Posts Tagged ‘firsttuesday’
Acceptance of an offer | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: Learn when a binding agreement to buy and sell real estate is formed and how to assist clients by preparing and submitting or responding to an offer to buy real estate. Time and nature of a response to an offerA buyer intendin...
(Re)introducing the due-on clause | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: All trust deeds contain a due-on clause. Mortgage holders use the clause to exact additional profits when interest rates rise. Buyers who take title to a property subject to an existing low-rate mortgage, and landlords with a ...
Tax aspects advice | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: Tax aspects are basic to the sale or ownership of real estate. When applicable, income taxes have significant financial impact on sellers and buyers of real estate. This article explains how to offer tax advice when appropriat...
California home sales volume | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: Real estate agents and brokers in 2025 observed a disappointing spring sales bounce after years of substandard home sales since the 2021 pandemic buying frenzy. Buyers lost purchasing power to the highest mortgage rates and as...
California residential construction starts | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: When adequate new construction starts are limited by either zoning or prohibitively high construction costs — as are affecting builders in 2025 — property prices rise excessively. Real estate agents and brokers looking to ...
The breaching buyer’s responsibilities | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: Learn to determine when a buyer’s breach of a purchase agreement and escrow instructions entitles a seller to recover monetary losses and intelligently discuss a seller’s recovery of losses on a resale following their buye...
Market price influencers | firsttuesday Journal
Why this article matters: When forming a broker price opinion (BPO), a broker looks beyond the property itself to the various market factors which influence its value. These include the local zoning and natural hazards which impact the property...
Riverside housing indicators | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: Informed brokers and agents are better prepared to serve their clients and represent themselves as experts in their community when available data gives direction to their practice, especially during times of uncertainty withi...
