This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the real estate license of a broker who knowingly took a fraudulent course for their mortgage loan originator (MLO) license endorsement, violating the student Rules of Conduct and licensing requirements of state and federal law.
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This article examines the number of broker and sales agent licenses issued by the DRE from 1998-present, with forecasts about future licensing trends.
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This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.
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The January 2023 DFPI Bulletin Digest focuses on license renewals, crypto regulation and CCFPL rulemaking.
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An agent’s use of artificial intelligence to automate their work might seem like science fiction. But with recent breakthroughs in machine learning, that fiction has quickly become reality for tech-savvy agents.
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This guest article explains the basics of online auctions for real estate.
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To make a profit during a buyer’s market, real estate agents need to exercise new strategies.
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Real Estate Compliance Consultant Summer Goralik outlines the inherent risks real estate professionals face when handling trust funds and how to counter them.
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A high appraisal has long stakes for homebuyers – and lenders.
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This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the real estate license of a real estate corporation, later leading the designated officer to voluntarily surrender their broker license, for allowing an unlicensed employee to solicit and contract with their principal, and failing to disclose a conflict of interest.
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A seller’s agent uses RPI Forms 318 and 318-1 when educating the seller on a reasonable asking price or rental amount for the property.
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Read about the legislative changes and economic shifts which impacted real estate professionals during 2022 – and our forecast for 2023.
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Learn how California real estate licensees can earn fees arranging business-purpose trust deed investments.
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Now is the instructive period of a business cycle which positions talented, recent licensees to max out the good times in the recovery phase of a business cycle.
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California’s for-sale inventory is bouncing higher heading into 2023.
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Building a diverse real estate team creates better opportunities for financial growth.
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Real Estate Compliance Consultant Summer Goralik outlines best compliance practices when a real estate agent strays from their broker’s policies.
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This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the California real estate license of a broker who failed to properly supervise their corporation’s activities as the designated officer.
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How MLOs can pivot during the recession to earn fees for services needed by foreclosing lenders.
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Continue to work with your evolving base of homebuyers and sellers to earn fees, even as traditional originations slow to a trickle.
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