by Heather | Apr 9, 2015 | TSBOR, TSMLS
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new toolkit that guides consumers through the process of shopping for a mortgage and buying a house. Developed as part of the CFPB’s “Know Before You Owe” mortgage initiative, the toolkit will help consumers...
by Heather | Apr 7, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
New Wood Destroying Pest Q&A One of the most noticed revisions in the November 2014 California Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions (C.A.R. form “RPA”) wasn’t something that was added but something that was removed:...
by Heather | Apr 6, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Talking Points … U.S. house prices rose 0.3 percent in January, on a seasonally adjusted basis compared with the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.8 percent change in...
by Heather | Apr 1, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
by Heather | Mar 31, 2015 | C.A.R., TSBOR, TSMLS
Dear CAR Member, Next week, C.A.R.’s Leadership Team and I will be in Washington, D.C., meeting with the California Congressional Delegation and housing regulators to discuss the issues most important to your business. We will be discussing the availability of...