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Trending mortgage rates

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 15, 2024 | Charts, Economics, Finance, Interest Rates, Market Watch, Real Estate | 26

Where are mortgage rates now? Check out our weekly interest rate update to track the latest market rates.

Form-of-the-Week: Mortgage Broker Representation Agreement, and Disclosure of Mortgage Loan Originator Fees — Forms 104 and 119-1
by Amy Platero | Nov 6, 2024 | Forms, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
DRE Bulletin Digest: Summer 2024
by Amy Platero | Nov 5, 2024 | Fundamentals, Laws and Regulations, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

Buyer Representation

California home sales volume

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | 107

What’s a broker to do until home sales volume takes off?

Is an insurer liable for loss of a tenant’s business income when operations are suspended due to the COVID-19 lockdown?
by Robin Jennings | Nov 1, 2024 | 0
California’s turnover rate ice cold in 2024
by Amy Platero | Oct 26, 2024 | 0
May a tenant subject to a lease with a remaining term less than 35 years avoid reassessment when the property is sold?
by Branden Ekas | Oct 21, 2024 | 0
FOTW: Buyer-Broker Representation Agreements and Renewals — Forms 103.1, 103.2, 103.1A and 103.2A
by Amy Platero | Oct 14, 2024 | 0

Charts

California tiered home pricing

California tiered home pricing

Oct 14, 2024

The rise and fall of real estate brokers and agents

The rise and fall of real estate brokers...

Oct 8, 2024

Jobs move real estate

Jobs move real estate

Sep 27, 2024

SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue to rise in Q1 2024

SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue ...

Apr 30, 2024

California residential construction starts

California residential construction star...

Mar 27, 2024

SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue to rise in Q4 2023

SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue ...

Feb 9, 2024

Agents pivot as the economy teeters on the edge of recession; Monthly Statistical Update (January 2024)

Agents pivot as the economy teeters on t...

Jan 2, 2024

Using the yield spread to forecast recessions and recoveries

Using the yield spread to forecast reces...

Dec 14, 2023

Sales volume trends, from a weak year; Monthly Statistical Update (December 2023)

Sales volume trends, from a weak year; M...

Nov 30, 2023

As mortgage rates rise, so must property prices retreat; Monthly Statistical Update (November 2023)

As mortgage rates rise, so must property...

Nov 2, 2023

California’s for sale inventory: a symptom of seller reluctance in 2023

California’s for sale inventory: a...

Oct 5, 2023

Unstable economic signals hold down new construction; Monthly Statistical Update (October 2023)

Unstable economic signals hold down new ...

Sep 27, 2023

Video

Mechanics of the Homestead Exemption

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 6, 2024

The final episode of our new video series illustrates the specific mechanics of automatic and recorded homesteads.

Disclosure of a Prior Occupant’s Affliction and Death: firsttuesday Halloween Special
by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 22, 2024
Automatic and Declared Homesteads
by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 11, 2024
The Owner’s Homestead Interest in Title
by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 30, 2024
Controlling the Vesting of One-Half
by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 30, 2024

Forms

RPI real estate forms have always been in compliance with NAR’s most recent antitrust settlement

RPI real estate forms have always been i...

Apr 9, 2024

Form-of-the-Week: Purchase Agreement for Note and Trust Deed, and Agreement to Hypothecate — Forms 241 and 242

Form-of-the-Week: Purchase Agreement for...

Jan 15, 2024

Form-of-the-Week: Personal Property Inventory, and Security Agreement For Note Secured by Personal Property — Forms 256 and 436

Form-of-the-Week: Personal Property Inve...

Jan 5, 2024

Form-of-the-Week: Ordinance Compliance, and Service and Maintenance Providers — Forms 307 and 324

Form-of-the-Week: Ordinance Compliance, ...

Dec 28, 2023

Form-of-the-Week: Further Encumbrance Consent, and Note Enforcement Provisions — Forms 410 and 418-5

Form-of-the-Week: Further Encumbrance Co...

Dec 21, 2023

Form-of-the-Week: Deed of Trust & Assignment of Rents, and All-Inclusive Trust Deed Addendums — Forms 450, 442 and 443

Form-of-the-Week: Deed of Trust & A...

Dec 14, 2023

Form-of-the-Week: All-Inclusive Trust Deed (AITD), AITD Addendum with Equity Payoff and AITD Addendum with Full Payoff – Forms 421, 442 and 443

Form-of-the-Week: All-Inclusive Trust De...

Dec 14, 2023

Form-of-the-Week: Agreement to Modify a Promissory Note, and Modification of the Promissory Note — Forms 426 and 425

Form-of-the-Week: Agreement to Modify a ...

Dec 7, 2023

Form-of-the-Week: Trust Deed Listing, and Purchase Agreement for Note and Trust Deed — Forms 112 and 241

Form-of-the-Week: Trust Deed Listing, an...

Dec 1, 2023

Form-of-the-Week: 48-hour Notice of Intent to Enter Dwelling, and Statement of Deficiencies on Joint Pre-Expiration Inspection — Forms 567-2 and 567-3

Form-of-the-Week: 48-hour Notice of Inte...

Nov 24, 2023

Form-of-the-Week: The Counteroffer, and Counteroffer Addendum — Forms 180 and 180-1

Form-of-the-Week: The Counteroffer, and ...

Nov 20, 2023

Form-of-the-Week: Fee Sharing Agreement, and Broker Referral Fee Agreement — Forms 105 and 114

Form-of-the-Week: Fee Sharing Agreement,...

Oct 26, 2023

Late NMLS license renewal

Games

FARM Letters

FARM: future-proof your home against drought

FARM: future-proof your home against dro...

Jun 20, 2022

FARM: fire hardened homes

FARM: fire hardened homes

Jun 13, 2022

FARM: Firescape your property

FARM: Firescape your property

Jun 6, 2022

FARM: Now is the time to downsize!

FARM: Now is the time to downsize!

Apr 6, 2022

FARM: Don’t like your mortgage payments? Change them!

FARM: Don’t like your mortgage pay...

Dec 8, 2020

FARM: Discover your mortgage relief options

FARM: Discover your mortgage relief opti...

Oct 26, 2020

FARM: Health precautions when buying a home

FARM: Health precautions when buying a h...

Aug 6, 2020

FARM: Health precautions when listing your home

FARM: Health precautions when listing yo...

Aug 4, 2020

FARM: §1031 exchange

FARM: §1031 exchange

Dec 4, 2019

FARM: What to write off on your rental property

FARM: What to write off on your rental p...

Sep 17, 2019

Maximize your property with an ADU

Maximize your property with an ADU

Jun 26, 2019

FARM: Commercial for-lease flyer

FARM: Commercial for-lease flyer

Apr 23, 2019

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