California voters approve new measures to combat housing shortage locally
When it comes to California’s housing crisis, residents are saying enough is enough.
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Category: Laws and Regulations
Dear Broker: Handling trust funds is like playing with fire
Real Estate Compliance Consultant Summer Goralik outlines the inherent risks real estate professionals face when handling trust funds and how to counter them.
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Legislative steps toward more affordable housing
California’s legislature is addressing the affordable housing shortage with these recent laws.
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New law removes obstacles for tenants terminating their lease due to domestic violence
Tenants dealing with abusive living conditions will now have a much easier time terminating their lease.
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Form-of-the-Week: A comparative market analysis for setting prices and rents — Forms 318 and 318-1
A seller’s agent uses RPI Forms 318 and 318-1 when educating the seller on a reasonable asking price or rental amount for the property.
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California real estate: 2022 in review and a forecast for 2023
Read about the legislative changes and economic shifts which impacted real estate professionals during 2022 – and our forecast for 2023.
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New California law clarifies real estate disclosure requirements
California’s legislature has clarified disclosure requirements for real estate professionals.
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DFPI Bulletin Digest: December 2022
The December 2022 DFPI Bulletin focuses on new state laws for 2023, license renewal and escrow reports.
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Mortgage Concepts: Section 32 restrictions, Part I
Click play to review the mortgage terms and features Regulation Z prohibits in Section 32 loans.
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New laws revise eligibility requirements for foreclosure bidders
As California home prices continue to fall heading into 2023, more and more homeowners owe more on their mortgage principal balance than their home’s equity.
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As mortgage interest rates rise, concessions return
Buyers looking to recoup lost purchasing power are dusting off old strategies to secure a more comfortable monthly mortgage payment.
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Pandemic-era buying spree plunges homebuyers from minority groups underwater
The recent homebuying wave coincided with the worst time to buy — at the top of the housing cycle.
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New California law adjusts DRE broker equivalent experience requirement
New experience requirements for prospective brokers seeking a license.
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Unused commercial space continues to convert into much-needed apartments
California’s housing shortage has a new source of aid: conversions from commercial property to much-needed multi-family units.
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Mortgage Concepts: Reverse mortgage obligations
This video breaks down the obligations reverse mortgage borrowers need to fulfill to avoid default.
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The evolution of the “rogue agent” defense in real estate
Real Estate Compliance Consultant Summer Goralik outlines best compliance practices when a real estate agent strays from their broker’s policies.
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The Importance of Financial Literacy
The final installment of our Implicit Bias series covers financial literacy as a requisite for equal ownership outcomes.
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New law allows reusable screening reports for tenants
New California law eases financial burden for prospective tenants during application process.
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New law allows homeowners freedom of speech
California homeowners’ association (HOA) documents and rules are changing — and these adjustments give homeowners more wiggle room.
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The Inclusive Brokerage
This video covers ensuring equal pay and equal access to employment in the brokerage industry.
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