By Michael J. Arnold & Michael D. Belote, Esq. CMA Legislative Advocates   Real Estate Issues Front and Center For 2021   If the analogy was to a horse race, we… Read More >

Mortgage Industry Information, Opinions & Tips DRE Audits and You: Part 4 The Aftermath Over the past few months, I have gone over the items that the DRE reviews in a… Read More >

by Laura Blair BuildZig   Accessory Dwelling Units or “ADUs” have been discussed a lot this year because the state of California enacted several laws that intend to address the state’s… Read More >

by Michelle A. Mierzwa, Esq. Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP   California’s Senate Bill 1079 (the “Bill”) was passed by the Legislature at the end of August and signed into law… Read More >

by T. Robert Finlay, Esq. Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP   When COVID first hit, Sacramento proposed two Bills concerning foreclosure moratoria and mandatory forbearance requirements. Assembly Bill (AB) 2501 included… Read More >

We are happy to have 2020 in the rear-view mirror, but fear that 2021 will be another busy legislative year. The new 2021-22 two-year legislative session began on December 7th when… Read More >

Mortgage Industry Information, Opinions & Tips DRE Audits and You: Part 3 Trust Accounts Remember the old days when licensees received the DRE Real Estate Bulletin in the mail every quarter… Read More >

by Derrick Foote Duner and Foote   The IRS has had it sites set on how partnerships report information to their partners. On each partner’s K-1 at the bottom left corner… Read More >

by T. Robert Finlay, Esq. Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP   The CMA is pleased to announce that it was able to persuade the California Court of Appeals to publish its… Read More >

by Anthony Romano III eScreenLogic   In both residential and commercial underwriting, the world has evolved well beyond the practices of the quintessential (and fictional) banker George Bailey at the Bedford… Read More >