Real estate News
CFPB cuts into mortgage discrimination rules
https://journal.firsttuesday.us/wp-content/uploads/Audio-C.F.P.B.-cuts-into-mortgage-discrimination-rules.mp3Why this article is important: A new CFPB federal rule shaves down the definition for what lender actions qualify as mortgage discrim...
More Questions than Answers for Co-ops
This story gives you a peek at the content coming to our new platform, TRD Policy Pro. Sign up to get early access here.New York lawmakers have chased a tax on high-priced second homes for over a decade. A pied-à-terre tax nearly crossed the f...
Redfin Conversational Search: Master Your Home Search
Finding the perfect home just got easier. Here’s how to jump in. AI is quickly changing how people find homes and interact with the real estate market. More and more consumers are starting their searches on tools like ChatGPT and Gemini...
Venice Beachfront Parking Lot to Become Housing, Retail
A parking lot along the Venice Beach Boardwalk is slated for transformation into a mixed-use residential development. An affiliate with Mission Investors Corporation of Ventura submitted an application to the Los Angeles Department of City Pla...
Elusive Probst’s Mansion on Market
THOUSAND OAKS — For The William Randolph Hearst In You! Huge hilltop home in ritzy North Ranch. More than 30 rooms, 11 bathrooms. Shooting range. Bowling alley. Iron fence slightly in need of mending. Hillside forest slightly in need of wa...
The representation of a seller-client
Why this matters: 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.Follow along with an audio reading of this article adapted ...
Lawyer lashes out at Mark Nussbaum’s Bankruptcy
The dissolution of Mark Nussbaum’s former law firm Nussbaum Lowinger somehow keeps getting uglier.Sheldon Eisenberger, the attorney overseeing Nussbaum Lowinger’s wind down since last June is firing shots at Nussbaum, his personal lawyer, a...
Are Real Estate Agent Fees Part of Closing Costs?
Real estate agent fees are paid at closing, but they’re not usually considered part of a buyer’s closing costs. Instead, they’re a separate expense that’s handled as part of the overall transaction. The confusion comes from how th...
