by Heather | Oct 21, 2019 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
by Heather | Oct 16, 2019 | C.A.R., NAR, TSBOR, TSMLS
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this week a measure that would cap rents throughout the state, a move that the real estate industry has warned could have dire long-term consequences. The law limits annual rent increases that landlords can enact on tenants in...
by Heather | Oct 15, 2019 | C.A.R., NAR, TSBOR, TSMLS
Certain home sales of $400,000 and below will no longer require an appraisal, under a new rule that takes effect today. Homes that qualify for the appraisal exemption can receive an evaluation instead. This is the first time in 25 years that federal regulators have...
by Heather | Oct 8, 2019 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
by Heather | Oct 7, 2019 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Low mortgage interest rates will support California’s housing market in 2020 but economic uncertainty and affordability issues will mute sales growth, according to a housing and economic forecast released today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF...
by Heather | Oct 2, 2019 | TSBOR, TSMLS
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria recently issued a formal directive to end guarantee fee discounts for high-volume lenders from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The FHFA explained that it is attempting to “level the playing...
