The general rule is that you must complete eight college courses to qualify to take the Brokers exam. Most recent Salespersons have completed three of these, and specific courses taken in College apply regardless of when completed.
Home sales volume finds a new low, ARMs no longer an option to extend purchasing power April 2023
The status of the real estate market is critical to inform your curriculum and marketing strategy — as well as give the ability to prepare for the developing educational patterns of tomorrow In the April 2023 MSU, we cover: California’s monthly home sales volume, which hit a historic low in January 2023; mortgage interest rate […]
FINAL THOUGHTS ON MARCH MADNESS 2023
Caitlin Clark is the 2022-23 Player of the Year and that is a high compliment in the world of sports! The LSU women’s team is a talented group of players, and their coach, Kim Mulkey, has been described as “colorful and divisive”. You decide, but check the Women’s side next year. They hit the three […]
LIFE GOES ON WITHOUT YOU
“Life goes on without you” is a line from a David Lee Roth/Louis Prima song, “Just a Gigolo”. It’s a favorite song of mine to listen to in the car, and a sobering reminder that while life goes on without you, it’s best to not make that a reality for as long as possible. […]
Another Friend From the Neighborhood
In a recent post I mentioned that I walk my neighborhood with Milk Bones in my pockets. You meet a lot of nice friendly people. This is Meana and she is a well trained friend. I think right now I am at 29 friends and growing. And they are more loyal than all my real […]
ALERT FOR CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES: SAFE CITIES IN CA
Are you searching for information for a marketing email or handout? If I were listing homes anywhere near these top ten cities, I would definitely include this report. According to a recent poll Rancho Santa Margarita (So. Orange County), was designated the “Safest City in California” according to Moving Waldo’s List of Safest Cities in […]
IRS AND FTB DEADLINES ARE EXTENDED FOR CALIFORNIA
esidents of fifty-one of our fifty-eight counties are considered “storm victims”, meaning they now have until May 15, 2023, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. The IRS is offering relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For more information go to “Tax Relief […]
UPDATE ON OUR NMLS CE COURSE
Look what’s coming down the Pike! Our 2023 MLO CE course will soon be available. Thanks to our in-house staff, Christie Olson and Julia Tostia, and our writers, Lori Rankin, John Shore, Michelle Velez, Michelle Rodriguez, and Duane Gomer, we will have an outstanding course to offer our students! Some of the topics covered are […]
IRS Reminder
The IRS sends out a Newswire Newsletter regularly with very helpful tips. #IR-2023-43 is reminder to retirees who turned 72 during 2022 that April 1, 2023 is the last day to receive their first Required Minimum Distribution. In later years you must receive the money by Dec. 31. There is information about IRS Publication 590-8, […]
Oscars
My family is avid movie goers. And our interests are varied. But I have found that I do not agree in recent years with the Movie of the Year selections by the movie industry. Nomadland, Parasite, Shape of Water, Moonlight and Birdman will never make my top 1000 movies. And this year they selected Everything, Everywhere, […]