CFPB Launches “Know Before You Owe” Toolkit

CFPB Launches “Know Before You Owe” Toolkit

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...
CAR Legal Update

CAR Legal Update

  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:...
CAR Market Matters

CAR Market Matters

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...
Monthly Message from CAR President Chris Kutzkey

Monthly Message from CAR President Chris Kutzkey

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...