SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue to rise in Q1 2024
Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the first quarter of 2024.
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SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue to rise in Q4 2023
Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Form-of-the-Week: Purchase Agreement for Note and Trust Deed, and Agreement to Hypothecate — Forms 241 and 242
A trust deed loan broker uses these forms when arranging the purchase by a trust deed investor of an existing trust deed note held out for sale to prepare an offer stating the price and conditions for purchase of the trust deed note, and when arranging a loan made by a trust deed investor collateralized by an existing trust deed note held by the borrower to prepare an offer by the investor for the borrower’s acceptance stating the terms and conditions for making the collateralized loan.
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Form-of-the-Week: Trust Deed Listing, and Purchase Agreement for Note and Trust Deed — Forms 112 and 241
A trust deed broker uses these forms when employed by the holder of a trust deed note, to act as their exclusive agent to locate an investor and negotiate the terms for the sale of the note, and a loan broker uses these forms when arranging the purchase by a trust deed investor of an existing trust deed note held out for sale, to prepare an offer stating the price and conditions for purchase of the trust deed note.
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Federal multi-family building incentives for California builders
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) adds several incentives for builders and multi-family property owners making energy efficient improvements.
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Form-of-the-Week: LLC Operating Agreement — Self-Directed IRA and Single Member — Forms 372-3, 372-4 and 372-5
An investor uses RPI Forms 372-3, 372-4 and 372-5 when forming an LLC, either as a self-directed IRA or as a single member.
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UDAAP consumer mortgage protections extended to commercial financing
Existing regulations prohibiting unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices (UDAAP) in consumer mortgage financing now apply to the conduct of originators of commercial mortgage financing in California.
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Is a month-to-month commercial tenant operating an agricultural business protected against an unlawful detainer (UD) action based on a notice to quit when rent is not delinquent?
65283 Two Bunch Palms Building LLC v. Coastal Harvest II, LLC
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Rentals: the future of California real estate?
California’s low homeownership rate means rentals are in high demand, with vacancies near historic lows.
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SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue to rise in Q2 2023
Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the second quarter of 2023.
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SoCal’s commercial market further softened in Q1 2023
SoCal’s commercial market faced tough headwinds in the first quarter of 2023.
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Is a lease agreement void when the term of the lease exceeds the rule against perpetuities?
Tufeld Corp. v. Beverly Hills Gateway, L.P.
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A trust deed investment for groups
Learn about the documentation necessary for a syndicator to publicly solicit investors to fund the purchase or origination of a trust deed note and the securities risk involved when fractionalizing a trust deed investment.
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Vesting to shield assets from creditors
Learn how to use a limited liability company (LLC) as a shield to allow real estate vested in the LLC to remain undisturbed by members’ creditors.
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Risk capital tests for real estate syndication
When do syndicator’s real estate investment offerings face additional regulations under securities laws?
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Is a landlord liable for the injuries sustained by an independent contractor hired by a tenant?
Ramirez v. PK I Plaza 580 SC LP
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To syndicate or not: a securities risk (or not)
Without elementary knowledge of securities risks in real estate transactions, syndicators might offer investors promotional value-adding activities with uncertainty of achievement to enhance value in a real estate investment.
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REIT investment: playing the real estate game from the sidelines
What are Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and why are they useful?
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Form-of-the-Week: Client Profile and LLC Subscription Agreement — Forms 350 and 373
A broker uses RPI Forms 350 and 373 when gathering information on and soliciting cash investors to form an LLC.
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Industrial real estate set to normalize
Following the pandemic-era distortions that sent demand for industrial space into a boom-time frenzy, industrial real estate transactions adjusted to a recession fever in 2022.
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