties offered with investigative third-party reports and seller disclosures in a complete marketing package.
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Understand the steps required for a CEQA review of a proposed project — and when a project is exempt.
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California legislation has evolved to provide more certainty of payment on claims made by property owners with coverage for wildfires.
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See how third-party investigative reports transform the marketability of your seller’s property by taking the “what ifs” out of real estate.
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Use a comparative market analysis (CMA) approach for setting the value of a subject property based on information collected on comps.
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Placing real estate signs on private or public property without permission is a misdemeanor public nuisance in California, making the broker liable for local government enforcement and penalties under the Penal Code. Knowledge of the rules is your reputation – and money – saved.
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Developers are using the builder’s remedy as a workaround for restrictive local zoning ordinances.
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While California law and the First Amendment generally protect a property owner’s right to display “For Sale” signs, these rights are subject to reasonable government and HOA regulations regarding safety, dimensions and placement in common areas.
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Climate risk information hurt sales — so the MLS lobbied to take them down.
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When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?
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The first episode of our new series dramatizes how to properly display a “For Sale” sign on a property on behalf of the seller to advertise the property for sale, and understand when permission is needed to advertise a property with a “For Sale” sign in a common interest development (CID).
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Agents preparing a BPO ignore price trends at their peril.
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California has the largest disparity in price between new and resale homes, presenting a unique opportunity for buyer brokers able to access a builder’s inventory for their buyer-clients.
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