We regret to inform CLTA members that Dante Sergent, an icon in the title industry, passed away after a brief illness on January 28, 2022. Like other old-school title folks, Dante was a friend and mentor to many in the title industry. ...

The CLTA is looking forward to you joining your fellow colleagues at CLTA's 115th Annual Convention, April 3-5, 2022 at the stunning Ritz Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, CA. You do not want to miss this in-person event! ...

The CLTA Settlement Committee is proud to announce publication of the CLTA Escrow Manual, now available on the CLTA website under the “Resources” tab....

CLTA is pleased to release its newest CLTA Titlecast, “New Laws 2021,” CLTA's annual new laws update. CLTA Titlecast episodes are on-demand educational ...

CLTA is pleased to release its newest CLTA Titlecast, "Settled In: Meet CLTA's Settlement Committee" and hear the Committee discuss several topics related to escrow...

CEQA Bill Addressing Disadvantaged Communities Moves Forward; Remote Online Notarization Bill Passes Assembly to Allow for Continuing Discussion

Assembly Bill 1837 (Bonta) would revise the process for bidding by a prospective owner-occupant to extend the process until January 1, 2031. The definition of ...

On Wednesday, Governor Newsom has signed Senate Bill 114 (Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) to require employers to provide employees with up to two weeks of supplemental paid sick for ...

Single-Payer Healthcare; Expanded Paid Sick Days; Publishing Salary and Benefit Information; Restricting Ellis Act Protections for Property Owners

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched an initiative to collect information on alleged junk fees that will help shape the agency’s rulemaking, guidance and enforcement ...

Doma announced that Scott Callender has joined the local leadership team as Regional Managing Director, where he is responsible for managing all associates ...

First American Financial announced that Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, who most recently served as the company’s president, has been appointed chief executive officer ...

National home prices increased 18.5% year over year in December 2021, according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI®) Report. The December 2021 HPI gain ...

Mortgage applications decreased 8.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage ...

Redfin reported that the four-week period ending January 23 was unprecedented for home sales. According to Redfin, 45% of homes are finding a buy within two weeks on the market and ...

Last Thursday, Freddie Mac released the results of its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.69%. ...

According to the latest quarterly report from the National Association of Realtors®, out of 183 measured markets, 67% of the metros reached double-digit price ...

Greif v. Sanin (E070283). The court held that plaintiff did not prove the elements necessary for rescinding a contract for the sale of real property on the basis of ...