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The buyer of a property who anticipates reselling it within 1–3 years can save a significant amount in title charges by purchasing a binder.* A binder is a temporary contract in which the title...

Proposition 8 was passed in California in 1978 as a constitutional amendment that allows a temporary reduction in assessed value when a property incurs a “decline–in–value.” A decline–in–value...

No Fee to Approve Short Sales and Short Sale Law Now Applies to Junior Loans Governor Brown has signed Senate Bill 458 (Corbett) expanding anti–deficiency protection to all 1–4 residential...

Segregation is a word commonly used by the development industry to refer to what the Assessor calls a ‘parcel change’. A parcel change occurs when a property is divided by a new subdivision map,...

Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment (2020) Permits homeowners who are over 55, severely disabled, or whose homes were destroyed by...