How are you going to Vote on Proposition 1A and Measure R?

California Proposition 1A is a bond measure to put $9.95 billion dollars into the construction of the California High-Speed Rail. The plan proposes the building of a statewide intercity train that will travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles in as little as 2.5 hours. 1A proposes The California High Speed Rail as a transportation alternative (more…)

AB 2204 is currently making it’s way through the legislature. It is designed to fight discrimination in the real estate market but its effectiveness has been called into question and it’s costs are great. The Bill will require a title insurance company to strike any racist covenants, conditions, or restrictions from the deed or other instrument before property is transferred. (more…)

On Wednesday, July 30 the Act was signed into law. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which authorizes the Department of the Treasury to purchase obligations of housing Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs); reforms the regulatory supervision of the housing GSEs; provides reform of the Federal Housing Administration; provides homeownership assistance and reforms to mitigate recent increases in foreclosures; and contains housing-related tax incentives and other tax provisions.
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The proposed “Subway to the Sea” will extend the Red Line from the current terminus at Wilshire Blvd. and Western Ave., heading west along Wilshire Blvd to Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood and UCLA and on to the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, the Wilshire corridor subway will form the essential high capacity trunk line our public transit system needs, interconnecting with a vastly improved transit bus system and an expanding network of light rail lines. Find out more from the Subway to the Sea Coalition.

California Edison customers receive rebates when they receive certified air conditioning tune-ups, subject to verification.

1. To be eligible for the rebate: (a) I must be a Southern California Edison customer on a residential, GS-1 or GS-2 rate, and (b) the service(s) I have completed must (i) qualify for the rebate, (ii) be performed at a single-family residential dwelling, or (iii) at a business less than 200kW, fully constructed and occupied, within SCE’s service area. (more…)

California Association of Realtors initially OPPOSED AB 2678 (Núñez) because it effectively would have required, among other things, that ALL homes and commercial property in California have an energy audit at point-of-sale, and that mandatory energy efficiency investments be made. (more…)

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California apartment complexes could be declared smoke-free zones under legislation. Sen. Alex Padilla says his bill would ensure that owners of rental housing have the option to ban smoking. (more…)

Californians voted on the competing eminent domain initiatives on June 3rd.

Read about the proposition that passed and how this could affect you.

Transferable Development Rights for Real Property “Development Rights” is defined as unused rights to develop a property to the extent permitted under state or local law. As states and municipalities have acted to restrict and regulate new construction, the value of development rights has skyrocketed. In recent years, some states and local governments have adopted rules permitting unused development rights to be transferred to another parcel. (more…)