Lead Article
FARM Letter Templates
first tuesday’s brand new Farm Letter Template page featuring pre-made and blank templates enabling real estate agents and brokers to better reach out to their clients
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Feature Articles
The private owner auction niche and licensees: Part I»This article series comments on an owner’s auction of real estate and reviews how brokers and agents can generate fees by performing due diligence investigations, advising and representing buyers at auctions.
This article reviews the obligations of the buyer (high bidder) at a trustee’s sale who takes title to a property occupied by a residential tenant, and the notice requirements imposed on the buyer who seeks to terminate the tenant’s right to possession.
Energy-efficiency in the home: Not just for hippies»This article discusses the California Home Energy Rating System (HERS), the methods and benefits of increased energy-efficiency and an agent’s use of the rating scheme in home sales.
Speculations on speculator suppression»This article outlines the regulations necessary to limit the destabilizing influence of speculative interference in the sale of California single family residences (SFRs) during times of boom or bust.
This article covers several important tips for real estate agents and brokers who wish to develop a successful FARMing campaign.
Features
Recommended Legislation
first tuesday's legislative recommendations for a stable real estate market.
Current Market Charts»
A collection of charts, updated monthly, with up-to-date information and predictions about the course of the California real estate market.
Mirth & Matter»
Cartoons which lampoon the current events and practices shaping the California real estate market.
Sacramento Gossip»
Stay on top of current pending California legislation affecting real estate in 2010!
August 2010 LWs»
A look at the legislation affecting real estate enacted during the 2009-2010 Legislative Session. For an archive of Legislative Watch years, click here.
August 2010 SCW»
Real estate related issues pending before the United States and California Supreme Courts.
August/September Form of the Month»
The single property fee agreement: the buyer’s agent gets it in writing.
July Article of the Month: Boomers retire, and California trembles»
This article explores the repercussions of the great demographic shift that will occur when the Baby Boomer generation begins retiring en masse.
Mortgage Delinquencies by County
from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
For an interactive map of national mortgage delinquency rates, click here.
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