DRE Bulletin Digest: Winter 2026
The Winter 2026 Real Estate Bulletin lays out the California Department of Real Estate’s expectations for ethical conduct by its licensees in the age of ARMs, digital brokerages, and AI.
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Category: Laws and Regulations
The representation of a seller-client
Learn how to manage licensed activities as a seller agent from soliciting a seller-client and organizing the marketing of their property through closing a transaction.
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The language(s) of a transparent eviction summons
Assembly Bill 863 tasks the Judicial Council by 2027 to create a single summons form translated into multiple languages for use in any civil action.
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CFPB cuts into mortgage discrimination rules
A new CFPB federal rule shaves down the definition for what lender actions qualify as mortgage discrimination.
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Lot splitting in historic districts permits new housing
A loophole allowed local agencies to designate neighborhoods as “historic districts” barring additional housing by ordinance. Now, that local loophole is removed. Parcels in historic districts may now be subdivided and each lot constructed with a duplex.
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Disaster relief delivered at the reception desk
AB 299 sets protections for residents displaced by a disaster staying in short-term lodging for longer than 30 days.
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Streamlined post-entitlement phase permit process in California
State departments may now approve housing plans, and all agencies now have tighter review timelines, or a building permit application is deemed complete.
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A Designated Officer’s diligence guidance
Learn about a designated officer’s duties to maintain corporate and employee compliance with Real Estate Law.
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Rebuilding homes after a disaster now easier and less restrictive in California
Homebuilders rebuilding residential structures damaged or destroyed in a disaster now encounter fewer hurdles when the home is located in a common interest development (CID) or a planned residential project.
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Condition of property: the owner’s disclosures for symmetric information
Learn the seller broker duty to inspect and disclose their observations and knowledge about a property’s condition to prospective buyers, preparation and delivery of the seller’s Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) and recognize the home inspection report (HIR) as a risk mitigation activity.
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By 2028, online portals open to apply for housing development permits
AB 920 mandates centralized portals for online housing development applications by 2028 in all cities or counties with a population over 150,000.
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Home prices far outpace incomes — is mortgage deregulation the answer?
The current administration seeks to tackle the price-to-income gap by loosening mortgage regulation — it will be as successful as putting out a fire with gasoline.
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Third-party reviewer speeds up building permit approval process in California
Homebuilders now have the option to hire their own licensed engineers or architects to approve building plans when a local agency takes longer than 30 days to approve the plans.
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Remedies when the city council breaks housing laws
Assembly bill 712 holds local agencies accountable through painful money penalties and protections for applicants when agencies fail to follow housing reform laws.
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Analyzing the buyer representation agreement
Learn to explain to your buyer and tenant clients the provisions contained within the buyer representation agreement and tenant representation agreement.
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Housing developments get approvals in 45 days, period
Assembly bill 1007 amends the 90-day deadline into 45 days for a public agency to approve or disapprove a development project.
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Buyer representation
Learn when to enter into a buyer representation agreement with a buyer-client and distinguish between representing individual and entity clients and the forms and retainer periods used for each.
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Heat-related deaths lead to reformed building standards
SB 655 protects against extreme heat by setting a maximum indoor air temperature in residential units.
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Green light for ADUs stopped by red tape
Senate Bill 9 mandates local agencies that do not submit new ADU ordinances to HCD or fail to respond to deficiency notices will have the new ordinance voided.
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