John Richards, Co-Speaker of the Year 2021 John Shore, Co-Speaker of the Year 2021 2021 Winners Every year at this time DGE selects a Speaker of the Year. It recognizes some instructor who has done an amazing job in the previous year. We have had some wonderful winners. They include Noel Seaman, Gary Watts, Rich […]
Complaints One of the big responsibilities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is to hear complaints from consumers. In the 21 months ending September 2021 they heard over 700,000 complaints against Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. This is 50% of all complaints received. Obviously consumers are not satisfied with the trio. In 2021 those companies reported […]
TV Shows and Movies For years the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had a wonderful movie party shown on major networks when they released their Golden Globe Movie and TV Winners. Then, their world tumbled down, down, down. They were accused of lack of diversity concerning multiple different ethnicities and the gender spectrum. Also, they had […]
It’s The Weather When I was in high school, I remember a Rose Bowl game where Michigan beat USC badly. Then, I went to a movie in a hellacious snow storm. Remembered for many years. Every year when there is sun in Pasadena on the New Year’s day broadcast and cold east of the Rockies, […]
In The Beginning In December of 1961 I received a Real Estate License from the California Department of Real Estate, Number 00257862. It is now December 2021 and I am still licensed and working. That is 60 years plus. This journey started after I had received a BS from Indiana University, an MBA from UCLA, […]
Mortgage Grader Jeff Lazerson is a friend, a student of Duane Gomer Education, a very active Mortgage Originator, and a columnist in our local Orange County Register plus 10 other newspapers in Southern California. He is an outstanding writer both from style and content. Periodically, I believe that his columns should be read by any […]
Security Deposits Are Misunderstood The maximum amount a Landlord can receive as a security deposit, however designated, cannot exceed two months’ rent for unfurnished units or three months’ rent for furnished units. If the money will be placed in your regular account instead of a trust fund this might be required to be mentioned. You […]
RE 149 – Licensee Statistics Just received some great news concerning DRE stats from October 2021. The famous RE149: Comparative Production Statistics is back. I love the monthly information it delivers. For example, the number of active licensees (broker and salespersons) are listed. The totals in all these categories are listed by current month (October […]
Awards Season is Coming Several movie awards have already been given this year. The Academy Awards for this year’s movies will be March 27, 2022 with the nominations being announced on February 8th. What can we watch during the holidays?The Golden Globes just announced their nominations. This group has fallen greatly in prestige. Because of […]
Great Tax Newsletter In my opinion the best all-around income tax info available. I still get it hard copy in the mail. Do not want to change and download. Could be bad luck. The question asked: “Will Congress limit the gain deferral from like-kind exchanges of realty?” Their answer: It looks very unlikely When real […]
