It's time to register for the California Land Title Association's 118th Annual Convention! Join us from June 1-3, 2025, at the beautiful Everline Resort Lake Tahoe in Olympic Valley, CA. Don’t miss the chance to reconnect in person at this premier event for the California title industry, where we'll focus on key legislative and regulatory issues at the state and federal levels, and discuss the challenges that lie ahead in 2025. Registration is now open! ...

Unsolicited Offers by Real Estate Licensees Prohibited; Right to Cancel Unsolicited Offers in Wildfire Areas; Intent to Return Ancestral Tribal Land; Unlawful Language in Reciprocal Easement Agreements; Urban Lot Split Approvals by Local Agencies; Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved Persons

The Treasury Department announced on March 2nd the suspension of enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act against U.S. citizens and domestic reporting companies. ...

Just over 41,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements fell through in January, equal to 14.3% of homes that went under contract that month, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate ...

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reportedly has stated that he may approve State Farm’s request for a 22% emergency rate increase, though his approval is contingent upon the company sufficiently justifying the increase before ...

Keller Williams Realty, LLC (Keller Williams), the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count, announced a strategic partnership with funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC (Stone Point), a leading investment firm ...

Last Thursday Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.65%. The survey is focused on conventional, conforming, fully amortizing ...

Rocket Companies, the fintech platform consisting of mortgage, real estate and personal finance businesses, announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Redfin, a leading digital real estate brokerage, in an all-stock ...

The Wall Street Journal reported that the real estate brokerage company Compass is in advanced talks to acquire Berkshire Hathaway’s real estate brokerage Home Services of America. The Wall Street Journal article stated ...

First American Reports Financial Results; Fidelity Reports 2024 Earnings

State of Montana v. Talen Montana 9th Circuit (3/4/25). In an appeal by the State of Montana and a cross-appeal by owners and operators of hydroelectric dams, the panel affirmed the district court’s judgment...