Feature Articles | firsttuesday Journal

Buyer Purchasing Power Index goes negative in Q3 2026

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 28, 2026 | Economics, Feature Articles, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0

Homebuyers reliant on mortgage financing were limited to borrowing 5% less than a year earlier in Q3 2026.

Landlords, Tenants and Property Management — now streaming on any device

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 26, 2026 | Feature Articles, Features, Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Property Management, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Our multi-media continuing education course catalog has evolved rapidly — and so have your learning options. Landlords, Tenants and Property Management is now enhanced for the first time with a stunning library of conceptual videos — fully optimized for viewing on any screen.

Disclosure of a Prior Occupant’s Affliction and Death: firsttuesday Halloween Special

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 23, 2026 | Feature Articles, Features, Real Estate, Video | 1

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!

Timing the Purchase and Building Equity

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 7, 2026 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 2

Turning Tenants into Buyers: Episode 2 — Establishing the cost ceiling.

Renewing your license with eLicensing, by firsttuesday

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 30, 2026 | Feature Articles, Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Your license renewal doesn’t have to be complicated. Our step-by-step video and text tutorial takes you behind the scenes of the Department of Real Estate (DRE) eLicensing portal so you know exactly what to expect — and can clear your next 45-hour renewal quickly, correctly and without the hassle.

Breaking Down the Cost Barrier to Ownership

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 23, 2026 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 1

Turning Tenants into Buyers: Episode 1 — Mortgage fundamentals working with first-time buyers.

A parcel’s value is in its use

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 15, 2026 | Appraisal, Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 2

Learn how an agent tasked with valuing a vacant parcel produces the most informed valuation according to its size, use, location, zoning and more.

Reconciling AI Value Estimates with Real-World Expertise

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 10, 2026 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 2

Artificial Intelligence Training: Harnessing AI While Managing Risk™

This final installment dramatizes the critical boundary where predictive valuation tech meets real-world expertise, proving that human intuition remains the ultimate counterbalance to AI’s analytical advantages.

New defensible space rules to harden improvements

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 1, 2026 | Feature Articles, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Your Practice | 1

New defensible space rules aim to protect suburban and rural homes from high wildfire risk.

Picture Perfect: AI Advertising Made Compliant

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 26, 2026 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 2

Artificial Intelligence Training: Harnessing AI While Managing Risk™

This fourth installment highlights the critical need to maintain strict compliance with advertising laws when using AI-generated content, and the proper handling of digitally manipulated property photos.

BPO series: Property conditions influence value

by Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 13, 2026 | Appraisal, Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Learn to adjust a property’s valuation to reflect deviations based on its geography, the presence of natural hazards, level of improvements, energy efficiency and best use.

From Human to Hardware: Maintaining the Standard of Oversight

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 13, 2026 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

Artificial Intelligence Training: Harnessing AI While Managing Risk™

This third installment dramatizes a critical DRE parallel: an AI chatbot functions exactly like an unlicensed human assistant — meaning its output requires absolute broker oversight to avoid unlawful practice.

Fact-Checking Your Ghostwriter

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 30, 2026 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 2

Artificial Intelligence Training: Harnessing AI While Managing Risk™

This second installment illustrates the need to carefully verify all AI-output, and depicts how fine-tuning your AI query with specific details about property’s features improves results.

The AI apocalypse for real estate agents

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 24, 2026 | Feature Articles, Home Sales, Real Estate, Your Practice | 1

AI is smoothing the way for more sellers to take on FSBOs — should agents be worried?

The Ghost in the Machine: Of Flesh and Silicon

by ft Editorial Staff | Jul 14, 2026 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0

Artificial Intelligence Training: Harnessing AI While Managing Risk™

Our opening installment explores how licensees deploy AI in their daily practice today, alongside critical Department of Real Estate (DRE) guidance for staying compliant.