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California homeowners: exercising your right to default

By • Nov 3rd, 2009 • Category: Feature Articles, Journal Articles, November 2009 Journal

This article clarifies a homeowner’s contractual promise to repay purchase money debt and his contractual right to default, free of moral obligation. In California, homeowners borrow funds to assist in purchasing a home and sign a trust deed and a note containing a promise to pay the lender the entire amount borrowed. Lenders want homeowners [...]


Finders: a nonlicensee referral service

By • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: Journal Articles, July 2009 Journal, Lead Article

This article discusses a broker’s or his agent’s use of finders to provide them with leads to sellers, buyers, or borrowers under California and federal law.


How much ethics training does a real estate licensee need?

By • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: real estate newsflash

There is some confusion regarding how much Ethics training is required to maintain a real estate license. To renew your license with the Department of Real Estate, one three-hour general Ethics course is required every four years. However, members of trade unions such as the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and its subsidiary branches and [...]