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DRE issued a licensee update in August 2026 telling agents that forwarding the HOA packet is not the standard of care. Here is the full Civil Code 4525 disclosure list, the 10-day association response window under Civil Code 4530, and the order of operations that keeps a common interest development file on schedule.

C.A.R. updates its standard forms several times a year, and the release the week of June 15, 2026 is one of the more substantial ones. C.A.R. held its member training on the changes on June 18, and the message for agents is clear: several of these revisions touch the forms you use on every transaction — the Residential Purchase Agreement, the Seller Property Questionnaire, counter offers, and the buyer representation agreement — plus a full rebuild of the septic, well, and pr

California’s median home price hit a record-breaking $914,810 in April 2026, and existing single-family sales climbed 4.1% year-over-year. A January 2026 survey from Delta Media found that 97% of brokerage leaders report their agents are actively using AI in some part of their workflow. The transaction coordinator role is changing fast, and the TCs paying attention are not panicking. They are scaling. If you are considering this career, or you are an agent watching your TC wo