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.
Read Moreby Guest Author Summer Goralik | Mar 11, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
Every real estate broker acting in the capacity of a responsible broker needs to be aware of the “Benefit of the Doubt” program.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Mar 8, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0
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.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Feb 1, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0
Covers: Spanish Mission architecture; Ranch homes; Contemporary and modern architecture; Pueblo homes; Colonial and Cape Cod properties.
Read Moreby David Swistock | Jan 31, 2024 | Economics, Feature Articles, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 23, 2024 | Feature Articles, Property Management, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
This article examines how a landlord of property controlled by the TPA calculates the maximum lawful annual rent increase chargeable to existing tenants, called rent caps.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 22, 2024 | Economics, Feature Articles, Interest Rates, Real Estate | 0
This article dives into how interest rates are structured, how lenders set the interest rate on a mortgage, and how rates affect property values.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 19, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0
Covers: Construction of residential and commercial buildings as regulated by the state of California through building codes; Construction requirements and standards outlined in the State Housing Law; Building inspectors and contractors.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 15, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0
Covers: Calculating annual property taxes and transfer taxes; Proposition 13 (Prop 13); Helpful strategies to quickly locate the correct answer on the state licensing exam.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 15, 2024 | Feature Articles, Finance, Loan Products, Real Estate | 0
Learn what a Section 32 loan is, and why MLOs try to avoid originating these types of loans.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 12, 2024 | Feature Articles, Finance, Mortgages, Real Estate, Video | 0
Rescission by a homeowner terminates their already closed borrower mortgage transaction.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 12, 2024 | Feature Articles, Letters to the Editor, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
By receiving a fee, an agency is created — but not with whom you thought.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 8, 2024 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0
Covers: The percentage formula as applied to California real estate mathematics; Real estate fractions; Calculating the area of a rectangular property.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 5, 2024 | Feature Articles, Letters to the Editor, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
Landlords evicting a residential tenant who is not in default are limited to specific circumstances, called “just cause.”
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 2, 2024 | Charts, Feature Articles, Market Watch, Monthly Statistical Update, Real Estate, Video | 0
California job additions continue; Job growth contracts; The yield spread forecasts the next recession.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 2, 2024 | Feature Articles, Finance, Laws and Regulations, Loan Products, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
Learn the ten prohibited lender actions which protect the borrower after origination of a high-cost (Section 32) consumer-purpose mortgage.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 29, 2023 | Economics, Feature Articles, Forecasts, Home Sales, New Laws, Real Estate | 2
Review the the legislative changes and economic shifts which impacted real estate during 2023 and read our forecast for the property market in 2024.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 28, 2023 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0
Covers: Math concepts as applied to California real estate practice; Minimal mathematics on the salesperson and broker licensing exams; Land measurement.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 22, 2023 | Feature Articles, Property Management, Real Estate, Your Practice | 1
This article covers legal updates for landlords conducting a no-fault just cause eviction.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 20, 2023 | Appraisal, Feature Articles, Finance, Real Estate, Video | 0
Fee appraisers are to be compensated by mortgage lenders and their agents at a reasonable rate – but there are exceptions that effectively gut this rule.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 18, 2023 | Feature Articles, Finance, Loan Products, Mortgages, Real Estate, Video | 0
Part 2 of this video series provides examples for how MLOs can determine whether a transaction is subject to Section 32 compliance.
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