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California Housing Market Report & Predictions By Gord Collins  May 25, 2022 Buyers are wondering when to buy, but sellers don’t look willing to sell, and then be faced with high rising mortgage rates themselves. It’s a perfect storm for the California real estate market as affordability plummets. Rent prices too, having reached record heights are…

What You Should Know About ‘Steering’ Housing Prospects What you should know about “steering” housing prospects and the Fair Housing Act even if you have the best of intentions to help a prospective tenant. By The Fair Housing Institute The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal for a housing provider to attempt to influence or…

New Masking Order in Alameda County Neetu Balram June 2, 2022 Public Information Manager Public Health Department Alameda County Health Care Services Agency eoc-pio@acgov.org Alameda County to Require Masking in Most Indoor Public Settings Hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 have more than doubled in the last month. ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA – To limit the impact…

Emotional Support Animals – Proper Verification Emotional support animals can come in all shapes and sizes, making it difficult to know how to properly handle accommodation requests and avoid possible fair-housing complaints. This article will discuss the proper verification process for emotional support animals based on the Fair Housing Act and how to manage some…

The 7 Habits Of Highly Successful Property Managers By John Triplett – Rental Housing Journal April 26, 2022 What are 7 habits of highly successful property managers? Buildium.com did a webinar to explore 7 ways that property managers can better organize their daily routines while the chaos of property management problems rage around them. Here are the…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Fair Housing Advertising   Advertising is an essential part of day-to-day business for the housing industry. But is your advertising fair-housing compliant? How can you avoid common mistakes that lead to violations? In this article, we will discuss the do’s and don’ts when it comes to fair housing and advertising.…

6 Trigger Words And Questions Every Landlord Should Listen For By David Pickron courtesy of Rental Housing Journal-March 8, 2022 Trigger words and questions from potential tenants and rental applicants that every landlord should listen for and consider. You can hardly turn on a television or read a newsfeed where you don’t encounter the term…

Special COVID-19 food distribution and vaccination event this Saturday, July 24 The Hayward-based nonprofit social service agency La Familia is holding a special COVID-19 food distribution and vaccination event this Saturday, July 24, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at La Familia’s Cherryland COVID-19 testing site at 20095 Mission Blvd. in Hayward. In partnership with…

Residential Eviction Moratorium-Fremont Understanding Residential Eviction Moratoriums During the COVID-19 Pandemic – City of Fremont – June 30, 2021 The State of California established an eviction moratorium. Previously scheduled to end on June 30, the Governor has signed legislation to extend the moratorium through September 30, 2021. Even so, landlords need to know that residential…