- Preliminary Reports – PDF
Preliminary Report - A report that includes initial information about who owns a property, and also all other parties who have an interest in the property, including the mortgage bank(s) who could foreclose on the home, the city who could place liens on it
- NUSTAR Title Policy – PDF
NUSTAR policy is available for one to four family residential properties (excluding properties held for investment) and is written in plain language and expands the number of insuring clauses from the existing four to 29.
- Documentary Transfer Tax – PDF
Documentary Transfer Tax (DTT) is a tax collected when an interest in real property is conveyed.
- Closingpoint Quick Guide – PDF
- Announcing the New Closingpoint – PDF
- What is Title Insurance? – PDF | PDF
Insurance that protects the lender (lender's policy) or the buyer (owner's policy) against loss arising from disputes over ownership of a property
- Common Ways to Hold Title – PDF
How should I take ownership of the property I am buying?
- Glossary of Real Estate – PDF
- Glosario – PDF
Spanish Glossary
- The Title Order – PDF
The process of a Title Order
- Transactions: Who Pays What? – PDF
- Who pays what on a real estate purchase? – PDF
Who pays what on a real estate purchase? List what the Seller and Buyers generally pay for
- Life of a Refi-Escrow – PDF
- The Loan Process – PDF
Explains steps of the loan process
- Mortgage Affordability Index – PDF
How much mortgage can you afford?
- How Much Would Your Monthly House Payment Be? – PDF
- Common Real Estate Tax Deductions – PDF
- Open House Quick Tips – PDF
Quick tips for showing your home to potential buyers
- 8 Tips on Selling Your Home – PDF
- 8 Tips for Senior Homesellers – PDF
- 10 Reasons to Find Value In A – PDF
- Concurrent Co-ownership Interests – PDF
- Understanding Living Trust – PDF
- Community Property – PDF
In some western and southwestern states, a form of ownership under which property acquired during a marriage is presumed to be owned jointly unless acquired as separate property of either spouse.
- How to Read a Platmap – PDF
Method of land description that relies on a recorded map of a subdivision, with each deed making reference to the map and the particular lot being conveyed.
- Energy Saving Tips – PDF
Some tips to help reduce your energy usage and lower your electric bill
- Mortgage Rate History – PDF
Mortgage rate history based on 30 years fixed interest rates
- Use Code for Los Angeles – PDF
- Natural Hazards Disclosures – PDF
Natural Hazards Disclosures in Real Property Transactions
- Tax Prorations / Tax Calendar – PDF
- Understanding Supplemental Property Taxes – PDF
- Reverse Mortgage – PDF
Top ten things to know if you're interested in a reverse mortgage
- Earthquake: Take Protective Measures – PDF
- Foreclosure Process – PDF
- How to Avoid Foreclosure – PDF
- How to Stop Foreclosure on Your Home – PDF
- California Foreclosure Time-line – PDF
- How to Buy Foreclosed Property – PDF
- Trustee's Timeline – PDF
Timeline is intended only for the general interest of those processing foreclosure.
- 2007 Recission Days – PDF
- How to do a Short Sale – PDF
Short sale in real estate occurs when the outstanding obligations (loans) against a property are greater than what the property can be sold for.
- Proposition 58 & 193 – PDF
Requirements and Guidelines for Proposition 58 and 193
- What is an AITD? – PDF
An all Inclusive Trust Deed secures a wrap-around loan which incorporates an existing loan with a loan made by the Seller of the property
- What is a Land Contract? – PDF
Land Contract is an installment contract in which the Seller finances the purchase and is comparable to owner financing.
- Area Code Quick Reference for Southern California – PDF
- CLTA News Express - Property Tax Information – PDF
- CLTA News Express - LAPD Fraud Alert – PDF
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