legal Articles

Legal May 06, 2026

2026 California Rental Laws: What Los Angeles & Orange County Landlords Need to Know Now

For landlords and real estate investors across Los Angeles and Orange County, 2026 is not about one sweeping new law—it’s about a series of targeted statutory changes—many effective January 1, 2026—that significantly increase compliance obligations and le


Read Now


Article Image
Legal Apr 10, 2026

Structuring Co-Ownership in California: Legal, Tax, and Title Pitfalls to Avoid

Co-ownership of real property has become prevalent in California. Co ownership can offer financial benefits when multiple parties split mortgage payments and utilities. Co-ownership may also meet long-term estate planning needs if the goal is to keep cert...

Read Now
Article Image
Legal Jan 30, 2026

FinCEN’s New Real Estate Reporting Rule: What You Need to Know Before March 2026

The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has taken a major step toward combating money laundering in the real estate sector. In late 2024 the agency finalized the Real Estate Reporting Rule, establishing reporting requirements for...

Read Now
Article Image
Legal Sep 16, 2025

Are Your Commission Payments at Risk?

A new joint Advisory from the DRE and DFPI is raising urgent questions about how escrow disburses real estate commissions—and whether common practices could now put brokers and agents at legal risk. If you rely on Commission Disbursement Authorizations (C...

Read Now
Article Image
Legal Aug 25, 2025

Update on CRMLS and NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy Changes

As many readers likely know, NAR updated its CCP policy in March of this year by creating the “Multiple Listing Options for Sellers” that allows for “Delayed Marketing” of a property on the MLS in certain circumstances (the “New policy”). This article wil...

Read Now
Article Image
Legal Apr 25, 2025

Artificial Intelligence and Real Estate: Ask the Right Questions

Turn on the news or scroll through your favorite social media app and you are sure to come across someone’s opinions about Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). For every article, hot-take, or social media post, you get a different perspective on what it is, ho...

Read Now
Article Image
Legal Mar 21, 2025

CaIifornia Association of REALTORS® Winter Business Meetings Update

California Association of REALTORS® (“C.A.R.”) wrapped up the Winter Business Meetings held at Indian Wells. This article will summarize some of those meetings and underscore some of the highlights to provide key updates regarding various hot-button issue...

Read Now


Explore Our Categories

Community
Education
Government Affairs
Market Update
Membership
Professionalism