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For your state’s source of information and regulations regarding real estate transactions and licensing:
- Arizona Department of Real Estate
- California Department of Real Estate
- Canadian Real Estate Association
- Nevada Department of Real Estate
Mortgage Calculators
Here you can find a number of different mortgage related calculators, including a calculator to help you determine how much house you can afford.
Mortgage Rates
Get current average motgage rates in your area of interest.
Glossary of Real Estate and Mortgage Terms
Comprehensive glossary of common terms and words used in real estate transactions and financing.
City of Long Beach Buyer Assistance Program
The City of Long Beach offers qualified first-time home buyers conditional grants that can be used toward the down payment and non-recurring closing costs.
California Housing Finance Agency
Below market interest rate first mortgage programs and a variety of down payment assistance programs to eligible first-time California homebuyers.
Sperling’s Best Places
This site offers wonderful reference tools to check demographical information about various cities and neighborhoods.
Home Seller Resources
HUD Advice for Home Sellers
Information for home sellers from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Checking Your Credit
Free Annual Credit Reports
Under the FACT Act amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you are entitled to one free credit report every year from TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax.
Real Estate Investors Resources
Asset Protection: Concepts and Strategies for Protecting Your Wealth
AssetProtectionBook.com is by far the largest and most comprehensive creditor-debtor and asset protection resource available anywhere, currently hosting thousands of pages of…
City of Long Beach Multi-Family Rehabilitation Loan Program
The City of Long Beach provides low-cost loans, with no maximum loan amount, available to qualified applicants at 0% interest with a 20-year loan term for owners of rental units of two or more on a lot.
Commercial Property Listings
Loopnet offers a comprehensive listing of commercial and multi-tenant residential properties for sale in the Southern California area.
Marcus & Millichap
Brokerage with online listings of multi-tenant apartment properties in Southern California market area.
Hendricks & Partners
National apartment brokerage that provides online property listings and apartment market trend reports.
Foreclosure Listings
Online listings and research information on foreclosure properties: searchable by State and County.
Tax Resources
GULF OPPORTUNITY ZONE TAX INCENTIVES and INDIVIDUAL TAX RELIEF RELATED TO HURRICANES RITA AND WILMA
2006 US Tax Law Changes
See if your tax situation will be affected by recent tax law changes.
