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2021 in review and a forecast for 2022 and beyond

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 27, 2021 | Commercial, Economics, Feature Articles, Forecasts, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Your Practice | 2

Catch up on 2021’s biggest real estate stories and read firsttuesday’s forecast for 2022 and beyond.

Form-of-the-Week: Guarantee Agreement for Rental or Lease — Form 553-1

by ft Editorial Staff | Dec 23, 2021 | Commercial, Forms, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

A lease guarantee commits the individual who signs it to pay the landlord throughout the duration of the lease. Since this agreement carries a significant financial risk, a commercial tenant may want to seek alternative negotiation tactics to get around signing the personal guarantee.

Zillow exits home flipping after getting burned in hot market

by Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 29, 2021 | Home Sales, Investment, Real Estate | 0

Zillow’s large-scale flipping scheme was bound to fail.

Investor home purchase share at an all-time high in 2021

by Madison Hart | Nov 26, 2021 | Investment, Real Estate | 0

Investor market shares are hitting record highs in Q3 2021. Find out what this means for investors across California.

Form-of-the-Week: Tenant Lease Worksheet and Offer to Lease – Forms 555 and 556

by ft Editorial Staff | Nov 1, 2021 | Commercial, Forms, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

A leasing agent uses RPI Form 555 to understand a commercial tenant’s reasons for relocating and RPI Form 556 to prepare an offer which becomes binding when accepted by the landlord of the commercial property.

Decline meets optimism in SoCal commercial real estate markets

by Madison Hart | Oct 27, 2021 | Commercial, Economics, Real Estate | 0

While the seas have calmed following the steep losses of the 2020 recession, the 2021 commercial...

China’s looming real estate crisis casts a shadow in California

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 11, 2021 | Economics, Investment, Real Estate | 0

The impact on consumer confidence in the Chinese real estate market and global financial markets will continue to be significant.

The long-term decline in California real estate investors

by Casandra Lopez | Oct 7, 2021 | Investment, Real Estate | 0

Not a single California metro area made the top ten for domestic investor homebuying in 2020.

Brokerage Reminder: Know the bottom line for investment properties

by ft Editorial Staff | Oct 1, 2021 | Brokerage Reminder, Investment, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0

A weekly reminder to stay on top of your practice from first tuesday’s in-house broker!

Industrial properties pull ahead in K-shaped recovery

by Amy Perry | Sep 17, 2021 | Commercial, Economics, Real Estate | 0

Industrial real estate has enjoyed rapid growth in 2021 and it’s not running out of steam anytime soon.

Investing: Stocks or real estate?

by ft Editorial Staff | Sep 17, 2021 | Charts, Investment, Real Estate | 4

Where to park your cash? It depends on how long you’re going to park it for – and what types of risks you’re willing to take.

Form-of-the-Week: The Annual Property Operating Data Sheet (APOD) and Tenant’s Operating Expense Profile – Forms 352 and 562

by Amy Perry | Aug 6, 2021 | Forms, Investment, Real Estate | 0

RPI Forms 352 and 562 discloses income and expense figures on the operation of an income-producing property and provides tenants with the total costs of leasing a space.