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FARM: Commercial Postcard

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 18, 2025 | Commercial, FARM Letters, Investment, Real Estate | 1

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The widening level of vacant commercial space available in SoCal — Q1 2025

by Amy Platero | Apr 23, 2025 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0

SoCal’s commercial real estate market on entering 2025 is fully destabilized with industrial vacancy rates elevated across all SoCal markets and office vacancy rates even higher.

Form-of-the-Week: Tenant Representation Agreements and Renewals — Forms 105.1, 105.2, 105.1A and 105.2A

by Amy Platero | Apr 14, 2025 | Buyer Representation, Commercial, Forms, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

The tenant representation agreement employing a broker to acquire a leasehold interest in a property is the leasing equivalent to the buyer representation agreement to acquire a fee interest.

SoCal commercial vacancy rates moving on up in Q4 2024

by Amy Platero | Feb 7, 2025 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0

Commercial vacancy rates rose after 2023 and continue to rise in Southern California. While increasing vacancies cut into rental income and leasing fees, the absorption rate is worsening and shifting the source of leasing fees. Regions with the highest vacancy rates see the most occupancy of vacant space.

Form-of-the-Week: Purchase Agreement — For Other than One-to-Four Residential Units — Form 151

by Amy Platero | Feb 5, 2025 | Buyer Representation, Commercial, Forms, Investment, Real Estate | 0

A buyer broker uses RPI Form 151 when preparing an offer to purchase income-producing real estate, excluding one-to-four unit residential property.

SoCal commercial property struggles linger on in Q3 2024

by Amy Platero | Nov 29, 2024 | Commercial, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0

In each quarter in 2024, all SoCal markets experienced increasing vacancies.

SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue to rise in Q1 2024

by David Swistock | Apr 30, 2024 | Charts, Commercial, Economics, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Market Watch, Orange County, Real Estate, San Diego | 0

Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the first quarter of 2024.

SoCal commercial vacancy rates continue to rise in Q4 2023

by David Swistock | Feb 9, 2024 | Charts, Commercial, Market Watch, Real Estate | 0

Southern California’s commercial market softened even further in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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

by Amy Platero | Jan 15, 2024 | Finance, Forms, Investment, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0

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.

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

by Amy Platero | Dec 1, 2023 | Finance, Forms, Investment, Loan Products, Real Estate | 0

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.

Federal multi-family building incentives for California builders

by Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 27, 2023 | Commercial, New Laws, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) adds several incentives for builders and multi-family property owners making energy efficient improvements.

Form-of-the-Week: LLC Operating Agreement — Self-Directed IRA and Single Member — Forms 372-3, 372-4 and 372-5

by Amy Platero | Oct 16, 2023 | Forms, Investment, Real Estate | 0

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.

UDAAP consumer mortgage protections extended to commercial financing

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 2, 2023 | Commercial, Finance, Mortgages, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

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.