The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents
This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 26, 2023 | Charts, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 36
This article analyzes the historical population of active DRE licensees, with discussions and forecasts about future licensing trends.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 23, 2023 | Licensing and Education, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
The January 2023 DFPI Bulletin Digest focuses on license renewals, crypto regulation and CCFPL rulemaking.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Dec 30, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
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.
Read Moreby Ashley Collins | Dec 23, 2022 | Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
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.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Dec 2, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
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.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Nov 1, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
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 his corporation’s activities.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Sep 30, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Property Management, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
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 acting as a property manager who charged the tenant a greater amount than was paid to the landlord.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Sep 8, 2022 | Forms, Letters to the Editor, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0
The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) does not “accredit” schools. The DRE approves courses submitted by course providers.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Sep 1, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
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 disburse trust funds to the owner of the funds.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Jul 27, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) restricted the California real estate license of a broker who failed to properly supervise and maintain trust funds and trust fund records as the designated officer of a property management company.
Read Moreby Guest Author Summer Goralik | Jul 21, 2022 | Feature Articles, Licensing and Education, Your Practice | 0
Real Estate Compliance Consultant and former California Department of Real Estate Investigator, Summer Goralik, offers six tips to staying in compliance with real estate law.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2022 | Feature Articles, Laws and Regulations, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 1
The new course requirements will apply to real estate agents and brokers with licenses expiring on or after January 1, 2023.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Jun 30, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
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 advertised real estate services without disclosing his license identification number, claimed to perform mortgage loan originator (MLO) services without holding a valid license, and used unlicensed fictitious business names on his website.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jun 13, 2022 | Feature Articles, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
This article gives an overview of California state’s nonjudicial foreclosure process.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | May 26, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) restricted the California real estate license of a broker who engaged in dishonest dealing with clients, committed trust fund violations and failed to adequately supervise.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Apr 27, 2022 | Feature Articles, Licensing and Education, Mortgages, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
This article continues our discussion in Part I of MLO licensing, origination and reporting under the California Residential Mortgage Loan Act (CRMLA).
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Apr 25, 2022 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
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 commingled their client’s funds with their personal account and used themselves, operating under an unapproved fictitious business name, as the escrow service without informing the client.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Apr 21, 2022 | Charts, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 1
View California sales agent trends from 2002-present, and examine the effect of home sales volume on licensing.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Apr 11, 2022 | Charts, Licensing and Education, Real Estate | 0
This article examines the number of broker and sales agent licenses issued by the DRE from 1998-present, with forecasts about future licensing trends.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Mar 28, 2022 | Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
The Winter 2022 DRE Bulletin focuses on scandal, new laws and education updates.
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