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The Top 30 Brokers in CA by Number Employed: 2011

By • Jan 24th, 2012 • Category: Charts, Feature Articles, January 2012 Journal, Journal Articles

This market chart presents 2011′s successes in the world of real estate: the thirty brokers who employ the largest number of agents.



Newly-licensed sales agent and broker population

By • Nov 1st, 2011 • Category: Charts

This Market Charts feature presents and examines the number of broker and sales agent licenses issued by the California Department of Real Estate from 1997-present, with forecasts for economic recovery.



Endorsement requirements for RESPA mortgage brokers

By • Jul 14th, 2010 • Category: Feature Articles, Journal Articles, July 2010 Journal

This article examines the ongoing changes in reporting and endorsement requirements imposed on residential mortgage loan brokers and their agents under the recently passed Senate Bill 36.



March 2010 Market Charts

By • Mar 1st, 2010 • Category: March 2010 Journal

Charts with up-to-date information and predictions about the course of the California real estate market.



February 2010 RCD

By • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: February 2010 Journal, Recent Case Decisions

A digest of recent court cases affecting real estate.



February 2010 LW

By • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: February 2010 Journal, Legislative Watch

A look at the legislation affecting real estate enacted during the 2009-2010 Legislative Session. For an archive of Legislative Watch years, click here.



Don’t be caught unprepared: new licensing requirements for mortgage brokers

By • Dec 10th, 2009 • Category: December 2009 Journal, Feature Articles, Journal Articles

This Legislative Watch reviews Senate Bill (SB) 36, which subjects residential loan originators to additional regulation by the DRE.



Divining housing prices: which crystal ball to use?

By • Dec 3rd, 2009 • Category: real estate newsflash

How far have housing prices fallen? The answer depends on who you ask. The most popular national answer (but by far the least accurate) is provided by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Their data shows that prices are down 13% from their peak in April 2007. But NAR relies on the median price, a [...]



DRE’s failure to oversee its licensees and protect consumers

By • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: December 2009 Journal, Feature Articles, Journal Articles

This article examines a Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) report on the California Department of Real Estate’s (DRE’s) increasing inability to protect consumers, a failure of its primary purpose for existing.



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.